There was a mild drama in Zamfara state on Monday when a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) expelled the senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa, for alleged anti-party activities that led to the Supreme Court ruling against the party in the state.
Just as the notice was issued, another faction of the APC in the state led by Marafa expelled a former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari for allegedly masterminding their principal’s expulsion.
Marafa’s expulsion was communicated via a statement on Monday by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Shehu Isah.
Isah said, “The provision of Article 21 (A) ii and (D) v of the party’s constitution was activated against the three members for violation of the constitutional provision and engaging in acts inimical to the interest of the party.
“Consequently, a resolution was passed expelling all of them from the All Progressives Congress.
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“We are therefore by this notice informing the general public that from the date of the said resolution, the aforementioned members cease to be members of the All Progressives Congress and consequently are disentitled from enjoying rights, privileges and benefits from the party,” he concluded.
The faction has also communicated its decision to the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
In a counter move, the Marafa faction of the APC also expelled Yari and the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Lawali Shuaibu, for allegedly scuttling the party’s chances in the state
This was contained in an Abuja statement jointly signed by the factional chairman of the party in Zamfara State, Alhaji Surajo Katako; and the Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Bakyasuwa.
According to the statement, the decision to expel the former governor and the deputy national chairman was taken at the end of an emergency meeting held in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
Recall that the state chapter of the party has been embroiled in litigations before the 2019 general elections, which eventually led to the sack of all the party candidates in the state by the Supreme Court