From Maiharaji Altine
Following the recent statement by the APC Publicity Secretary Yusuf Idris where he described some members of the party as agents of destabilization, another group under Jaji APC faction has fired back, mentioning three major problems affecting the party in the state.
In a statement issued to newsmen by the APC Secretary of Jaji faction, Hon. Mansur Khalifa Kaura said, the problem of Zamfara APC is caused by three major political characteristics exhibited by the principal leaders of the party which eventually infected their teeming followers.
Honourable Mansur said, “Number one problem is the sinister “political arrogance” by the leader of one of the political groups who always believes that there will be no APC without him in Zamfara and that with money he can induce and influence the unbelievable within the party and beyond.
“Secondly, another set of problems affecting the party can be seen from the perspective of “childish behavior” and lack of seriousness by one of the leaders of the APC who always relies on opportunism rather than competency to continue to manipulate powers at all cost within the party”.
“The third factor is that of “blind followers” who were psychologically enslaved through artificial poverty and always succumb to the threat of these two categories of leaders because of monetary inducements”.
“These characteristics have manifestly spoken volumes about what is happening with the Zamfara APC and why no one will take the party seriously except if he has fallen within the third category”.
He said, “The article by Yusuf Idris Gusau dated 13th July 2024 is a clear manifestation of the third category of the problem stated in this piece and how he (Mr. Idris) is badly infected”.
“Because the writer has fallen short of understanding the problem confronting the party in the state not to talk of communicating to people the best way to manage the crisis”.
Hon Mansur stressed that, APC leaders in the state like Senator Abdul Aziz Yari and the Minister of Defence, Hon Bello Muhammad Matawalle as well as their supporters were not good students of history.
According to him, the recent developments within the party clearly demonstrates that more troubles await the Zamfara APC in 2027 and even beyond.
On the allegation that, Sani Jaji and his supporters are planning to destabilize the APC in order to float a new party, Mansur said, there has been a rumor that Hon Matawalle and his teeming supporters were planning to form a Mega party against 2027.
He said, “Except if the rumors of the formation of the Mega party is true and may be Yari, Matawalle and their teeming supporters may be willing to join the new party (Mega party) if it is eventually formed”.
He however cautioned that ‘Unless care is taken, what Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa predicted against the APC in Zamfara in 2019 will become true”.
He said, “When Senator Kabir Marafa made some predictions about the future of the Zamfara APC in 2019, not many people understood his political prophecy but gradually his predictions of the crash of the APC are visibly manifesting with no sign of remorse”.
According to him, anyone who is very familiar with the crisis within the Zamfara APC since 2018, will agree that the party has lost its solid ground as a result of the political arrogance of former Governor Yari.
He said that, Aminu Jaji and his allies only worked against the single-handed decision and indecision of the former Governor by getting his illegal political deal aborted by the Apex Court.
“We are sure Nigerians have not forgotten the position of the National leadership of the APC led by Adams Oshiomole then over what former Governor Yari had done and the President Buhari as at that time could have not allowed what happened to the APC by way of losing the whole elected positions to occur”.
“But because what Hon. Abdulaziz Yari has done is purely unconstitutional and illegal, Buhari and indeed the National Headquarters of the party allowed it so that it can serve as a deterrent to the former Governor and indeed his co-travelers”.
“Secondly, if not because of what Jaji and his allies have done, Minister Bello Matawalle couldn’t have reaped the benefits of emerging as Governor of Zamfara state looking at his performance in 2019 elections and the nature of the team he assembled”.
Mansur stressed that after Matawalle destroyed the PDP, the political party he rode to win election through the verdict of the Apex Court, it was the same Aminu Sani Jaji that stood behind him against strong opposition by the likes of Sen. Yari, making his journey to APC a successful one.
“One will not be surprised that the same Matawalle is in quandary now as his bad blood caused the APC shameless defeat in the 2023 elections lost his incumbency to a first – timer politician, Dauda Lawal who won ten local governments against three won by Matawalle and APC”. Said Mansur.
