President Muhammadu Buhari has
postponed his campaign rally in Zamfara State, earlier scheduled for Sunday in
the state capital.
Presidency sources disclosed
this, attributing the development to the crisis rocking the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the state.
Femi Adesina, special adviser to
the president on media and publicity, confirmed the postponement but did not
give reasons.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) had released the final list of candidates for the
March 2 governorship and state house of assembly elections, with the names of
those in APC missing.
The electoral body said it
decided to maintain its original position that APC was ineligible for the
exercise because it did not conduct primaries in the state.
Meanwhile, Kabiru Marafa, a
senator in the state, has said there is no need for the president to go to
Zamfara for campaign as his “foot soldiers” were really to do so on his behalf.
Speaking to state house
correspondents after meeting with Buhari, Marafa, “I am not aware of the
cancellation of the APC Zamfara rally; honestly because I was not told. Like I
said, I just submitted a proposal which I think will serve the interest of our
party, the president and our people.
“We don’t have candidates for now
because of the political impasse that characterised Zamfara state in the last
few months and the president is billed to be in Zamfara on Sunday, February 3.
“Because of the rumple between
disagreeing parties, we felt it is better Mr. President suspends his visit to
Zamfara. After all, we are there; we can campaign for him; he knows us; he
knows our individual capacities; there is no point bringing all the factions
under one umbrella, because once the president is there, if you like the
president and you are with him, you will like to show your face.
“However, we feel it is
avoidable; but you cannot come to the president with just one single
suggestion. So, I just put my opinion across; that if it is a must; maybe the
party has fixed February 3rd for the visit, then we want to be excused because
there is no way President Muhammad Buhari will go to Zamfara and my face is not
seen and people will not ask questions and I think it is not fair just to be
absent like that.”
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