Breaking: Drama As Popular Northern Senator Dumps APC, Alleges Tinubu Is a ‘Use-and-Dump’ Leader
- A former Zamfara central senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa, has abandoned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
- Ahead of the 2027 elections, Marafa hinged his decision on the ‘use-and-dump’ leadership style of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Marafa served as the state coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation in the 2023 presidential election
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
In a significant turn of events, former Zamfara central senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa, who served as the state coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation in the 2023 presidential election, has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Marafa expresses regret for supporting Tinubu in 2023
Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, hnged his decision to what he described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “use-and-dump” style of leadership.
The decision followed a two-day meeting of the Senator Kabiru Marafa Consultative Forum, which drew supporters from all 14 local government areas of Zamfara state.
As reported by Vanguard on Friday, August 29, the meeting, held in Kaduna on August 27 and 28, 2025, deliberated on the worsening security, political, and developmental challenges in Zamfara.
At the end of the meeting, the Forum issued a communiqué signed by its chairman, Comrade Bashir Muhammad Mafara; secretary, Dr. Mannir Bature Tsafe; and several other members.
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The communiqué recalled that under Marafa’s coordination, President Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election in Zamfara state. At the peak of the campaign, Marafa had assured Tinubu that there was no need to visit Zamfara, as he would deliver the state’s votes — a promise he fulfilled.
However, the group expressed regret that despite this loyalty and contribution, Zamfara state has allegedly suffered neglect under Tinubu’s administration.
The communiqué highlighted several grievances, noting that despite delivering victory for Tinubu, Zamfara received only a Minister of State appointment, while other Northwest states got two slots each. The Forum noted that states where Tinubu lost, especially Lagos, enjoyed more ministerial and developmental patronage, describing this as deliberate neglect.
Zamfara: Marafa collapses entire APC structure in 147 wards
The group accused the national leadership of sidelining Marafa’s political structure, contrary to APC’s founding principles of fairness, equity, and inclusiveness.
"After exhaustive consultations and a critical review of prevailing circumstances," the Forum resolved as follows: That the entire political structure of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa across the 147 wards of Zamfara State has formally resigned from the APC in protest against “sustained injustice, mistrust, marginalisation, and deliberate neglect” of the state and its people.
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In another development, Legit.ng reported that a member of the House of Representatives has dumped the PDP for the ruling APC.
Hon. Festus Olarewaju Akingbaso, who represents Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo state joined the ruling APC on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
The federal lawmaker, Akingbaso explained his reasons for dumping the PDP for the ruling APC in the Green Chamber.
Source: Legit.ng
