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2023: PDP ‘ll take over Zamfara Governorship, Others- Special Prayer

From Salisu Maradun, Gusau

As the arrest and subsequent detention of the former minister of commincation, Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis entered into its 8th day, thousands of people, including women across Zamfara have continued to express their dismay over the situation, describing it as uncalled for.

The former minister is a senatorial candidate for Zamfara Central senatorial zone under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections.

He was arrested on the order of the government of the state following an allegation leveled against him of having a hand in the destruction of some billboards of the ruling APC along TSafe-Gusau road after a political rally which is currently going on throughout the country.

To this end, and worried by the circumstantial happening to the former minister, hundreds of people have embaked on a special prayer in favour of the detained minister for the intervention of God the Almighty to protect him.

Our reporter gathered that such special prayer which was organized by the concerned people in sympathy with the former minister was conducted at no fewer than seven different locations within and outside Gusau, the state capital.

The Authority, which pains takingly visited one of the Places where the special prayer was carried out in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe local government, and which is also a 30-minutes drive from Gusau, discovered two places fukll of the supporters of the minister with their hands up, asking God to intervene, even as some of them were shading tears.

Many of them who spoke to The Authority, disappointedly expressed their sadness over the incident, describing it as unfortunate and should not repeat itself.

“We believe it is nothing but politics, revealed one, Malam Sani Numma, a resident of Tsafe twon and one of those who attended the special prayer amidst hundreds of followers.

According to him, there is no reason whatsoever that because of political game someone should suffer. What we know in politic is for anyone eyeing any political office to tell the people what he or she will do for those who give him the mandate, and if you are already in, tell the people what you did to them which will now warrant your second or third round,” Na umma added.

Also speaking, Malam Tanimu Isah a father of eleven, told our reporter that what he was made to understand was that the embattled minister has become a stumbling block to both the governor and the APC senatorial candidate under the ruling APC.

He explained that the governor and the APC candidate are seriously scared with how the popularity of the former minister is increasing on a daily basis. “if you look at the whole situation carefully, you will find that the government only did this to Ikra ALiyu with aim of destroying him politically, forgetting that even in detention God In His Power will bring him (minister) out victoriously because such miracle happened here, when someone was in prison and eventually won the election, defeating who was there out fighting him.”

Tanimu therefore expressed optimism that come 2023, PDP will take over all the affairs of Zamfara whether one likes or not, because it is the power of God and not anyone on Earth.

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