Eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly who lately resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reaffirming their loyalty to the celebration.
The lawmakers had been led to the Presidential Villa by the Minister of State for Defence and former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Bello Matawalle.
A press release by Matawalle’s Personal Assistant on Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, on Monday mentioned the lawmakers reaffirmed their help for President Tinubu and their resolve to stay within the APC.
According to the assertion, Matawalle pledged to combine the lawmakers into the Tinubu Again Movement (TAM) to work collectively for President Tinubu and all APC candidates forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The lawmakers are Aliyu Ango Kagara (Talata Mafara South), Ibrahim Tukur Bakura (Bakura), Faruk Musa Dosara (Maradun I), Bashir Abubakar Masama (Bukkuyum North), Muktaru Nasiru Kaura (Kaura North), Nasiru Abdullahi (Maru North), Bashar Bello (Bungudu West), and Bashar Aliyu (Gummi I).
LEADERSHIP remembers that the eight lawmakers had been suspended on February 26, 2024, over allegations of gross misconduct, conspiracy and holding an unlawful sitting. The suspension was prolonged on May 13, 2026.
The Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki, had mentioned the suspension predated their political determination and arose from disciplinary issues inside the House.
The lawmakers had of their resignation letters cited alleged injustice, disunity amongst APC stakeholders within the state and the dealing with of insecurity as causes for leaving the celebration.
An APC chieftain, Dr. Sani Shinkafi, had clarified that 5 of the eight legislators had been elected in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) earlier than defecting to the APC, whereas solely three gained their seats on the APC ticket.
Shinkafi dismissed claims linking the lawmakers to Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, describing such reviews as “mischievous and sponsored”.
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