The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed former Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa’s claim that he delivered one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 election, describing his comments as empty boasting.
In a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday, APC chairman in the state, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani, said Marafa had no record of electoral strength, stressing that President Tinubu’s votes in Zamfara came through the party’s structures and respected leaders, not individuals.
“The truth is that Marafa was voted out of the Senate by his own constituents in 2019, and he has yet to recover from that political defeat.
“Even during the 2023 polls, he made baseless claims that had no bearing on the outcome of the elections.
“Marafa could not even win his own constituency elections, talk less of securing one million votes for President Tinubu,” Danfulani said.
“Those votes came because of the people’s faith in our party and the leadership of figures like Bello Matawalle, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, and others who have carried our members along.”
He added that Marafa’s recent threats to withhold votes in 2027 were baseless, pointing out that the former senator had lost relevance in Zamfara politics.
“It is laughable that Marafa, who could not win even his ward or local government, now claims he has the power to reduce Tinubu’s votes,” Danfulani said.
“The truth is, he is a frustrated politician who failed to secure positions and now resorts to propaganda.”
The APC chairman maintained that the party remains strong and united in Zamfara, citing its recent victory in the Kaura Namoda South State Assembly bye-election as proof of continued grassroots support.
He urged members to disregard Marafa’s statements, insisting that the APC’s strength lies in its collective leadership and the confidence of the electorate.
“His unguarded utterances are just out of frustration of losing election and his inability to secure appointments in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Ordinarily, if not because he touched the President in his uncivilised manner, we would not have responded to a lower and rejected politician like him.”
