Some loyalists of the former gubernatorial candidate of APGA in Zamfara, Sani Abdullah Wamban Shinkafi, have defected from their old political homes and extended their political loyalty to Minister of State Defense Bello Matawalle and Senator Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar.
According to the statement by the Zamfara APC Spokesman Yusuf Idris Gusau, the defectors declared their political solidarity to the Minister at the Defense Ministry in Abuja on Wednesday.
The team leader , Usman Mai Jama’a Tsafe , declared that Zamfara APC has been creating a peaceful setting and making a united front toward regaining its political weight in 2027.
“We have resolved to continue to give our support to APC despite our former leader’s detrimental and callous utterances against the party and its leaders at different fora which we considered as direct attack to the success of the party” the statement added.
Bello Maijamaa further said that the APGA block in Zamfara will ensure total unity, peace, and progress of APC in Zamfara and is battle ready to fight anyone who tries to bring problem to the party directly or indirectly.
He commended the patience and the doggedness of APC leaders in Zamfara for ignoring all the abuses from their former leader which is a clear testimony that they are matured enough to handle matters of significant progress and development.
In their separate speeches, Alhaji Bature Mohammed Bungudu, Alhaji Sanusi Sabo and Alhaji Babangida Magaji said their loyalty to the APC have consistently remained intact and all the paid or sponsored media campaigns against the party by their former leader will never be a threat as they will be working to bring sanity among the members of the party in the state.
They assured that no amount of intimidation or harassment will stop them from promoting the APC and its manifestos to the people of the state in order to attract more supporters.
Responding, the Minister of State for Defence Bello Mohammed Matawalle commended their loyalty to the APC and assured them that the party will continue to consider and support them .
He urged them to remain law abiding citizens and contribute to the success of the party come 2027 in the state.
The Minister said their wise decision to the party will bring sanity, unity, and progress among the party members and supporters in the state.
