You are yet to recover from defeat, can’t influence Tinubu’s votes – APC tells Marafa

In a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday, APC chairman in
the state, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani, said Marafa had no record of electoral
strength, stressing that President Tinubu’s votes in Zamfara came through the
party’s structures and respected leaders, not individuals.

“The truth is that Marafa was voted out of the Senate by his
own constituents in 2019, and he has yet to recover from that political defeat.

“Even during the 2023 polls, he made baseless claims that
had no bearing on the outcome of the elections.

“Marafa could not even win his own constituency elections,
talk less of securing one million votes for President Tinubu,” Danfulani said.

“Those votes came because of the people’s faith in our party
and the leadership of figures like Bello Matawalle, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, and
others who have carried our members along.”

He added that Marafa’s recent threats to withhold votes in
2027 were baseless, pointing out that the former senator had lost relevance in
Zamfara politics.

“It is laughable that Marafa, who could not win even his
ward or local government, now claims he has the power to reduce Tinubu’s
votes,” Danfulani said.

 “The truth is, he is
a frustrated politician who failed to secure positions and now resorts to
propaganda.”

The APC chairman maintained that the party remains strong
and united in Zamfara, citing its recent victory in the Kaura Namoda South
State Assembly bye-election as proof of continued grassroots support.

He urged members to disregard Marafa’s statements, insisting
that the APC’s strength lies in its collective leadership and the confidence of
the electorate.

“His unguarded utterances are just out of frustration of
losing election and his inability to secure appointments in President Bola
Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ordinarily, if not because he touched the
President in his uncivilised manner, we would not have responded to a lower and
rejected politician like him.”