No, it is PDP sponsored act against us APC
By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Zamfara State chapter has alleged a plan to bribe the state governorship election tribunal judges to influence the judgement of the ongoing case against her by the All Progressive Congress APC.
In a statement signed by the state PDP Acting Chairman, Mouktar Lugga, he alleged that the members of the State House of Assembly are also to be induced financially to commence the impeachment of the state Governor Dauda Lawal Dare.
This followed a leaked audio clip by one Anas Sani Anka, a Managing Editor of an online Television that went viral, in which he claimed Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari of the APC gave him millions of naira to orchestrate the move by the judges and legislators.
In the said audio, Anka alleged that the tribunal judges have been induced to issue advance judgement in favour of the APC long before the day of the judgement by the tribunal.
PDP said it will have dismissed the claim as a mere campaign of calumny by the APC, but do not want to see the state thrown into anarchy, while calling on the Nigerian Judicial Council to order a full investigation on the allegations to forestall anything untoward in the state.
It also called on the Department of State Service DSS to invite Anka for questioning and retrieve the copy of the said judgement he claimed to have in his possession, the Police to investigate him also. The statement also called on Senator Abdulaziz Yari representing Zamfara West to come clear of the claim by Anas.
Meanwhile, the state All Progressive Congress APC chapter in a swift reaction claimed that the claim by Anas Sani Anka is a self-sponsored gimmick by the PDP in the state against her.
A statement signed by the partys state Publicity Secretary; Yusuf Idris Gusau claimed that the said Anka has been a long standing friend of the incumbent Governor, Dauda Lawal Dare, worked for him during the last gubernatorial elections with his online platform sponsored by the governor during same period.
It should be made categorically clear that Anas Sani Anka is not a card carrying member nor a good supporter of the APC in any way and so too, he is not an executive member of the party nor has he ever held a political appointment under the APC government thus, he couldn’t have in anyway speak on behalf of the APC.
It is our strong believe that having seen the way the tribunal processes are currently going indicating that the APC is likely going to reclaim its mandate, the PDP is coming all out to shred the process, otherwise, since the APC has seven of its loyal members in the state House of Assembly, the members would have confirmed of any misdoings the statement claimed.
