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Aspirants gang up against Yari in Zamfara

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The crisis rocking the APC in Zamfara state has taken a new dimension as eight prominent governorship aspirants have formed an alliance against Governor Abdulaziz Yari.

The aspirants, it was reliably gathered met in Abuja where issues revolving around the alleged imposition of candidates by Governor Yari on the APC in Zamfara state were discussed.

Yari, had on September 9 endorsed his commissioner of finance, Mukhtar Idris as the governorship candidate of the APC for next year’s election.

The endorsement worsened the crisis in the APC in Zamfara state, a development that forced eight other aspirants to form an alliance, tagged “G8”.

Daily Trust, September 21, 2018

 

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