Deputy Governor of Zamfara Ibrahim Wakkala has said that his principal, Governor Abdul’Aziz Yari, has sidelined him.
Mr Wakkala told newsmen in Gusau on Sunday that the governor had denied him his rights and privileges.
“For months now, several of the legal fundings that are supposed to be made to my office have been stopped and I have been completely sidelined by the state government.
“This attitude against me started since I indicated interest to run for the governorship of the state on the platform of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I know that nothing stops me as a citizen from contesting for any elective position, so I want those concerned and responsible for the interpretation and implementation of the constitutional provisions that accorded me rights and privileges to explain to me why I am being treated this way.
“If my crime is my declaration, then what about my supporting staff made up of casual staff, feeding of security personnel, fueling and services of vehicles attached to my office, what have they done to have their allowances stopped,” Wakkala said.
The deputy governor also said that it had still not been officially communicated to him that the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, would be serving as acting governor of the state.
“I knew this on the pages of newspapers, the social media and when the state commissioner of information told a journalist that I am treated this way because I belong to the G8 group,” he added.
When contacted, Mr Yari said that his concern in the state was to tackle the security situation.
“We can only discuss this issue when we begin to talk politics,” Yari said.
The APC in Zamfara is fictionalised between Yari and his supporters, and the G8 comprising eight persons including the deputy governor.
