The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also said that Zakari cannot be trusted, describing her recent appointment as a plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the upcoming election. The Zakari family of Jigawa state also called on politicians to leave their daughter out of their politicking. They made this known in a statement issued by a member of the family, Isah Zakari. The family also said that the President had no hand in her appointment as an INEC commissioner.
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