Following the allegation by the
Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa, that Governor Abdulaziz
Yari and his deputy were responsible for the insecurity in Zamfara state, the
governor has boasted that he will kill Marafa politically in 2019.
Governor Yari said Senator Marafa
was only playing politics with security of lives of Zamfara people without
contributing anything to end the challenges, stressing that he was seeking
unnecessary relevance ahead of 2019 elections.
Senator Marafa had on Wednesday
while contributing to Senate debate on insecurity in Nigeria, alleged that
governor Yari and his deputy run criminal gangs who have been laying siege on
the state, adding that the criminal gangs and militias had kidnapped some
persons in his community.
The Governor who spoke through
one of his Special Advisers, Alhaji Salisu Isah at a press conference in Kaduna
on Thursday responded to the alarm raised by the Senator that if anything
happened to him, Governor Yari should be held responsible.
He explained, “Yes we are going
to kill him politically, we are going to bury his political ambition in 2019.
He wants to be governor, he is not going to get it, even the Senate he is not
going to return.”
Reading from his prepared text,
the governor’s aide added, “the Senator displayed his fraudulent character and
l made it a duty to respond to these reckless allegations with the view to among
other reasons let the world know the character of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa
and why he cannot be taken seriously.
”It is irresponsible and cheap
blackmail for Senator Marafa to state that governor Yari and his deputy were
responsible for the insecurity in Zamfara state.”
According to him, this was
because, “on his inauguration, governor Yari has stated among his
administration’s key priorities is to address the menace of insecurity in the
state; especially cattle rustling, kidnapping and armed banditry that has
denied Zamfara people of sound sleep for many years.
“Shortly after assuming office,
governor Yari has paid several visits to the President and Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces as well as Military Service Chiefs to appeal for the federal
government assistance to tackle the menace of insecurity occasioned by cattle
rustling, armed banditry and criminality in the state.
“This is to underscore the
commitment of the governor towards ending insecurity and criminality in Zamfara
State as against what Senator Marafa alleged.”
He, however, said, “There is no
record anywhere to indicate the contributions of the Senator towards addressing
the problem. What is in public domain is the Senator’s politicking and noise
making to seek undue relevance and hypocritical display of fake loyalty to
President Buhari.”
Salisu added, “The Senator should
not be taken seriously because the allegations he raised are baseless,
mischievous and unfounded.
“Instead of Senator Marafa to
look for ways to assist the state government, he is busy making noise and
seeking undue relevance.
“The question one should ask is
what is the contribution of Marafa towards solving the insecurity problems in
Zamfara State If he claims to be concerned as a Senator representing the people
of Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone?”
Speaking on the Governor’s
efforts, Isha said, “Apart from the federal government intervention, governor
Yari sought self-help by mobilizing local vigilante to confront the security
challenges in the state.
“Yari went out of his way to
reach a peace agreement with the leaders of these known criminal gangs all in
an effort to ensure government guarantees security of lives and property in
Zamfara state.”
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