The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state has expressed dissatisfaction over what it described as, “unconstitutional arrest of its members.”
The acting chairman of the party in the state, Hon. Mukhtar Lugga, stated this at a press conference held at the state headquarters of the party in Gusau on Friday.
He accused Zamfara state government in collaboration with some security agencies for arresting their members on trump up charges
He described the arrest of senatorial candidate for Zamfara central of the party and a former minister of information, Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis and his subsequent arraignment for allegedly of sponsoring political thugs to destroy APC billboards as undemocratic.
Lugga also lamented that the arrest and imprisonment of former ambassador to Guinea , Mairiga Muhammad as uncalled for.
“The former ambassador has been in prison for over a month all in an attempt to muzzle PDP in the state in addition to several threatening by the APC led administration of governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle in collaboration with some security agencies.
“I want to clearly state that the democracy is being threatened in Zamfara state by the action of the state government with the connivance of some security agencies, ” he said.
He called on the Artorney General of the Federation, Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, DG State Security Services and Inspector General of Police to call his men to order as the party perceived they are working with the state government to deny the PDP its political right to interact with the electorate freely.
He also appealed to international communities and President Muhammadu Buhari to interven for peace to reign, stressing that democracy is currently under threat in Zamfara state.
“The PDP is a law abiding party in Zamfara state and we are calling on our supporters to remain calm and law abiding citizens as the the leadership is doing everything humanly possible to overcome the situations”. He said