Consequent to the false stories circulating online and some newspapers that a case has been instituted against the Honourable Minister of State for Defence H.E. Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle MON at the Federal HIGH Court, Abuja seeking to compel the federal government to investigate him on the allegations by Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state.
Upon investigation and visit to several HIGH court in Abuja, nothing like that exists, it becomes more worrisome when the name of the court is not stated like court 1,2,3 etc or the name of the judge or court Registrar provided.
Investigation has revealed that the purported Federal High Court’s lawsuit is ridiculous, as no notice of such suit was ever served to Matawalle.
Further investigation showed that the recent lawsuit filed by human rights activist Abubakar Dahiru, seeking to his alleged involvement in banditry, is another desperate attempt by Governor Dauda Lawal to discredit him before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR owning to his rising political profile in Zamfara and Nigeria in general.
Recall that Governor Dauda Lawal had accused his predecessor of sponsoring banditry and accommodating the terrorist at the government house.
While dismissing the allegations of sponsoring banditry, the report challenged the accusers to back up their allegations with proof.
These are parts of the gimmicks of Governor Lawal Dauda who has been a continuous guest to media houses to tarnish the image of the Honourable Minister of State for Defence Dr Matawalle and also to block his re- appointment as a Minister since the news of cabinet reshuffle became public.
It was gathered that Governor Dauda is the one sponsoring the Forum shopping for a court order which has a stringent processes to be followed before it is granted. The court officials can not be deceived by Dauda or his proxies or induced. This name dropping of the court is absurd, preposterous and naive for a person of his status trying to run down his own brother who is holding a sensitive post in the government.
The public should be wary of deceitful information emanating from the Governor of Zamfara or his proxies and are advised to disregard such information.
Aliyu Mohammed is an Analyst
