Zamfara Lawmakers Leave APC Over Insecurity and Salaries

Eight lawmakers from Zamfara announced their resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement on Sunday, citing the party's failure to address security challenges and their own unpaid entitlements. The resigning lawmakers include Aliyu Kagara (Talata Mafara South), Ibrahim Bakura (Bakura), Faruk Dosara (Maradun I), Bashir Masama (Bukkuyum North), Muktaru Kaura (Kaura North), Nasiru Abdullahi (Maru North), Bashar Bello (Bungudu West), and Bashar Aliyu (Gummi I).

They expressed frustration over going 32 months without salaries, allowances, and other entitlements. Kagara criticized Governor Dauda Lawal's administration for worsening security conditions in rural communities, stating that constituents' concerns were being ignored.

The APC, represented by Publicity Secretary Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, stated it had not received official resignation letters and was awaiting communication from the lawmakers' political wards. The lawmakers had reportedly been suspended by the APC prior to their resignation due to allegations of attempting to impeach the Speaker of the state House of Assembly.