The coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Campaign in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has left the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Party (ADC) on Thursday.
Penpushing reports that Marafa, a former commissioner in the state, known supporter of President Bola Tinubu in the Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara axis, announcing his decamping, while he accused Tinubu of desperately trying to create confusion in Nigeria’s democratic setting.
The decision to leave All Progressives Congress (APC) followed a strategic stakeholders’ meeting held in Kaduna State, where he (Marafa) consulted extensively with his political allies and supporters.
“After careful deliberations and consideration of the future direction of the political movement, Senator Marafa formally declared his decision to align with the African Democratic Congress,” his new media aide, Mansur Haruna, said in a statement.
Penpushing further reports that Marafa during the meeting accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of political manipulations, including alleged attempts to exploit the National Identification Number (NIN) database for partisan political registration.
“Speaking on the current national political climate, Senator Marafa criticised what he described as attempts by the ruling administration under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create confusion and instability within opposition political parties’, the statement read
“He maintained, however, that no amount of political pressure or crisis would deter his movement from joining the ADC, stressing that the decision represents a firm commitment to liberate the people from what he termed ‘political bondage’,” the statement added.
Penpushing also reports that Marafa sought the party governorship ticket in 2019 but was not supported by then governor, Abdulaziz Yari, while Marafa led top politicians to challenge Yari, which led to the creation of two factions for the party.
The former Senator dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court to challenge the outcome of the party’s primary elections, and the case culminated at the Supreme Court which ruled, after the polls had been conducted, that the primaries were not conducted accordingly, and therefore gave all the seats won by the APC to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Penpushing reports that Marafa briefly reconciled with Yari in 2021 before parting ways with him again after the party lost the state to Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) again in 2023, and has been having running battles with both Yari and minster of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, in the quest for control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
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