Buni suspends ward congress committee as Zamfara APC crisis deepens

Indication has emerged that there is no end in sight to the leadership tussle for the control of the structures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State.

The national secretariat of the party has again suspended the conduct of ward congress in the North-West state.

In a memo dated November 5, 2021 signed by the National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, addressed to the chairman of the Zamafara State Congress Committee, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, the national secretariat informed the latter of the suspension of his committee earlier given the mandate to conduct the ward congress.

The memo titled, “Suspension of the Ward Congress Committee of Zamfara State,” premised the action on the need for further consultations to engender a seamless exercise.

It read in part;” The National Chairman of the Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the immediate suspension of the operations of the Ward Congress Committee to Zamfara State till further notice.

“The action is elicited by the need for further consultations to engender a seamless exercise.

“The national chairman craved the understanding of all concerned as we strive for more cohesion within our fold.

“Please, kindly convey this information to other members of the Committee.

“Thanks for your cooperation.”

Checks revealed that three chieftains of the party are engaged in a cold war for the control of the party structures in Zamfara State: the former governor, Abdul Aziz Yari; Senator Kabir Marafa and the sitting governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle (Sunday Tribune)