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“Following the defection of the Executive Governor of Zamfara State Hon. Bello Muhammad (Matawallen Maradun) and I, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on 29th June 2021, at the mega rally organised in Gusau to welcome us into the mainstream APC at the rally, Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, publicly announced the dissolution of all the party executives from the state to the ward levels.
“Governor Buni went on to bestow on the Executive Governor of Zamfara State the position of the APC leader in Zamfara State. A day after the rally, on June 30, 2021, the former governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari who was in attendance at the mega rally, met with his factional leaders of the APC in Kaduna and debunked all the pronouncements made by the national chairman,” Shinkafi said.
While some activists have queried the rationale behind fielding 57 council chairmanship candidates instead of 20, the state has always conducted local government elections in the 20 LGs and 37 LCDAs.
The concerned APC stakeholders said fielding 57 candidates was a subversion of the provision of the constitution and indulging in actions capable of eroding the core values of the party in the country.
In the petition, signed by the chairman of the group, Kabir Onalapo, and secretary, Olajide Olukogbe, the APC members said they considered it “expedient” and “imperative” to bring these infractions to the knowledge of the party which “if left unattended would thwart the overall efforts of the national body of the APC in deepening democracy in Nigeria.”
The group lauded the committee for its “giant strides” in the areas of building structures, membership drive, reconciliation of aggrieved members and ending of litigations among others.
“APC was a shadow of its former self, a lifetime away from its dynamic and progressive credentials that propelled it to a historic victory in the 2015 presidential election.
“History beckons on Governor Buni and his team, on our leader President Buhari and the entire leadership cadre and mass of membership of the APC.
“That history is to deliver the best ever congresses and National Convention of the party in the months ahead and thus lay a formidable foundation for the party’s presidential primary next year and resounding victory in the 2023 presidential election,” the group said.
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