The All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, condemned Zamfara House Assembly’s declaration of the minority leader’s seat vacant.

The former minority leader, Aliyu Ango-Kagara (APC-Talata Mafara South state constituency), had his seat declared vacant by the parliament on Tuesday.

However, the APC described the parliament’s action as an embarrassment and abuse of office, according to a statement by its spokesman in Zamfara, Yusuf Idris.

“We consider the assembly’s action as a move to weed out the APC from the state assembly. The declaration of the minority leader’s seat vacant was just for political reasons to silence the opposition in the house,” the statement alleged.

It added, “We condemn the action of Zamfara assembly. We caution the state lawmakers that the matter may lead the APC to approach a court of law for proper interpretation and claim damages.

“We condemn the assembly in totality. This is coming in addition to the illegal suspension of eight members of the house since January 2024.”

The APC leadership in the state also alleged that members of the opposition party in the state were suspended illegally by the house without recourse to the constitutional provision or House standing rules.

The party’s statement added, “This is very unfortunate that the leadership of the house have been fighting their colleagues who refused to dance to their tunes, especially as rubber stamps.

“Even if a member of the house is found in violation of the House rules, he must be given fair hearing preceding any action and not the blindfolded action of those members who think their uniformed act will hold water.”

(NAN)