The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has condemned calls for violence by the state Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Rabi Madawaki.

In a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, the party called on security agencies to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Mr Idris said, “We call on the security agencies to immediately arrest the women leader, Hajiya Rabi Madawaki, over her uncultured utterances.

He said, “APC as a strong opposition party in the state will not be intimidated by any threats from the Zamfara State PDP government and they should know that the will of the people must prevail. The state PDP Women Leader, Hajiya Rabi Madawaki, made the statement in the presence of the governor’s wife, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda. The threat and intimidation by the PDP women leader came out with a completely different but savage way of forcing out support and subsequently, votes for the governor, Mr Dauda Lawal in the 2027 governorship election.

“Madawaki said in the presence of governor’s wife in Hausa language, at a gathering held in Gusau on Friday that translated as ‘anyone who does not vote for Dauda, we will maim, beat, kill him, (zamu ci ubanshi zamu yi mashi duka).’’

According to him, in a civilised society, elections are always supposed to be free, fair and nonviolent.

Mr Idris said, “President Bola Tinubu’s administration is trying to remove such threats to lives and property as well as any form of intimidation from politics. The Zamfara State chapter of the APC will not be scared by any form of intimidation and harassment or any act of violence.”

(NAN)