New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Zamfara State Chapter has collapsed all it’s existing structure as state executives and members defected to join Governor Bello Matawalle into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
A statement by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau on Monday revealed that, the Zamfara State NNPP Organising Secretary, Hon. Babangida Haruna Damba led the state Executives of the Party on bahalf of its Chairman, Muhammad Sani D.D Anka and the 10 local government party chairmen to the government House on Monday where they decamped to the APC with all their supporters.
Speaking about their decision to join the APC, Hon. Babangida Haruna Damba said they decided to collapse the NNPP and join governor Matawalle and his party, because the NNPP lacks internal democracy and focus which are strong indicators that the party will lose all positions it is contesting for at the state and national levels in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
He further added that NNPP had died at its formative stage in the state as it was engulfed in protracted crises and the party is being ran by only one unpopular person.
Hon. Damba also stated that, the party’s presidential candidate is only in the race as a spoiler who is ready to bury the party at the end of the elections.
Welcoming the decampees at the Government House, Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle expressed his happiness and commended them for the wise decision they took to join the APC.
He said the APC will continue to receive more decampees and supporters in the state because of its fairness to all members as well as inclusiveness, love for peace, provision of dividends of democracy and the people’s goodwill making it the winning party.
He assured the NNPP decampees that they will always be given equal treatment and opportunities like the older members.
He urged them to continue to be law abiding as well as convince more people to join the winning party so as not to be left behind.
The statement listed the State Executive of the NNPP that decamped to the APC which include the state Chairman; Alh Sani D.D Anka, State Organising Secretary, Hon. Babangida Haruna Damba, State Treasurer, Alhaji Hamza Yahaya, State Welfare, Ibrahim Muhammad, State Woman Leader, Hajiya Zuwaira Muhammad, Assistant Organising Secretary, Nura Garba, Assistant Publicity Secretary, Anas Dalibi.
Others are; the Deputy Women leader, Jamila Adamu Bakura, State Zonal Vice-chairman, Bashir Dokau, State Ex-officio 1, Alhaji Abubakar Madina and Leader of Person with Disability, Ibrahim Hayatu.
According to the Statement, local government chairmen of the party that joined APC from NNPP are; the NNPP chairmen of Anka, Jamilu Musa Barade, Bukkuyum, Tajjuddeen Lauwali, Bakura, Ibrahim Abubakar, Maradun, Yahuza Usman, Gusau, Salisu Muhammad, Kaura Namoda, Bello Abubakar, Shinkafi, Hon. Abdullahi Shehu, Maru, Ibrahim Dangaladima, Bungudu, Basiru Lawal and Zurmi, Salihu Ibrahim Dauran.
The 14 local government Women leaders of the party and its State Assembly Candidate for Zurmi, Hon. Kabiru Muhammad Zurmi also joined the APC
Present at the event were; the State APC Chairman, Hon Tukur Umar Danfulani, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Nasiru Maazu Magarya, Former Deputy Governor, Muktar Ahmad Anka and Former Speaker, Sanusi Garba Rikiji.
Others include; Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, APC State Secretary, Hon. Ibrahim Umar Dangaladima, Publicity Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, Welfare Secretary, Alhaji Bashir Idris Ataka, Youth Leader, Alhaji Musa Ardo Idris, party leaders and supporters among others
