The court panel nullified the election that brought about the APC Governor-elect, Alhaji Muktar Idris, because the party failed to conduct its primaries according to the party’s constitution. Following the court judgment, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has become the governor-elect of the state. This led to jubilation by the PDP and other political parties’ supporters with those of members of APC opposed to the interest of Gov. Abdulziz Yari on in the streets of major towns in Zamfara. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, “We have deployed enough officers and men in both uniform and plain clothes in all the major towns to ensure law and order are maintained.”

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 15:45 UTC