Governor Bello Matawalle Of Zamfara State Set To Join APC

 

Fresh moves are on for Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daily Trust has gathered.

This is just as the party yesterday announced the extension of its on-going membership revalidation and registration exercise to accommodate new members.

There have been talks about the planned defection of Matawalle, who became governor of the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the judgement of the Supreme Court on the crisis that trailed the primaries of APC in Zamfara.

Matawalle’s moves to enroll in the APC predated the defection of the Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi to the ruling celebration in November ultimate yr.

A former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima, had final 12 months told Daily Trust that plans are on for Matawalle to join APC.

The disaster rocking the APC in the state, a source stated, became one of the factors that behind schedule the defection of the governor. The  warring camps within the nation chapter of the birthday celebration — Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabir Garba Marafa factions — had in February reconciled.

A source close to the chairman of the countrywide caretaker committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni, confirmed the defection moves. “The talks on Matawalle’s defection have long gone some distance however watch for him to formally announce it,” the source said, pleading no longer to be named.

Also, a former governor of the state said a governor who is a member of the APC inside the North West is spearheading the defection.

Another supply said former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and other chieftains of the party in Zamfara State have been notified.

“We have been advised that he'll be part of our party this month. They additionally advised us that the defection is sanctioned via the presidency. Nocturnal meetings to finalise the association are being held,” he stated.

Ahead of the defection, it become amassed that the governor met with pinnacle officers of his management in Zamfara State.

Out of the seven states in the North West, 5 are ruled via APC at the same time as Sokoto and Zamfara are of the PDP.

In a chat with Daily Trust on Thursday, the Publicity Secretary of the ruling PDP within the nation, Alhaji Farouk Ahmad, stated no person had formally informed their birthday party that Matawalle is making plans to disorder to APC.

“We are simply listening to it from the grapevine as you do however I can let you know that PDP as a party isn't always informed about the choice, so I can’t verify anything to you,” he said.

In the identical vein, the vice chairman of the opposition APC within the country, Alhaji Sani Gwamna Mayanchi, said they had been not officially contacted and that APC has nothing to mention approximately it.

On his component, the state Commissioner of Information Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara said “I haven’t discussed anything like that with the executive governor.”

Meanwhile, Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, in a announcement on Thursday, stated the extension became necessary because of the variety of people willing to enroll in the celebration.