â¢Kyari: Matawalle canât be our leader, Buni lacks power to dissolve EXCO
â¢PDP says defector govâs statement confirms APC is behind insecurity
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Sylvester Idowu in Warri
Last weekâs defection of Governor Bello Matawalle from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set off a new leadership struggle in Zamfara States as Senator Kabiru Marafa and former Governor Abdul-Aziz Yari have opposed a directive that the defector governor has automatically become the leader of APC in the state.
Senator Kabir Marafa contended that the APC constitution in section 17(4) forbade Governor Mai Mala Buni from being the chairman of APC.
The All Progressives Congress is consolidating on its leadership, writes Mamman Mohammed
“We shall work to reposition the All Progressives Congress to remain Nigeria’s leading party and Africa’s largest political party that will stay in office beyond two, three or even four terms of office.” Hon. Mai Mala Buni. Yobe State Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.
He is a man of few words and when he talks, he carefully selects his words, measured and calculated. He addresses an individual or group with humility and listens attentively to make you feel at home, giving you all the attention you deserve. His power to tolerate and accommodate, even in the face of provocation makes him uniquely different.
Fresh crisis looms in Zamfara as Yari, Marafa reject Matawalle as leader dailytrust.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytrust.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Even though the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is yet to officially declared its position on power shift ahead of the 2023 elections, an inkling to the likely power sharing formula to be adopted by the party is beginning to emerge, going by the battle for the position of national chairman. Virtually all those bigwigs in the ruling party already linked to the titanic battle are from the northern part of the country. The list comprises six former governors and senators spread cross the three geopolitical zones in the North. The configuration also shows at least four major tendencies that coalesced to form the APC at the threshold of the 2015 general election, Deputy Group Politics Editor, TAIWO AMODU reports.
Senate President announces defection of four PDP Senators to APC tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.