The All Progressives Congress in Sokoto State has denied plans
to remove the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, after
winning the governorship election in the state.
The party condemned the action of some youths who demonstrated
against the alleged plans, saying the demonstration was sponsored
to tarnish the image of the party.
Some youths had earlier on Monday embarked on a demonstration in
Sokoto. The march terminated at the Sultan’s palace.
Explaining their mission to the palace, one of the leaders of
the group, Murtala Abdulrahman, said, “We are at the palace to
alert the Sultan to the evil plot by the APC to remove him if they
win the governorship election.
“They alleged that the Sultan has not been supporting the APC.
They are saying, ‘new government, new Sultan.’ We will not allow
them to rubbish our traditional ruler. We shall put them to
shame.”
But addressing journalists at the party’s secretariat, the state
chairman of the APC, Isa Acida, accused the chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Milgoma, of making
statements capable of throwing the state into turmoil.
He accused the leadership of the PDP of inciting the youths to
violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the
state.
Acida said Milgoma and the Zonal Vice-Chairman of the PDP,
Alhaji Muhammadu Dangwaggo, alongside other party leaders in the
state, made the inciting statements during a rally organised by PDP
youths at Government House on Saturday.
He called on the security agencies to take measures to protect
the people.
But, the PDP challenged the opposition to come out clean on who
breached the Peace Accord signed prior to the elections.
The PDP secretary in the state, Kabiru Aliyu, said, “The PDP is
not a violent party and we do not believe in violence. Governor
Tambuwal has shown a good example of a peaceful leader and we are
duly following him.
“Our message to our supporters was that they should resist vote
rigging without violence.”
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