Eight Zamfara lawmakers set to return to APC after meeting Tinubu

Eight Zamfara lawmakers set to return to APC after meeting Tinubu

Eight members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly who
resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to return to the
party after meeting President Bola Tinubu.

 

The lawmakers were led to the meeting by Bello Matawalle,
minister of state for defence, according to a statement issued on Monday by
Ahmad Dan-Wudil, media aide to the former governor of Zamfara.

 

Dan-Wudil said during the sit-down, the lawmakers reaffirmed
their loyalty and commitment to the APC and Tinubu.

 

“Following the meeting, Minister Matawalle pledged to
integrate the lawmakers into the Tinubu Again Movement, to work collectively
for President Tinubu and all APC candidates ahead of the forthcoming
elections,” the statement reads.

 

 

The legislators left the ruling party early this month,
citing worsening insecurity, alleged injustice and unpaid salaries and
allowances.

 

The lawmakers are Aliyu Kagara, representing Talata Mafara
south; Ibrahim Bakura, representing Bakura; Faruk Dosara, representing Maradun
I; and Bashir Masama, representing Bukkuyum north.

 

Others are Muktaru Kaura, representing Kaura north; Nasiru
Abdullahi, representing Maru north; Bashar Bello, representing Bungudu west;
and Bashar Aliyu, representing Gummi I.

 

 

Bilyaminu Moriki, speaker of the Zamfara state house of
assembly, subsequently said the lawmakers were suspended from the parliament
long before they defected.

 

Moriki said the lawmakers were suspended on February 26,
2024, over allegations of gross misconduct, conspiracy, mischief, contempt of
the house, and convening an illegal sitting in breach of the assembly’s
standing orders.

Source: Eight Zamfara lawmakers set to return to APC after meeting Tinubu



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