Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have launched a scathing assault on Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the lawmaker representing Birnin Magaji/Kaura Namoda Federal Constituency of the State, accusing him of disloyalty and political betrayal.
The group, talking by its spokesperson, Abdulkadir Suleiman Zurmi, claimed that Jaji owed his political rise to former Zamfara State governor and present Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, in addition to Senator Abdullaziz Yari.
They alleged that regardless of benefiting from the help of the duo, Jaji has allegedly turned in opposition to them.
Zurmi likened Jaji’s actions to “biting the fingers that fed him”, arguing that Matawalle had helped resurrect his political profession after the 2023 election.
“Nigerians, particularly the folks of Zamfara, ought to notice that Jaji holds no important affect within the state’s political panorama.
“Now that Matawalle and Yari have helped him, he’s turning in opposition to them. Jaji can’t even win an election on his personal if left to deal with it independently.
“There isn’t any manner a leopard can change its pores and skin.”
The group additionally questioned Jaji’s claims of spending N25 billion (roughly $27million) throughout the 2023 presidential election, difficult him to reveal the supply of such an enormous cash
They urged that his statements mirrored “a transparent malfunction of the mind” and argued that he lacked any authentic enterprise that would generate such funds.
Jaji, who was not too long ago suspended from the APC in Zamfara State, has additionally been accused of working in opposition to President Bola Tinubu.
Moreover, they criticised Jaji for allegedly inclining to Governor Dauda Lawal of the PDP whereas sidelining APC leaders. The group cited 2024 political occasion in Birnin Magaji, the place Jaji reportedly invited Lawal however did not acknowledge key APC figures.
The APC members urged Jaji to realign himself with the occasion, respect senior politicians, and stop what they described as “double-dealing.”
The assertion warned that continued assaults on President Tinubu and occasion leaders may hurt his political profession.
The group accused Hon. Jaji of undermining President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pursuits, regardless of his associates securing key appointments within the administration.
“Regardless of two of his shut associates, Mansur Khalifa and Dan Maigoro, instantly benefiting from presidential appointments, he continues to work in opposition to the president resulting from his sturdy ties with the PDP and Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal Dare. His actions inside his zone brazenly reveal his help for the PDP, revealing the place his true loyalties lie.
“Throughout the 2023 presidential election, Jaji was reportedly concerned in efforts to dam Tinubu’s emergence, although APC leaders like Abdulaziz Yari and Bello Matawalle ensured the occasion’s victory.
“Moreover, Governor Dauda Lawal suspended All Progressive Congress members within the Zamfara State Home of Meeting, besides two APC members jaji’s loyalist as a reward for Jaji’s function in sabotaging the occasion’s success within the state in favor of the PDP,” he acknowledged.
Jaji’s unsuccessful bid for Speaker of the Home, allegedly in opposition to Tinubu’s needs, has fueled hypothesis about his political opposition to the president.
“Regardless of his fallout with the presidency, his associates proceed to profit from authorities appointments, elevating issues that these positions are getting used to undermine Tinubu.
“Jaji is forging an alliance with the opposition to strengthen Dauda’s affect in Zamfara, an act seen as a betrayal of the APC.”
Zurmi mentioned Matawalle has served as a commissioner, a member of the Home of Representatives for 12 years, a one-term governor, and is at the moment the Minister of State for Defence.
Equally, Senator Abdul Aziz Yari is a former governor of Zamfara State, a former member of the Home of Representatives, and is now serving as a senator.
“Subsequently, the place of a Home of Representatives member shouldn’t inflate one’s ego or result in misconduct, because it doesn’t examine to their political stature,” Zurmi acknowledged.
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