Things are currently not looking good for the former Zamfara State Governor Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari, over his All Progressive Congress, APC, Chairmanship ambition.
A close Aide to Yari who pleaded anonymity disclosed to this medium that in an emergency political meeting held at Abuja, “the former Zamfara Governor have been running up and down to seek audience with some reputable APC gladiators to influence Baba Bisi Akande, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mai Mala Buni, Abubakar Malami, and kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje respectively to plead on his behalf to President Muhammadu Buhari to accept his candidacy as the National Chairman of the ruling party, the APC .
In a communiqué made available to this medium, the aggrieved Aide to the former Governor angrily lamented that, “I doubt, if the candidacy of my boss the former Zamfara Governor will be accepted by Mr. President, considering the series of corruption allegations level against him and the physical provocative languages he has melted on the former APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomole in Zamfara State during the kangaroo APC primary elections organized by the former Governor.”
The Aide said, “He even threatened to eliminate Oshiomole if he dear step into Zamfara State to conduct free and fair elections. The party has rejected him, he is only making a fruitless attempt.”
You may recall that the former Governor has been arrested, drilled and detained severally by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, severally for misappropriation, maladministration of State funds with this chain of dishonesty and high ranking corruption. The former Governor will find it very difficult to be accepted by APC National Caucus for this noble and sensitive position.