Shinkafi Addresses Yari's Role in Zamfara Assembly Crisis

Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), revealed that eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly are not politically linked to Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari. Shinkafi stated that Yari, along with other APC stakeholders, attempted to mediate a resolution between the suspended lawmakers and the assembly leadership, but these efforts failed.

The assembly leadership refused to lift the suspension initiated on February 26, 2024, due to allegations of gross misconduct, conspiracy, mischief, contempt of the House, and convening an illegal sitting. The suspended lawmakers, who include Aliyu Ango Kagara and Ibrahim Tukur Bakura, have faced financial difficulties due to the withholding of their salaries and entitlements.

Shinkafi mentioned that Yari provided financial assistance to help them settle outstanding loans. The affected lawmakers have petitioned the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions for intervention to reinstate them and pay their accumulated entitlements.