Zamfara APC: Yari, Matawalle Factions In New Clash

Factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara have clashed over a fresh registration exercise allegedly instigated by the tendency loyal to Governor Bello Matawalle.

The faction, under the leadership of a former Zamfara Governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari has called on its followers to disrgard the new registration. The call was made in a statement issued by its secretary, Alhaji Sani Musa, on Friday in Gusau.

He said that the old membership cards remained valid.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Headquarters of APC had extended membership registration and revalidation exercise in the state following the defection of Gov. Bello Matawalle to the party.

“It is necessary to comment on the ongoing membership registration exercise in the state, especially as regards to the statement issued by former Gov. Ahmad Yariman-Bakura.

“Our leader, Abdul Aziz Yari, has explained on many occasions that all those who had previously revalidated their membership cards will not register again because their membership cards are authentic,” he said.

Musa described the ongoing registration of APC members in the state as a violation of a court order and might hinder the chances of the party winning the 2023 general elections.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that underlining the issues between the two factions of the APC in Zamfara was the condemnation by Bakura of the old membership cards. Musa described the statment “as a mistake and an attempt to fuel disunity in the party“.

Musa said the ongoing registration of members in the state was illegal and in contempt of court procedures.

He recalled that the Federal High Court in Gusau had ruled that the two factions should suspend all their activities, including the current registration of members, till judgment is delivered.

“We find it necessary to draw the attention of our 775,000 members who have earlier revalidated their membership cards in the 2,516 polling units in the 147 wards of the 14 local government areas to disregard claims nullifying their membership cards.

“This is because you cannot register twice.

“I want to appeal to our teeming members and supporters to be careful with those politicians who are out to trade with our party for their selfish interest at the detriment of our party,” Musa warned in a move that could further expose the frictions between the two APC factions in Zamfara State. (NAN)

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