Jubilation In Zamfara As INEC Removes APC From Ballot

There were serious jubilations within the opposition parties
in Zamfara state as the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, yesterday disqualified all the candidates
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state from
contesting the 2019 general elections in the state.
According to the governorship candidate of the PDP in the
state, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, the official release
from the commission which excluded the state wing of APC
from contesting the elections was a very transparent
development.
According to him, INEC has proved to Nigerians that the
2019 general elections would be free, fair, credible and
acceptable.
According to him, INEC has obeyed the judiciary, noting that
the Federal High court’s judgment supersedes a state High
court, appealing to the commission to ensure that Justice
prevails in the 2019 general elections.
In another reaction, the governorship candidate of the All
Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi
Shinkafi noted that he was waiting for APC in the state to
flag off its campaign before going to the appeal court, noting
that the INEC has done what was expected of the
commission to do.
The presidential candidate of Nigerian Elements Progressive
Party (NEPP) Comrade Ishaka Paul Ofemile said he
appreciated the decision of INEC.
He noted that Nigeria is so big for anybody to use federal
might or power of incumbency to manipulate the decision of
over one hundred and fifty million citizens.
On his own part, Senator Garba Kabiru Marafa representing
Zamfara central senatorial zone in the Senate pointed out
that Governor Abdulaziz Yari wanted to prove to the world
that he was the alpha and omega in the State.
The senator noted that Abdulaziz Yari came to the political
limelight from nowhere through the political influence of
senator Ahmad Sani Yarima.
Senator Marafa noted that even though he was not going to
contest the governorship election, he was satisfied that
Governor Abdulaziz Yari did not achieve his selfish interest
after all.
Meanwhile, all the APC candidates and their supporters have
remained silent, waiting for the Governor to enter the state
Government House and make a public statement.
It could be recalled that the faction of the governor within the
party had conducted the party primary elections in the state
which the G8 group, the national headquarters of APC and
INEC rejected.
The rejection of the primaries forced the camp of the
governor to proceed to court against both the national
headquarters of the party and INEC, praying the court to
uphold the primaries.
However, the state court 3 sitting in Gusau, the state capital
upheld the primaries while the Federal High Court Abuja
declared the elections non-acceptable, thereby, upholding
the decision of the INEC not to allow the APC candidates in
the state to contest the general elections.
It was not yet known what would be the next line of action
by the state chapter of the party even though our
correspondent gathered that President Muhammadu Buhari
is now set for his presidential campaign in the state.
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