Matawalle debunks fraud allegations

By Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has aired his view regarding the allegation of fraud published by the state governor, Dauda Lawal, against him, calling it “shameless, annoying and disappointing.”
In his reply to the allegation, Matawalle accused the governor of being incompetent and condemned the act as demeaning, saying it is a move to tarnish his good reputation which he has laboured for while on the seat.
A statement by the Coordinator of former Governor Matawalle, Ibrahim Dosara, said Governor Dauda aimed to divert Matawalle’s attention from his national assignment so that he can be portrayed as an unserious leader.
A part of the publication captures the governor’s agenda which he said, “Our government is committed to rescuing, reforming, and rebuilding Zamfara. As part of this mission, we consider it an obligation to expose financial recklessness and ensure justice prevails,” to which the ex-governor questioned,
“In what way? Through false claims, faults finding, and deceitful publications with total neglect and disregard to the lives of the people the Governor swore to protect?”
The statement went further to explain that “the project of Local Government Lodges constructed by the immediate past administration of former Governor Matawalle is almost completed, if not for the Dauda Lawal’s order to the contractors to stop work, including arrest and detention of the contractor handling the project for over one month, through the connivance of Dauda Lawal and the former EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.”