Senator Kabiru Marafa
24 Apr 2024
Core Northern professional forum (CNPF) has upbraided Senator Kabiru Marafa over his scathing attacks on the Defence Minister, Mr Bello Matawalle for standing solidly behind the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration.
22 Apr 2024
The Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign in Zamfara State and APC chieftain, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has countered the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, stating that Northern elders are neither a burden nor paperweights.
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