ZAMFARA APC ACCUSES SEN KABIRU MARAFA FOR WORKING WITH PDP
The Zamfara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Sen Kabiru Garba Marafa for working to join People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
This was contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Publicity Secretary of the Party in the state, Malam Yusuf Idris.
Idris noted that, the recent press releases issued by Marafa’s spokesperson, Bello Bakyasuwa backing PDP was a clear indication that his boss was making plans to join them.
“It is gradually becoming clearer that the perceived confused Marafa faction of the APC in Zamfara is fast concluding its defection arrangement to the PDP despite their earlier denials while in their wild dreams that they exist as a faction in the state.
“This gradual movement has to be done under the carpet or nocturnally due to the basket of shame it carries and the refusal of the focused APC national leadership to recognize them.
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“It is heartless on the side of Marafa’s spokesperson, Bakyasuwa to describe Gov Matawalle’s partnership visit to the Republic of Niger to fine tune better approaches on how to deal with acts of banditry in Zamfara is trivialized and described as a jamboree of some sort”, Idris added.
“While His Excellency, Gov Matawalle’s media aides have since issued out press releases on his Niger Republic trip but unfortunately, Marafa and his loyalists play politics in order to advance their bad intents.
“For the sake of clarification, the trip to Niger Republic was part of a delegated assignment on Gov Matawalle and two of his other colleagues from Kebbi and Jigawa.
“But in their haste to castigate our governor, the charlatans could only see Matawalle at the event of local wrestling, a small event which that country organized to entertain their guests”, he explained.
“Buying into the PDP to help them carry their cross as done by Marafa’s spokesperson, Bakyasuwa is just one of the moves by Marafa to join the PDP, but our pointing fingers will remain stiff until the investigation is thoroughly carried out with the truth and more revelations exposed.
“Our statement that retired General Ali Gusau is the PDP leader in the state still subsist.
“As a retired Army General and National Adviser on Security, we want to know what has he done so far on the issue of security in Zamfara.
According to him, the efforts of Gov Matawalle to provide lasting solutions to the security situation he inherited from his predecessor are glaring to all well meaning citizens of the state if Bakyasuwa has forgotten let me remind him of some of the achievements recorded under Matawalle’s administration.
“Matawalle is the only gov since creation of the state that created a Ministry for Security and Home Affairs with the sole objective to fight banditry and other criminal activities which has yielded positive results.
“It’s on record that when he assumed office Zamfara recorded eight good months without any attack.
“A lot of abductees were rescued or released unconditionally and reunited with their families while IDPs returned to their homes before the recent waves that hit the entire Northwest in the last two months”, Idris explained.
“I can recall we were together with Bakyasuwa when Gov Matawalle donated to security agencies for their operations as well the distribution of 100 additional special operational Brand new Hilux at government House totaling about 300.
“Zamfara Govt under Gov Matawalle, 500 youth were employed from all the 17 emirates and trained as Civilian JTF who are being paid every month for the purpose of improving security in the state.
“All the coordinated criticisms to divert the governor and the APC from doing the good work will not deter but encourage us and his excellency”, he added.
Reacting to the allegations, the Marafa’s Spokesperson, Bello Bakyasuwa described the allegation as baseless.
“As far as we concern, Marafa’s APC led faction under Sirajo Maikatako is the legitimate APC leadership in the state.
“Therefore, whatever name they call us, will not discourage us from continue telling the truth”, Bakyasuwa explained.
