The deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, who refused to leave the PDP is said to be making attempts to unseat his principal
The police, however, stopped Gusau from assuming office as governor, a move that attracted a heated reaction from the PDP
Gusau, Zamfara state - Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, the Zamfara state deputy governor has reportedly got the backing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over Bello Matawalle’s seat as the governor of the northwestern state.
This followed Governor Matawalle’s recent defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside other elected political office holders in the state.
Zamfara state deputy governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau has got the backing of the PDP to take over Governor Bello Matawall’s seat. Photo credit: Governor Bello Matawalle
However, Gusau stayed back, saying he was not carried along on the defection plan, The Nation reported.
The deputy governor predicated his decision to unseat Matawalle on the 2019 Supreme Court verdict which voided the victories of all APC candidates at the elections.
