The Zamfara State All Progressives Congress APC watched a very laughable interview of Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal on Channels TV asking for "full control over all security agencies in his state he will end banditry in one month against which many believe is his usual deceit and fabricated lies whenever he features on national television.
May be he forgot the campaign promises he made when he wanted to be Zamfara State governor in 2023, Dauda Lawal and his party, the PDP used the unfortunate escalating insecurity in the state against APC candidate, then governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle who he kept telling the electorate had failed and that if he (Dauda) became governor, he would crush bandits and end banditry within his first one months in office.
Almost two years in office now and still counting with every promised month now being turned into a year, the governor can only chicken his face behind his aides who in turn fight anyone challenging the administration whenever the issue of insecurity in Zamfara is raised.
Dauda Lawal who condemned every and all of former governor Matawalle's policies, gradually but shamelessly began to copy the same policies he abused including state owned security guards to assist the military in the fight against banditry.
Although the effort was praised by many citizens as it rekindled hope of eliminating bandits and end their activities, the governor felt he could do it alone and that in spite of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, his predecessor having come from the state and was through several means and times calling for collaboration with the Zamfara government to fight the bandits, the governor chose to and kicked against it, as he saw the move as an effort that could propel Matawalle back as governor.
Just two days ago after a lot of water had passed under, the governor in a media interview is asking for "full control over all security agencies in the state," with which he said he could resolve banditry within a month.
This underscores the governor's ignorance on constitutional provisions especially on who or what "the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces means.
At many fora and given any slight opportunity, the governor has always criticized the President Tinubu's APC led administration for not doing enough on security even with the landmark successes being recorded especially in the north west simply because it is being coordinated by his political rival, Minister Matawalle, the governor's call for control over security is therefore highly misplaced and confusing on the part of the governor.
We appreciate the fact that the governor is ashamed to identify with the success being achieved in the fight against bandits through Matawalle's coordination but for the sake of his people, he can push off such pride and join hands with the federal government to fully recover the state from the fangs of the criminals. Giving a dateline is not the issue here but the successful elimination of the criminals and their supporters.
If governor Dauda can boast of setting up a state owned special security guards which he initially believed would eliminate armed banditry in the state, he must have realized he blundered as a tree cannot make a forest and join strong and sincere partnership with the federal government to bring all the security agencies together, give them the necessary backing support and wait for the results.
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