APC congress: Zamfara gov commends emergence of consensus candidates

Zamfara State Governor, Dr Bello Matawalle has commended the APC stakeholders in the state for their steadfastness, focus and commitment to the party unity and peaceful coexistence.

The governor made the commendation during the party’s Maradun Local Government APC Congress which was held at the Aishatu Multi-Purpose Hall, Maradun.

He said the decision of the party leaders, followers, supporters and other stakeholders of ensuring things are done through understanding, unity, peace, and one single family stands the party as exceptional in the country.

According to him, the outcome of the party’s congresses have continued to produce consensus candidates in the exercise of oneness and unity in the political history of Zamfara.

He expressed happiness in the presence of leaders including former governor Ahmed Sani Yarima, past Deputy governors, state and national serving and former legislators, other political stakeholders who always come together under one umbrella along with other leaders.

He reiterated that the current political dispensation in the state is devoid of witch-hunting, blackmail, bitterness, sideline, selfishness and all forms of backwardness but objectively for a continued unity of the political understanding, cohesion, progress of the state, bringing back security and empowerment of people, especially the teeming youth.

The Governor who was overwhelmed by the attendance of party members and supporters thanked specifically the local government delegates for their understanding which culminated in the choice of acceptable leaders and urged them to continue to be law-abiding and with the unflinching and undistracted support to his administration promising that on his part, he will continue to meet the people’s desires.

Earlier in his remarks at the event, the chairman of the state’s congresses sent by the APC National Secretariat, Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim Masari informed the delegates that they are in the state for the exercise in fulfilment of the party’s constitution.

Masari said, the team had made available and sold forms to all interested candidates and screened them for the election.

He said, in Maradun local government the team was impressed to have seen that consensus candidates which is an acceptable form of electing leaders under the party’s constitution had all been agreed upon making their assignment easier and the exercise smoother and rancour-free.

This he said led to the announcement of the agreed names of candidates who were all affirmed by the delegates.

He then commended the party leaders, supporters and the state government under the leadership of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle urging the party members to remain united and law-abiding.

At the end of the exercise, Alhaji Yakubu Gado emerged as the consensus Chairman and Mallam Yunusa Magaji as Secretary along with other executives.

The Congress was attended by the first civilian governor of the state, Senator Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda Gusau, Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly, Honourable Nasiru Muazu Magarya, Senator Hassan Muhammad Nasiha, Senator Lawal Hassan Dan-Iya, Former Deputy Governors Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala Muhammad and Honourable Muktar Ahmad Anka, Honourable Aminu Sani Jaji, the immediate past Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Honourable Sanusi Garba Rikiji and Honourable Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi.

Others were Ambassador Abubakar Chika Bunu, Honourable Members of National and State Assemblies, Party leaders and supporters among others.

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