An interest group, Concerned Zamfara Youth, has accused the state Governor Abdul’Aziz Yari of an attempt to undermine the judiciary and subvert the rule of law.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Group, Comrade Sani Bala, said the governor has done all he could to influence the upcoming Appeal Court judgement.
He explained that Yari’s recent release of a campaign time table and the subsequent flag off of campaign on Monday at Kauran Namoda and Birnin Magaji before the judgement and final acceptance of the candidates by the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is tantamount to contempt of court by the governor and his anointed candidates.
“We all know that there were no primary elections held in Zamfara and both INEC and APC who are mandated to monitor and conduct the primaries have testified before the Federal High Court that they did not witness any election in the state.
“Consequently, INEC would not accept any name submitted by the Yari-led charade and mimicry, pending the Appeal Court’s judgments”, he said.
The group leader said it was a brazen abuse and disrespect for the judiciary for Governor Yari to start campaigning and canvassing support for his candidate, Mukhtar Shehu, and others who have not been accepted and recognised by INEC.
According to him: “Yari has tried to use the Zamfara state high court to impose his candidates through concocted judgement but the federal high court in Abuja has passed a contradictory judgement while INEC has equally affirmed its previous position that Zamfara All Progressives Congres (APC) has no accepted candidates. Yet, the governor has been scheming to secure or influence the judgement and his ongoing campaigns and recognition of his candidates have justified the fact that there is something fishy and shady.”
Bala further reiterated the need to put an eagle eye on the prevailing happenings while warning that the good people of the state would not accept a manipulated judgement.
He called on INEC, the presidency, and the judiciary to defend the interest of the people of Zamfara state.
