November 15, 2024
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…As Acida Urges Him to Resign Over Crisis
Gbolahan Salman Sokoto
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has declared Alhaji Sani Mainasara, as the duly recognized chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State.
Malami stated this in his remarks in Sokoto on Sunday during the flagging off of empowerment items by a member of House of Representatives representing Illela/Gwadabawa, Honourable Balarabe Salame.
He confirmed that a competent Court of law has confirmed Sani Mainasara, a loyalist of Senator Abubakar Umar Gada, ahead of other factions in the state as the duly elected chairman.
In his reaction, a factional chairman of All Progressive Congress in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Acida,  urged the attorney general and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami to honorably resign from his position.
Acida explained that Malami who is a senior advocate of Nigeria has failed in his responsibilities by  supporting  illegality , fueling crisis in Sokoto chapter of All progressive Congress.
” For Malami to openly recognized Abubakar Sani Mainasara as an authentic chairman of APC in Sokoto is unfortunate” he added .
He maintained that the matter is in appeal court and so for “somebody like Malami who has legal knowledge, to comment on such is amount to contempt of court”.
He however explained that Malami is neither APC National chairman nor holding any position in the party saying he is not in position to know who is aunthetic chairman of APC in Sokoto State
He called on the leadership of APC in the country to monitor the activities of Malami, “before he destroy the party”.
” I call on the leadership of our great party to be mindful of the antics of Malami , As for me he is a PDP mole in APC who is conniving with PDP led government in Sokoto State to destroy APC.
He challenged Malami to go court and defend the member representing Illela/ Gwadabawa federal constituency Balarabe Salame and senator Abubakar Umar Gada for forging a signature of Abubakar Suleiman the committee chairman of APC  ward congress in Sokoto State.
” Let me tell you AGF Malami tried to destroy APC in Kano State and he failed so he will also fail in Sokoto.”
“I learnt he came to Sokoto with Malam Ibrahim Shekarau , all these people are failure” he stated.
Acida, who is a loyalist of former governor and serving Senator Aliyu Wamakko, disclosed that the AGF Malami has never win councillorship election in his life stressing that he lives in the good will of President Muhammadu Buhari who appointed him as a minister.
Nigerian Tribune  recalled that the Attorney general and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami and senator Malami Ibrahim Shekarau on Sunday were in the residence of Dr Balarabe Salame, a member representing Illela/Gwadabawa federal constituency on Sunday gave out 50 tricycles , 167 motorcycles, and 329 sewing machines to his constituents.
At the event Malami who came to witness the event recognized Abubakar Sani Mainasara Salame’s factional chairman of APC in Sokoto State as the authentic chairman of the party in the state.
When APC were issuing certificate of return to all the elected chairmen in the state , Sokoto was among those state left out by the party”s  extraordinary caretaker committee.

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