The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to abide by any peace accord signed between parties to ensure peaceful 2023 general elections in the state.
This was contained in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris Gusau on Tuesday.
The statement quoted the state chairman of the party, Tukur Umar Danfulani who gave the assurance during the signing of an accord by political parties in the state in Gusau.
The peace accord signing was chaired by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kolo Yusuf along with the state resident electoral Commissioner of INEC, Professor Sa’idu Ahmad Babura was also organized under the Security Inter-agency Consultative Committee on election.
The accord was to facilitate a rancour free election that will be acceptable to all candidates, political actors and supporters in the state.
Danfulani noted that although the peace accord is a seasonal political tradition in the state, adding that, the APC in the state has improved on the creation of sustainable political atmosphere as all political parties are given equal opportunity to play politics within the perimeters of the law.
He further explained that the APC as a ruling political party in the state initiated internal mechanism in which all aggrieved members and other actors and their supporters were brought under one roof as a family and making the party stronger in the state to the envy of the opposition.
The APC chairman said that, the APC will continue to spearhead every effort to attain political peace in the state.
He called on all parties to emulate the effort of the APC in the state and the desire of Governor Bello Matawalle’s administration to see and have the state as the major thing that matters and work towards its growth and development for the well-being of the people.
The peace accord signing ceremony was attended by all the 18 political parties that have candidates in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the state
The APC team was led by the state Chairman, Hon Tukur Umar Danfulani who was supported by the state Deputy Governor, Senator Hassan Muhammad Nasiha, Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Nasiru Maazu Magarya, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, Chief of Staff Government House, Mallam Ibrahim Sulaiman and the APC State Secretary, Hon. Ibrahim Umar Dangaladima.
Others were the former State APC Chairman, Hon. Lawali M Liman, Publicity Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, Welfare Secretary, Alhaji Bashir Idris Ataka, Organising Secretary, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad, Youth leader Hon. Musa Idris Ardo, the State Women Leader, Hajiya Aisha Waziri Maru and many Party members and supporters
