A former senator representing Zamfara central, Kabir Marafa says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will “go extinct” if it does not follow the rule of law.
In a statement on Wednesday, the former lawmaker accused Mai Buni, governor of Yobe, who is the chairman of the APC national caretaker committee, of acting in violation of the party’s constitution.
Marafa said: “Expelling me from the party will only aggravate the problem, it will herald the beginning of the agitation. The rule of law must be respected,”
“The committee is illegal and alien to the constitution of the party. We are building everything on nothing. Rather than the expulsion threat, the committee or the chairman should respond to issues I raised.
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“Section 17(4) of the constitution of our beloved party, says ‘no officer in any organ of the party shall hold executive position in government concurrently’. Article 20 states the only way the leadership of the party can evolve.
“This is the situation we find ourselves in. The chairman of APC today is an overzealous chairman of the convention planning committee only and a sitting governor.
“APC is a political party not a committee. Committees are created to serve a specific function, not to usurp the powers of the entire legal entity. The function of the Mai Mala Buni committee is to plan a convention just as its name implies. Mai Mala is the chairman of the APC convention planning committee and not APC itself.
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“This is the party we laboured, toiled and laid the foundation for its success. We will not allow those who have little or no stake in the party to destroy it or to please certain individuals and achieve their selfish interest.”
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