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Zamfara APC crisis: Marafa faction meets in Kaduna, ready for reconciliation
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
In its reaction to last week reconciliation move by the national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Senator Kabiru Marafa led faction of the party in Zamfara State, has conveyed stakeholders meeting in Kaduna, with a resolve to accept reconciliation with the former Governor Yari led faction.
Speaking at the stakeholders meeting held in Kaduna on Saturday, Senator Marafa said, as peace-loving and loyal party members, members of APC Mai Jama’a are ready for a genuine reconciliation, where all will be carried along in the scheme of things in the party at all levels
According to him, “following the meeting convened by the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, we are meeting with critical stakeholders of our faction (APC Mai Jama’a, which literally means APC of the grassroot) today in Kaduna.
“You will recall that the chairman of the caretaker committee of our party, His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State had on Monday in Abuja met with me and other stakeholders of our party from Zamfara State to address the lingering crisis in our state chapter.
“At the meeting, we all agreed and reasoned to come together and work for the benefit of our people. The party is ours and we have worked and laboured for its growth.
“In fulfillment of that pledge, we have convened this meeting with all the critical stakeholders of our faction, from all the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State to actualise the reconciliation move initiated by the party in Abuja.
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“As peace-loving and loyal party members, we are ready for a genuine reconciliation, where all will be carried along in the scheme of things in the party at all levels.
“As you all know, ours is not a one-man-show, it is a movement, involving millions of Zamfara people who are satisfied with our leadership.
“At this meeting, we will brief our members about the Abuja meeting and the next line of action which is genuine reconciliation.
“It is our hope that the two factions of APC in Zamfara State are merged.
“After this meeting, we will look at the possibility of meeting with the Yari’s faction on the way forward. We will extend hands of fellowship to the Yari’s faction with sincerity. We will make demands for genuine reconciliation. This is because, in our religion, reconciliation is very important,” Marafa said.
Meanwhile, the stakeholders who applauded as he gave his remarks unanimously agreed to allow reconciliation of the two factions, they chant that, the united APC will reclaim the state from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), come 2023.
