Zamfara State Governor, Mr. Dauda Lawal has declared that his next political move or possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be predicated upon the judgement of the Court of Appeal on the legality of the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki’s leadership and the Ibadan convention.
Governor Lawal, who stated this at a PDP stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, said a committee had been constituted to consult across the state before a final decision is taken.
He said; “If the judgment is not in our favour, opinions are divided. Some prefer the APC; others the ADC, while some advocate forming a new party”.
A statement by Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Public Enlightenment, said stakeholders from the 14 Local Government Areas attended the meeting.
Kaura further said that the meeting followed INEC’s guidelines for the 2027 general election, which require parties to conclude congresses at least 300 days before the elections.
According to Kaura; “The guidelines indicate that by April or May, all party congresses must be concluded.
“There are litigations surrounding the PDP at the national level. If we remain without exploring options, we may face uncertainty and others may take the advantage,” he said.
Kaura specifically said that the court’s decision on the Ibadan convention would determine the governor’s stay in the party.
