A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, Dr Aminu Waziri, has rejoined the party three years after leaving it following allegations of anti-party activities during the 2023 General Elections.
Waziri announced his decision to rejoin the party while briefing newsmen in Katsina on Sunday, saying that he was now a card-carrying member of the APC.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Waziri was appointed as a Permanent Secretary by the then Gov. Aminu Masari, but was later relieved from the position after the allegations.
According to him, since then, he ceased to be a member of the party, which he later continued with his real estate consultancy services in Abuja and the United Kingdom.
“I was a lecturer in the Department of Estate Management in the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, before moving to the Nigerian Army University, which I left when my services were requested in Kasina.
“The position I held for about nine months. But somewhere, somehow, in the build up to the 2023 elections, some of us were relieved.
“Well, that has been a very good stepping point for me.
“I was also among those who founded the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition in Katsina, but later realised that the party did not have the strength to challenge the APC.
“Therefore, I’ll categorically tell you that there is no formidable opposition party in the state,” he emphasised.
Waziri, who also led the State’s Emergency Management Agency, mentioned among others, the five-year community development plan by the Radda’s administration as one of the reasons he rejoined APC.
Others, he said, were urban renewal and the development of education, security, agriculture, and vocational skills, as well as the payment of gratuities to retired workers.
“These are what have made Radda the most outstanding governor in the northern states in terms of developmental projects,” Waziri said.
He explained that Radda implemented up to 85 per cent of the 2025 budget, adding ,“even in a school examination, if you score that percentage, you would be awarded ‘excellent.
“Considering these developmental projects carried out by Radda, I decided to join the APC for the progress of the state, and support unconditionally,” Waziri said.
He further praised Radda for the measures put in place to restore peace, noting that the governor inherited insecurity when he assumed office.
The former Principal Secretary to the Masari said, “I will support the governor in achieving success towards moving Katsina State forward, and the country as a whole.”
