Former Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Marafa, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of betrayal, disunity and neglect of its members in the state.
Marafa, who announced his exit in a video message to his supporters on Thursday, lamented that the crisis rocking the Zamfara chapter of the party had reached its peak, with no genuine attempt at reconciliation from the national leadership.
Speaking in Hausa, the former lawmaker said his decision followed extensive consultations with political associates and stakeholders over the last two days.
He declared: “I want to use this medium to inform my supporters in Zamfara State, in the North and Nigeria as a whole, that after a series of meetings with my people regarding the political situation in the APC government for the past two years, we feel it is necessary to inform the public that APC as a party has betrayed and cheated us in Zamfara State and Nigeria.”
Marafa specifically accused the party of allowing internal wrangling to fester unchecked, saying since the Caretaker Committee chaired by Governor Mai Mala Buni took over from former Governor Bello Matawalle, the party had failed to hold a single meeting in Zamfara.
“The betrayal is at its highest peak. For two years and six months now, the party has been divided into two factions—one loyal to Buni and the other to Matawalle. We have repeatedly asked them to resolve their differences, yet nothing has been done,” he added.
The senator, once a strong pillar of the APC in the North-West, maintained that the division had rendered the party ineffective in Zamfara, warning that the continued neglect of grassroots members was undermining its credibility.
Marafa’s resignation further exposes the deep cracks within the APC in Zamfara, a state long plagued by political intrigues and factional battles.
