Zamfara APC faction expels ex-governor Yari

Two factions of Zamfara All Progressives Congress escalated their civil war on Monday with cross-expulsion of prominent members, as the party sought to hang someone for its electoral debacle in which it was stripped by the Supreme court of all elective posts it won in the last elections.

A faction of the party expelled former governor Abdulaziz Yari and the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party, Lawal Shuaibu, blaming them for scuttling the party’s chances in the state.

Shuaibu, who recently called for Oshiomhole’s resignation was expelled for conniving with Yari to sabotage the National Working Committee of the party during the stalemated primary Elections.


The decision to expel the former governor and the Deputy National Chairman was taken at the end of an emergency meeting held in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.

Simultaneously, another faction of the party expelled Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa for anti-party activities.

Marafa, who represents Zamfara Central in the outgoing Senate, got a Sokoto Appeal court order that disqualified the APC candidates from contesting elections. The Supreme Court validated the verdict and made APC to lose all posts.