2023: Defected Senator Marafa says, APC not a religion that he can’t leave

Former Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Kabiru Marafa on Monday said, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not a religion, but a political party, hence, he can leave any time he wants.

CAPITAL POST on Sunday reported that Senator Kabiru Marafa and former governor of Zamfara State, Abdullaziz Yari defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after a stakeholders meeting in Gusau where political interest of individuals and groups were taken into consideration.

After defection, Marafa explained that he suffered humiliation in the All Progressives Congress.

Yesterday’s defection to the PDP witnessed the two former Chieftains of APC and their thousands supporter moving into PDP.

Reacting to the development Marafa said “APC is not Islam, it is my religion that I can not leave for whatever reason, but a political party, I can leave and join anyone of my choice,” he said.

He described the national ruling party as another man’s compound not a home regretting that he and his supporters were treated as outcasts.

He described the new National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Ibrahim as the jolly old fellow with the former Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala Buni who caused confusion before he left.

He wondered how in his former party, some people fought to make sure they were frustrated out of the party they suffered to build and nurture.

“Politics is about winning elections and everything, so we cannot stay in a house that we are not needed,” Marafa said.

“As far as I am concerned, I am a fulfilled person as far as this project APC is called. If there is anything left, I am waiting to see how the architect of this cruelty meted out to the people of Zamfara State, how they are going to fare in politics.

“But for now, I am happy, I told them to their faces in Kaduna that they will never benefit out of the machinations they were doing at that time, that is Mai Mala and his co-travellers. And I’m happy that they have lost out and they have lost out disgracefully.