Marafa’s followers turn back, re-affirm loyalty to APC
By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau
“We all believe that no development can be achieved without peace and unity. Therefore, we declare that Senator Marafa is on his own as he dumped the party”, Hon. Mijinyawa has pronounced.
Teeming followers and supporters of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa from across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State have deserted his political structures.
They did this while also re-affirming their commitment to remain in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The re-affirmation was made on Monday September 15, 2025 by all the 14 Chairmen of Senator Marafa political structures during a meeting held at Command Guest INN Gusau.
Speaking at the meeting, a close political ally to Senator Marafa, Hon. Abdulkadir Mijinyawa, who is also the administrative secretary of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa political structures, said all the followers across the 147 wards in the state saw it as a necessary move to desert the Marafa’s political movement with a reason.
He said they turned back which because the Marafa movement has not been yielding outcomes expected of it in a political mirror as far as benefit of democracy is concerned in the state.
Hon. Mijinyawa, who further lamented their state of being abandoned by the governments in succession in the state and beyond, cried that their former leader (Marafa) has been popular in creating internal crisis in APC that led to the failure of the party to win the 2019 and 2023 elections.
“We can’t continue playing politics at a loss, all aims of playing roles in forming any democratic government is to derive dividend of democracy which brings about development for the society.
“We have now chosen to join our brothers in politics in our great party, APC, with the hope to jointly build our state to the highest level. We all believe that no development can be achieved without peace and unity. Therefore, we declare that Senator Marafa is on his own as he dumped the party”, Hon. Mijinyawa has pronounced.
In his remarks, the Zamfara State Chairman of the APC, Hon. Tukur Danfulani Maikatako, who was represented by the party Secretary, Hon. Ibrahim Umar Dangaladima, assured them of unreserved support and much needed care of from the party leadership in the state.
“As you have declared your reverse to the APC with pledge to take part in building conducive environment for the party to become more victorious in the state, the APC is assuring them that all the Chairmen of Senator Marafa political movement would maintain their positions”, Dangaladima said.
