Zamfara PDP may drag Thunder blower publisher to court, for defamation, attempt to cause violence

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau.

Zamfara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to drag publisher of the "Thunder blower" Mallam Anas Sani Anka to court for defamation and attempt to provoke violence in the state.

The acting state chairman of the party, Hon. Muktar Lugga, who discloses this at a press briefing today, said the audio recording which has recently gone viral on social media, is fast generating tension among the public.

Lugga said his party and PDP government in the state are particularly alarmed because in the said widely circulated recording, Mr. Anas, who is the managing editor of the "thunderblower" on-line TV station, openly made disturbing claims involving the former governor of the state, now Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari.

He said contained in the leaked audio conversation, Anas claimed that Senator Abdulaziz Yari is making plans to financially induce members of the state assembly to commence impeachment process of Governor Dauda lawal.

He further disclosed that in the same recorded audio, Mr. Anka claimed that the Tribunal Judges were induced to proper advanced judgement in favour of the APC opposition party in the state, even before the date scheduled for judgement.

Lugga said in view of the alarming implication of the audio conversation, "we feel compelled and duty bound as a congregation of responsible citizens to seek legal redress for clarification on claims publicly declared by Mr. Anus.

Meanwhile, the acting chairman urged the distinguished Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari to disassociate himself from this allegation of bribery against him as claimed by Sani Anka.

He views that Yari, a respected distinguished Senator representing larger percentage of the number of local governments in the state, should be given a benefit of the doubt against the false claim.

He also call on the commissioner of police and other concerned security outfits to immediately commence investigation into this  dirty allegation with a view to suppressing the growing tension in the state as a result of the leaked audio recording.