Senator Yari not sponsoring Zamfara ADC guber candidate — APC chieftain

An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has denied claims that former Zamfara State Governor Abdul’aziz Yari is sponsoring the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate, Bilyaminu Yusuf Shinkafi.

In a statement on Saturday, Shinkafi said Bilyaminu was related to Yari by marriage as a cousin of the former governor’s wife, a daughter of the late Umaru Shinkafi.

He said Bilyaminu had sought the APC ticket for Zamfara North Senatorial District but was not cleared by the party’s screening committee ahead of the 2027 elections.

He subsequently joined the ADC to pursue his governorship ambition, Shinkafi added.

Shinkafi alleged that some political actors were spreading the claim to discredit Yari following his appointment as Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign council.

He also denied claims that eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly who recently resigned from the APC were Yari’s political allies.