Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has challenged Governor Dauda Lawal, of Zamfara State and his Chief Security Officer to point out where the Federal High Court, sitting in Sokoto, ordered the retrieval of 50 vehicles in its judgement.
Recall that a press statement issued yesterday from the office of the governor had said, “A Federal High Court in Sokoto dismissed a suit filed by former governor Bello Matawalle over ownership of 50 vehicles”.
The minister’s spokesman, Ibrahim Dosara, said the press statement issued by Zamfara State government with a misleading headline: “Re-Court Orders Retrieval of Official Vehicles Taken Away by Bello Matawalle”, is misleading, fraudulent and a pervasive lie against the court which is tantamount to contempt of court.
Dosara said there was nowhere in the judgement where the court okayed the invasion of the residences of the former governor.
He said, “In view of the above, I am challenging the governor to release any of the court documents which stated the order to retrieve the vehicles in question.
“What the Federal High Court Sokoto Judicial Division did was dismissing the case filed by former Gov. Bello Matawalle, following his decision to withdraw the case after series of advice and consultations with family, friends, political associates and supporters”.
