Shinkafi Denies Yari's Influence Over Suspended Zamfara Lawmakers
Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Zamfara State, dismissed claims that eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, who recently resigned from the APC, were political allies of former governor Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari. In a statement, Shinkafi clarified that the lawmakers (Aliyu Ango Kagara, Ibrahim Tukur Bakura, Faruk Musa Dosara, Bashir Abubakar Masama, Muktaru Nasiru Kaura, Nasiru Abdullahi, Bashar Bello, and Bashar Aliyu) had no affiliation with Yari.
The Assembly suspended them on February 26, 2024, due to allegations of gross misconduct and other violations. Shinkafi noted that five of the eight lawmakers were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, while three were elected on the APC platform.
He mentioned that the ongoing dispute persisted despite Governor Dauda Lawal's defection from the PDP to the APC in March 2026, which had raised hopes for resolution.
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