ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- All Progressives Congress (APC), North West Chapter, has called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Zamfara State to prove its claim that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, gave palliatives to bandits.
The Zonal Publicity Secretary of the APC, Musa Mada, made the demand when he addressed newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday.
He said that the party welcomed positive criticisms from the opposition, but such criticisms should not violate the provisions of the freedom of speech.
Mada accused the PDP Government in Zamfara State of persistent slandering of Matawalle, the immediate past governor of the state.
He stated that the grievous allegation against Matawalle can never be overlooked, adding that the sponsors of the fake news against the Minister must provide proof of the alleged foodstuffs distribution.
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In the alternative, he said that they must tender an apology to the Minister on the pages of at least two national dailies within two weeks from Sunday.
Mada said: “If no action is taken from the side of the sponsors of this fake news on expiration of the ultimatum on 14th April, 2024, a legal action will be instituted against them.
“It has come to our notice that some unscrupulous elements in this geopolitical zone, particularly Zamfara, made it their daily habit of using instruments of mainstream and the new media in tarnishing the image of our party leaders.
“Similarly, it is well known fact that the PDP opposition government in Zamfara made name for itself in slandering Matawalle
“As a party, we concede that slandering any of our members with ulterior motives is as good as attacking the structural foundation of our great party, which is intolerable, let alone defaming the character and questioning the integrity of our leaders who earned their reputation through selfless service to the greater good of the entire nation.”
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