Northern group exposes how PDP governor is sponsoring campaign against Tinubu's minister

• Agents loyal to Zamfara authorities governor, Dauda Lawal person been accused of promoting a smear run against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle
• The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) said Governor Lawal's campy is doing everything imaginable to tarnish Matawalle’s image
• According to the Northern group, the run against Matawalle is an effort to divert attraction from the alleged failures of Governor Lawal's administration

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FCT, Abuja - The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) has exposed the alleged smear run against the Minister of State for Defence.

The Northern radical alleged that the smear run against Matawalle was orchestrated by agents loyal to Zamfara authorities governor, Dauda Lawal.

Concerned Northern Forum alleges Governor Dauda Lawal's loyalists are down the alleged run against Bello Matawalle. Photo credit: Bello Matawalle
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The forum said the alleged run against Matawalle was politically motivated.

CNF Secretary Abubakar Suleiman made this known successful a steadfast rebuttal issued and made disposable to Legit.ng connected Monday evening, May 5, 2025.

Suleiman disassociated the Forum from a property league successful Kaduna, wherever an alleged CNF chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad Sani, accused Matawalle of fiscal mismanagement.

He affirmed that CNF did not authorise the property league and had antecedently warned Sani not to impact the Forum successful immoderate governmental vendetta.

“No gathering was held, nary mandate was given. What happened was the idiosyncratic determination of a fewer compromised individuals. They bash not talk for us,”

He described the lawsuit arsenic a “shameful charade”, sponsored with a ₦200 cardinal bribe to signifier a fake onslaught against Matawalle utilizing the CNF name.

According to Suleiman, the bribe originated from individuals linked to Governor Lawal.

He alleged that it was a deliberate effort to harm Matawalle’s representation and divert attraction from the alleged failures of Governor Lawal’s administration.

“Governor Dauda Lawal and his radical person tried everything imaginable to tarnish Matawalle’s image. This time, they bribed a fistful of hopeless individuals with ₦200 cardinal to hijack our level and signifier a scripted attack. We disown that charade successful its entirety,”

The CNF warned that it volition prosecute ineligible enactment to support its estimation unless the mendacious claims are retracted and a nationalist apology is issued.

Northern groups commend Matawalle

Recall that the Coalition of Northern Civil Society Organizations praised NSA Nuhu Ribadu and Matawalle for their efforts against bandits and different criminals.

The groups besides commended President Tinubu's committedness to restoring bid successful Northern Nigeria.

The conjugation cited strategical appointments and effectual leadership, specified arsenic the elimination of violent person Mai Hijabi, arsenic cardinal factors successful the progress.

Group applauds Tinubu, Matawalle

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Patriots for Peace and Social Development commended the military's intensified operations successful the northwest, peculiarly successful Sokoto state.

The civilian nine radical highlighted the neutralisation of respective notorious bandits crossed aggregate states and urged nationalist unity successful supporting the military's efforts.

The radical criticised Zamfara's PDP for allegedly politicising nationalist information and expressed assurance that ongoing efforts would dismantle bandit networks.

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