APC's Shinkafi Denies Yari's Support for ADC Candidate
Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissed allegations that former Zamfara state governor Abdul’aziz Yari is backing Bilyaminu Yusuf Shinkafi, the ADC governorship candidate. Shinkafi labeled the claims as false, asserting they are attempts by political opponents to damage Yari's reputation following his appointment as Director-General of the Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.
He clarified that Bilyaminu is related to Yari through marriage, which has been misrepresented to imply Yari's support for his governorship bid. Bilyaminu had previously sought the APC ticket for the Zamfara North Senatorial District but was not cleared by the party's screening committee for the 2027 elections.
Following this, he joined the ADC. Shinkafi also rejected reports linking Yari to eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, emphasizing that these lawmakers were not Yari's political allies and had faced suspension for gross misconduct.
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