Former Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, issued a warning to his political enemies, urging them to cease their support of a wanted bandit named Bello Turji who is attempting to tarnish his name and reputation.
The statement, released by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Defense, expressed frustration with elements within the Zamfara State government for painting a skewed narrative of insecurity challenges in the state in an effort to discredit Matawalle.
The Minister specifically accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of orchestrating a plot to smear his name, asserting that he is innocent of any involvement in banditry in Zamfara State.
“Bello Turji’s audio was unprofessionally synchronised with his video to accuse the former governor of injustice in the conduct of the reconciliation by the then Zamfara State government.
“However, the video/audio editor unprofessionally disqualified his work so much that one can vividly notice the failure of the audio and video clips to simultaneously synchronise,” he said.
He blamed the development on the plans of those he described as enemies of Zamfara and Nigeria’s progress, claiming that the same people opposed his ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu.
Matawalle further stated that he got the required security clearance from relevant security agencies before the confirmation of his ministerial appointment.
According to him, he led Zamfara State as Governor with all sense of humility, honesty, and justice, reiterating that the audio-visual in question was unprofessionally concocted and poorly produced to tarnish his image, hence it should be disregarded by the public.
