Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has been criticised by the of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over claims that he can end banditry in the state in two months.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that Lawal had earlier disclosed that he knows where the bandits in the state reside and would put an end to insecurity if given direct control over security agencies.
Reacting to the statement, the Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, called out the governor over his comments, accusing him of “harboring bandits” and failing to deliver on his campaign promise to end insecurity within two months of assuming office.
According to the ruling party, Governor Lawal’s repeated claims of knowing the locations of bandit leaders without acting on the information amounted to complicity.
“We don’t know why he is harbouring them in the state and continues to allow them to kill and abduct innocent citizens, or perhaps because he wants to use them against his political rivals,” the statement alleged.
Idris further accused the governor of politicising insecurity, claiming he has failed to adequately fund security agencies despite boasting about providing vehicles for them.
“While boasting that he bought and distributed 150 vehicles to security agencies, he failed to say that they were given not as operational vehicles but as mobility cars, without support for fueling and maintenance. In contrast, former Governor Bello Matawalle distributed 200 fully equipped operational vehicles with allowances for logistics,” the APC said.
The opposition also challenged Lawal to review his campaign promises, stressing that his recent remarks only highlight his failure to protect lives and property.
“Let him concentrate on delivering his campaign promises of ending banditry in two months and stop apportioning blame. Now is the time for action, not media propaganda,” the APC insisted.