“I Won’t Tolerate Disrespectful Attitude From You” – Zamfara Governor, Matawalle Threatens Deputy Who Refused To Defect To APC

Bello Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara state, has stated that he will not tolerate disrespectful behavior from his deputy, Mahdi Aliyu.

Since Matawalle moved from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the two have been at odds (APC).

While all of the senators, members of the House of Representatives, and state legislators have defected to Matawalle, Aliyu has remained loyal to the PDP.

Aliyu held a gathering last week to gauge his popularity, but the state House of Assembly threatened to censure him for doing so.

They claimed it was unethical to do so while bandit killings continue in Zamfara.

This has fueled speculation that the lawmakers are attempting to impeach the deputy governor for refusing to join the APC.

The House has summoned Aliyu to explain why he held the protest without considering the security situation and “in defiance of warnings from the state’s security officials.”

Matawalle stated he would not tolerate any disrespect from his deputy in an interview with DW Hausa Service on Saturday.

“I just read about the impeachment plan. I called someone for clarification who told me that they would not accept it from the deputy governor to organize rallies when people are being killed,” he said.

“As governor of the state, I promised to work together with the deputy governor, irrespective of our political affiliations. But I won’t tolerate a disrespectful attitude from him.

“I won’t join issue with him but if he dares me, I will give him the treatment he deserves. We all agreed to halt any political rally welcoming politicians into the state since we lost some of our supporters while welcoming us.

“The deputy governor should have notified me of whatever he planned to do. Being of different political parties does not mean I am no longer his boss. Since the defection, he has stopped associating with me.”