Former Zamfara Central Senator, Kabiru Marafa, has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of betrayal and internal division.
Addressing his supporters, Marafa said he took the decision after extensive consultations over the past days. He claimed the APC had failed its members both in Zamfara State and across the country.
“I want to use this medium to inform my supporters in Zamfara State, the North, and Nigeria as a whole that after a series of meetings with my people for about two days regarding the issue of politics starting from two years back of the APC government, we feel it is necessary to inform the public that APC as a party has betrayed and cheated us in Zamfara State and Nigeria,” he said.
The former lawmaker alleged that divisions within the party in Zamfara had deepened under the leadership of Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, who took over as caretaker chairman. He said no meaningful reconciliation had taken place since then.
“In the state, the betrayal is at its highest peak because since Bala Buni took over the affairs of the party from former governor Matawalle, they have not held a single meeting up till this moment. The party has been divided into two parts: one part is for Bala Buni and the other is for Matawalle. This is two years and six months now, we ask them to resolve their differences, and nothing has been done,” he added.
Marafa, a former senator representing Zamfara Central, had been a strong voice within the APC but has long expressed concerns about internal wrangling in the party. His resignation adds to the growing wave of discontent among members in the state.
