Zamfara gov orders appointees in search of 2027 election to resign

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has directed all council members who intend to run for political workplace within the 2027 normal elections to resign from their positions.

The governor issued the directive on Monday in the course of the State Govt Council assembly on the Authorities Home in Gusau.

In response to a press release by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, the transfer is in step with the Electoral Act, not too long ago signed into legislation by President Bola Tinubu, and the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee’s launch of the 2027 election timetable.

The assertion learn partly, “Right this moment, Governor Dauda Lawal presided over the sixty fourth Govt Council Assembly, the place crucial points have been deliberated for the event of Zamfara State.

“In his opening remarks, the governor directed that each one council members vying for political workplaces ought to resign on or earlier than the thirty first of March 2026.

“The governor instructed the Secretary of the State Authorities to difficulty a round to all political appointees aspiring for elective workplaces, requiring them to resign from their appointments earlier than the due date.

“The Head of Service is directed to difficulty the identical to all Civil Servants who nurse the aspiration to contest an election.”

The directive comes barely two weeks after Governor Lawal and his deputy, Mani Mummuni, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress on March 9, 2026, citing extended inner crises and authorized disputes throughout the PDP that might jeopardise preparations for the 2027 polls.

PidomNigeria On-line had earlier reported that, in step with the Electoral Act, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has additionally directed his political appointees meaning to contest within the 2027 elections to resign on or earlier than March 31, 2026.