Tinubu’s campaign coordinator quits APC, says Forum

 

Kabiru Marafa, the Zamfara State Coordinator of Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Organisation in the 2023 presidential election has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Marafa, a former senator who represented Zamfara Central Senatorial District between 2011 and 2019, announced his resignation in a communique issued on Friday by his political base, the Senator Kabiru Marafa Consultative Forum, after a two-day meeting held in Kaduna.

The statement was jointly signed by the Chairman of the group, Bashir Marafa, its secretary, Mannir Tsafe and seven other members. It also announced that the entire Marafa political structure in Zamfara had pulled out of the ruling APC.

One of Mr Marafa’s aides, who requested not to be named because he was not authorised to speak, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES.

“It is true. Despite everything he did to secure Tinubu’s victory in Zamfara, he was left out of this government,” the aide said.

When asked if his principal had submitted a resignation letter to the APC, the aide said he was not aware of any such letter, but maintained that what he knew for certain was that the former senator had left the ruling party.

“I don’t know about the letter, but the thing is that he has left the party,” the aide added.

Mr Marafa, a two-term senator and former factional leader of Zamfara APC, lost his attempt to return to the Senate in the 2023 elections.

Reasons for exit

The resignation, according to the communique, was in protest against alleged injustice, mistrust and marginalisation of Zamfara State and its people by the ruling party and the federal government.