Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare, the former Executive Director of First Bank PLC, has defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (PDP).
On the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, he declared his intention to run for governor of Zamfara State.
He described the APC-led government as a failure both in the state and at the national level, saying that it was tired and faltering.
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Dare, who was met by his throngs of supporters at the state border between Zamfara and Katsina, was later met by the party’s leadership in the state.
Colonel Bala Mande, the State PDP Chairman, praised him for his boldness in joining the party and assured him that everyone in the party, old and new, would be treated equally.
Mande went on to say that the PDP was ready to reclaim the mandate it had lost to the APC, both in the state and at the national level.
Dare told his supporters at his Gusau residence that he decided to run for governor because of the security and economic challenges that the entire North-West State is facing.
“I entered the race for a rescue mission to save the State’s citizens. Before making my decision, I consulted with a number of security and economic experts,” he added.
“We are all well aware that the security organisation in Zamfara when it was a Local Government Area under the old Sokoto State was far superior to what we see now in the State.”
“It is no longer news that Zamfara is the most dangerous state in the federation in terms of insecurity, and no one can deny this,” he said.
Due to the banditry activities ravaging Zamfara State, no Zamfara State indigenes can write WAEC or NECO examinations, according to the governorship aspirant.
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Dare went on to say that the state government had closed all public and private schools for more than nine months, leaving innocent students wandering aimlessly in the streets.
He bemoaned the fact that “our farmers can no longer participate in their farming activities because there is no political will to put an end to all of these acts.”
