Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state Friday attributed the successes recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the February 23 presidential and National Assembly, and the March 9, 2019 governorship and state Assembly elections to “divine intervention.”
Fielding questions from State House correspondents, Yari said it was God that gave this political victory to the APC in the state.
“You know the turmoil that Zamfara elections put on Nigeria, disagreements upon disagreements, from the party to court and then to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which disagreed, then we went back to court and finally under 24 hours we were cleared and we were back on the ballot box. Only God has done this and given us the victory.
“I am very happy with the outcome of the elections. I also want to appreciate my people, despite the fact that some people felt I was carried away by the activities at the centre, insinuating I abandoned the seat especially with the security problem, but the people are aware of what the administration has been doing and they appreciate it.
“Despite the daily attacks, the security agencies were up and doing and their presence in the state was well appreciated by the people and they also appreciated the efforts of Mr President which took us to where we are. Like I said only God could have done it,” he said.
The governor said he had succeeded in reconciling all the aggrieved APC aspirants in the state, stressing that his experience as party chairman in the state, member of the House of Representatives and governor for eight years had helped him to restore peace and tranquility within the governing APC in the state.
“In my state, there were only seven or eight people contesting for the governorship position and I have said it that if I could preside over primaries where 18 people contested and succeeded, why can’t I manage eight, nine or 10 in my state?
“I have been on ground since 1999 to date and I know the system and how it works. I have been party secretary, party chairman, House of Representative and a two-term Governor, is with this experience that I was able to manage.
“Unfortunately there were a lot of misunderstanding between the party in the state and the national body but in the end we ended in the court and the court gave the verdict and INEC compiled.
“Though it came late, but if you are with the grassroots definitely everything must work well. The people appreciated what we have been doing and when it came to voting, they voted wisely,’’ he said.
