Zamfara and the rising hope for Nigerian democracy

On Friday, Zamfara, bordered to the north by Niger Republic and recently infested with notorious bandits, was wrenched from the federal grip of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Abdulazeez Yari, the current Governor of Zamfara, was involved in the crisis that cost APC its electoral mandate in the state.

On Friday, Zamfara, bordered to the north by Niger Republic and recently infested with notorious bandits, was wrenched from the federal grip of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a country where the party holding sway in Abu…