Zamfara: Presidency Knocks PDP Hard Over President Buhari's Aborted Trip
- The presidency has slammed the opposition PDP for criticizing President Buhari over his cancelled trip to Zamfara state
- Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman on Sunday, January 30 said the cancellation was not in any way political
- Recall that the Nigerian leader had canceled his planned trip to the north-west state due to poor weather conditions
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been slammed over its position on the aborted visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Zamfara state.
Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president, on Sunday, January 30, said the opposition's comment is an act that smacks of mischief, Nigerian Tribune reports.
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The PDP had earlier kicked against bad weather as the reason for the president to postpone his visit to the state.
In another report by P.M News, Shehu said Buhari embarking on a road journey without it being planned ahead of the trip would have gone against all well-known protocol worldwide for a serving president.
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The presidential aide also frowned on those local political actors in Zamfara using the aborted trip to score cheap political goals in the state.
He said:
“Criticism of the president, in particular the one by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, for not proceeding with the journey, Sokoto-Gusau by road, a distance of about 200 kilometres, shows either a lack of understanding of presidential movements especially for a party that held that office for 16 years, or an act that smacks of mischief."
President Buhari cancels Zamfara trip, gives reason
Recall that President Buhari's planned visit to Zamfara state slated for Thursday, January 27, was postponed.
The Zamfara state governor, Bello Mattawale, confirmed that the president's trip was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
Mattawale noted that a new date for the president’s visit to the northwest state would be announced later.
God's hand in the postponement of Buhari’s visit to Zamfara, APC governor
Although unfavourable weather conditions forced President Buhari to cancel his trip to Zamfara on Thursday, January 27, it was destined by God.
This was the belief of Governor Bello Matawalle who spoke on the development after the presidency announced the postponement of the visit.
Matawalle said in a brief statement that President Buhari's safety is of paramount importance to the state.
Source: Legit.ng
