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JUST IN: Zamfara Budget Commissioner Dumps APC, Joins PDP
JUST IN: Zamfara Budget Commissioner Dumps APC, Joins PDP
A new crisis has erupted in the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a serving Commissioner in the administration of Governor Muhammad Bello Matawalle has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
At a press conference in Gusau on Friday, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Aliyu Tukur E.S Mafara, declared his defection from the APC and pledged full support for the PDP’s governorship candidate in the state, Dauda Lawal.
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Alhaji Mafara was a grassroots politician and a key figure in the APC’s Zamfara chapter.
The former Commissioner told journalists immediately after a closed-door meeting with the Zamfara PDP governorship candidate that his conscience would not allow him to continue failing.
He said: “I informed the state government, former governor, and all my supporters prior to my defection from the APC to the PDP.
He said: “I informed the state government, former governor, and all my supporters prior to my defection from the APC to the PDP.
“I am doing this for the people, and it is my conviction that Dr. Dauda Lawal, if given the opportunity at the forthcoming election to govern Zamfara State, would tackle the problem of security, boost agricultural production, and create good markets for farm produce.
“For this, I declare my total support for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), and I want to call on all my supporters across Zamfara to support and vote for Dauda Lawal and PDP in the forthcoming general elections.”
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