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By Nasir Kura
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday had a separate meeting with Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabir Marafa, the two leading figures at the centre of the Zamfara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The meeting was held at the vice president’s office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Marafa, who represent Zamfara Central zone at the Senate, told State House correspondents that the meeting focused on the political impasse in the state.
“I am here because of that, because of the logjam. The vice president is concerned that the problem still lingers. He regretted that the problem has persisted because it is a family problem and he promised to do the needful. We will tap from his years of experience and wisdom,” he said.
He said the discussion with the vice president as fruitful and would lead to the resolution of the dispute.
He said the proposal presented to him by Osinbajo would be discussed with his followers before he would give a feedback to the vice president on Wednesday.
“Our discussion was quite fruitful; it was an honest discussion. He is a good man and he gave out a proposal, which we are going to look at. We are not alone in the journey. We have followers and friends. We are going to look at it and I promise him that I will get back to him today or tomorrow,” he said.
He said the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections to February 23 was to the advantage to the APC in Zamfara state.
“Naturally, it not because of the postponement I wouldn’t have been here today. It goes without saying that it is an advantage. If the election had taken place last Saturday, there would be anything to discuss. So, it is an understatement to say that it is an advantage to Zamfara state. For whatever it is, it definitely gives Zamfara state some five more days within which to work out something,” he said.
