{"id":152091,"date":"2025-02-21T10:06:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-pdp-denies-holding-rally-in-talata-mafara"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:06:30","slug":"zamfara-pdp-denies-holding-rally-in-talata-mafara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/zamfara-pdp-denies-holding-rally-in-talata-mafara","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: PDP denies holding rally in Talata Mafara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refuted claims of holding a political rally in Talata Mafara, clarifying its stance on recent developments in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the party\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Haliru Andi, and made available to journalists in Gusau, the state capital, the PDP explained that a delegation of party officials visited Talata Mafara for two specific purposes.<\/p>\n<p>First, to extend condolences to the Mafara Emirate over the tragic gunpowder explosion and the recent attack in Jangebe town.<\/p>\n<p>Second, to present appointment letters to newly appointed party executives in a private meeting, in accordance with the party\u2019s internal administrative procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to categorically state that the PDP was not involved in any political rally in Talata Mafara and completely dissociates itself from such an event. The gathering in question does not represent the party\u2019s position or intentions,\u201d Andi emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed the PDP\u2019s commitment to complying with the state government\u2019s ongoing ban on political gatherings, stressing that the party fully respects and adheres to the directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with this commitment, the PDP has also suspended the planned inauguration of its zonal offices across the three senatorial districts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The party further urged its members, as well as opposition parties, to comply with the directive and refrain from organizing political gatherings in the state during this period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refuted claims of holding a political rally in Talata Mafara, clarifying its stance on recent developments in the area. In a statement issued by the party\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Haliru Andi, and made available to journalists in Gusau, the state capital, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":152090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254,65,7199,150],"class_list":["post-152091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria","tag-pdp","tag-talata-mafara","tag-zamfara"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zamfara: PDP denies holding rally in Talata Mafara - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-pdp-denies-holding-rally-in-talata-mafara\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zamfara: PDP denies holding rally in Talata Mafara\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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