Matawalle announced his defection to APC in Gusau on Tuesday at a special grand rally to receive him to the party, organised by the National Caretaker Committee of the APC led by Gov. “As of today, I am a full APC member and leader of APC in Zamfara. “I am calling on all APC stakeholders in the state to join hands with me to build the party and move the state forward,” Matawalle said. Yari promised to support Matawalle to continue building the party as well as tackle insecurity challenges facing the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 11 APC governors, ministers, senators and house of reps members attended the occasion.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2021 19:07 UTC