The lawmakers have been led to the assembly by the Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, an APC chieftain.
In a press release issued on Monday, Matawalle’s Personal Assistant on Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil, mentioned the legislators restated their assist for Tinubu and their willpower to stay within the ruling get together.
According to the assertion, Matawalle additionally promised to convey the lawmakers into the Tinubu Again Movement (TAM), a political group working to assist the President.
The lawmakers are Aliyu Ango Kagara, representing Talata Mafara South; Ibrahim Tukur Bakura of Bakura; Faruk Musa Dosara of Maradun I; Bashir Abubakar Masama of Bukkuyum North; Muktaru Nasiru Kaura of Kaura North; Nasiru Abdullahi of Maru North; Bashar Bello of Bungudu West; and Bashar Aliyu of Gummi I.
The eight legislators have been suspended on February 26, 2024, over allegations of gross misconduct, conspiracy and holding an unlawful sitting. Their suspension was prolonged on May 13, 2026.
However, the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki, beforehand defined that the disciplinary motion was taken earlier than the lawmakers made their political choices and was unrelated to their get together affiliations.
