Zamfara Politics: Yari, Marafa, Others Plot To Form New Political Party

According to reports, the former governor of Zamfara State Abdulaziz Yari, alongside former Senator Kabiru Marafa are currently in a critical decision-making process to change their political party.

The source who pleaded anonymity said, “Yari has invited stakeholders from all the 14 local government areas of the state for a meeting scheduled to hold in his Talata Mafara residence on Saturday, July 17, 2021.

News Rain Nigeria learned that some of those planning to change their political party according to our source are; Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, a Commissioner with the National Population Commission, Muttaka Rini, Ambassador Husaini Moriki, the chairman of the National Broadcasting Commission Ikra Bilbis, a Commissioner with the Federal Character Commission, Sani Garba Gusau General, Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, and embattled Dauda Lawal.

Others were the controversial Police Housing Contractor personnel, Shehu Isa Gusau, who has since been battling to account for the N4bn police contracts for the construction of police housing units in Zamfara and Sokoto, which he failed to execute and the money diverted and Alh Ibrahim Shehu Bakauye, currently facing charges for diverting huge sums of money meant for sports, as well as Sagir Hamida.

The source said the meeting was summoned to inform the stakeholders of the defection plan and invite those wishing to go along with them in the new political party.

Zamfara Politics: Yari, Marafa, Others Plot To Form New Political Party

A source however said Marafa has advised Yari to remain in the APC due to the series of litigation cases he has with both EFCC and the ICPC over financial scams, including a threat of possible audit of his tenure as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum( NGF).

Marafa said he will alongside Yaris boys and the other co-travelers move to another political party or form a faction in the APC for ant-party activities.

However, it has been long reported that Yari the former Governor of Zamfara state has vowed to work underground against the ruling party in the state, to course confusion and shame his political headmaster senator Ahmad Sani (Yariman Bakura).