The bitter war between the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle and his successor, Daudu Lawal has taken a fresh dimension.

Matawalle had accused Governor Lawal of waging a political vendetta against him.

He said: “Since he took over the administration of Zamfara from me, all that Dauda Lawal has been doing is political vendetta directed against me while the blood of citizens is being wasted by bandits on a daily basis.”

“When I became governor in 2019, I was always in touch with my predecessor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari and other critical stakeholders to address the insecurity situation in our dear state.”

“As it stands now, Dauda is still yet to even appoint a security adviser, making one to wonder if as the chief executive of the state he has the people who voted him into office at heart.”

“The state government has many ways to confront the security crisis and it may continue to escalate if serious action is not taken.”

However, in his reaction, Governor Lawal’s Spokesperson, Mustapha Jafaru said:

“Matawalle has nothing to contribute to Zamfara security challenges because for the four years he spent as governor, he had not been able to stop the killings by bandits in the state.”

“As long as governor Dauda is concerned, he will not contact Matawalle on security and as you know, in less than 100 days in office, the governor has been able to meet and discuss way forward on these challenges with relevant security experts.”

“So, the issue is not about appointment of an adviser on security or such irrelevant things but about positive actions to be taken which the governor is doing and recording success.”