All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara has emphasised that unity of APC members will not be compromised, saying APC is waxing stronger no stone would be left unturned despite those with ill motive against the party’s success and unity come 2027.
In a statement issued on Saturday by the Zamfara State APC publicity secretary Mallam Yusuf Idris said Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi is a name synonymous with alleged betrayal, envy, frustrations and meddlesomeness.
The statement reads in parts: ‘Since 2019 when Bello Mohammed Matawalle became governor in Zamfara State, Shinkafi who had lost in APGA and was in desperate search for where to lump his face, found succour in the new government of Matawalle who he found accommodating.
‘Even when he claimed to have brought in his APGA supporters to Matawalle, the supporters had to leave him to follow Matawalle while refusing to be known as Sani Shinkafi camp members.
‘So it had been, up to the Tinubu/Shatima Presidential Campaigns time where he saw an opening to disturb Matawalle until he was enlisted into the campaigns team without any defined responsibility because of his alleged unwholesome tendencies.
‘Having lost it all again, Sani Shinkafi retreated to Zamfara seeking absolution from the PDP governor even as he claims to be an APC member (not leader nor chieftain) and in trying to manipulate the government into liking him, felt the best way is to start causing trouble for Matawalle which is an easy spot on governor Dauda Lawal who always sees Matawalle as a threat.
‘Now with nowhere to go, Shinkafi who was Matawalle’s serial praise singer both while as governor and as Minister in his present position before the alleged betrayal came from him.
‘In his most recent and haphazard statement, he indicated that Kabiru Mafara was forced out of the APC when in actual sense, Marafa who couldn’t secure any appointment left on his own volition boasting that he had made several moves against and for the APC to sack him but it didn’t which was why he exited himself.
‘As for the acclaimed division in the APC in Zamfara, we make bold to say that the APC has never been so united in Zamfara as it is now, courtesy of the party leaders especially Minister Matawalle, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, Senator Yarima Bakura, former governor Mamuda Shinkafi among others.
‘He must understand that the time of media blackmail or propaganda is over as citizens are wiser now and politically more educated.
‘The party remains greatful to President Bola Ahmed for finding one of its leaders, Bello Mohammed Matawalle worthy of trust and we commend his proactiveness in actualising the president’s fight against insecurity in the country.
‘The haters can bury themselves in shame while the unity of APC members in Zamfara will not be compromised’.