The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has directed all council members who intend to run for political office in the 2027 general elections to resign from their positions.
The governor issued the directive on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House in Gusau.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, the move is in line with the Electoral Act, recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s release of the 2027 election timetable.
The statement read in part, “Today, Governor Dauda Lawal presided over the 64th Executive Council Meeting, where critical issues were deliberated for the development of Zamfara State.
“In his opening remarks, the governor directed that all council members vying for political offices should resign on or before the 31st of March 2026.
“The governor instructed the Secretary of the State Government to issue a circular to all political appointees aspiring for elective offices, requiring them to resign from their appointments before the due date.
“The Head of Service is directed to issue the same 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 prolonged internal crises and legal disputes within the PDP that could jeopardise preparations for the 2027 polls.
PUNCH Online had earlier reported that, in line with the Electoral Act, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has also directed his political appointees intending to contest in the 2027 elections to resign on or before March 31, 2026.
