Zamfara: Gov Lawal, Commissioners Lack Understanding Of Governance – Matawalle

By Vivian Okejeme Abuja

The immediate past governor of Zamfara state and also the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has said his successor, Governor Dauda Lawal and his commissioners lack the understanding of government.

Alhaji Matawalle was reaction to allegation by the Governor Dauda led administration that some misleading documents were published showing “how former Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, approved 100% payment of over N1b for fencing, landscaping, and furnishing of Governor’s lodges in 14 Local Government Areas, even before the project began.”

In a statement issued in Abuja, through the coordinator of his media office, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, Matawalle said rather than face governance and protect amd secure the lives of Zamfara residents, he is busy engaging in fault finding to mislead the general public with false publication.

Dosara said, “Well, if despite the number of consultants Professors in the government being led by a “(Dr)” could not understand the essence of governance in the protection of lives and property of the citizens and to initiate projects for the development of the state, but rather leading the government in desperate faults finding, deceitful and misleading the general public, to be convinced at all cost in tarnishing the hard-earned reputation of the former Governor Matawalle, it is then very unfortunate.

“In his attempt to ridicule the former Governor, Gov Dauda Lawal has gone out of his way to commit perjury. This time around, Governor Dauda Lawal used old pictures of various projects executed by the former Governor to deceive and mislead the general public in his latest publication that cuts across both traditional and new media platforms.

“It is very annoying and disappointing that a government being headed by a “(Dr)” and ran by Conaultant Professors, are always committing perjury in an attempt to indict and tarnish the hard-earned reputation of a man who proved his worth and intergrity before the general public, as he is being celebrated and honoured left, right and centre with various merit awards.

“I am not surprised however, that the Gov is trying to cover up his failure to discharge his primary responsibility if securing lives amd property by diverting the attention of the general public from his incompetence to provide good governance.”