Eight Zamfara lawmakers quit APC, citing insecurity and unpaid entitlements
Eight members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have announced their resignation from the All Progressives Congress, blaming worsening insecurity, alleged injustice and 32 months without salaries or allowances. The APC says it has not received their resignation letters officially and is awaiting communication through party structures.
Eight members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have resigned from the All Progressives Congress, citing worsening insecurity, alleged injustice and the non-payment of salaries, allowances and other entitlements. The lawmakers announced the decision in a statement on Sunday, saying they could no longer remain in a party they accused of failing to respond adequately to the security challenges facing residents. They also linked their departure to what they described as a worsening welfare crisis affecting both lawmakers and their constituents.
The lawmakers are Aliyu Kagara, representing Talata Mafara South; Ibrahim Bakura, representing Bakura; Faruk Dosara, representing Maradun I; Bashir Masama, representing Bukkuyum North; Muktaru Kaura, representing Kaura North; Nasiru Abdullahi, representing Maru North; Bashar Bello, representing Bungudu West; and Bashar Aliyu, representing Gummi I. Kagara said the lawmakers had gone 32 months without salaries, allowances and other entitlements. He said the decision was also driven by concerns about insecurity in rural communities, where, he claimed, constituents had not received sufficient attention.
Kagara criticised Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration over its handling of insecurity, saying the situation was worse than before. He said the lawmakers saw no reason to continue remaining in the APC while the concerns they had raised remained unresolved. The APC said it had yet to receive official copies of the resignation letters.
Its Zamfara publicity secretary, Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, said the party had seen the documents only on social media and was waiting for communication through the lawmakers’ political wards and local government executives. Birnin-Magaji said the party had not been aware of any grievances from the lawmakers before the letters emerged. The lawmakers were reportedly suspended by the APC before their resignation over allegations that they had attempted to impeach the Speaker of the state assembly about a year ago.
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