FAKAI Slams Sha’afatu’s Muazu Disclaimer as “Baseless” and “Disingenuous”

A strongly-worded rejoinder has emerged, defending Hon. Dr. Sadiq Fakai against recent claims made by one Sha’afatu Bani Muazu

A rejoinder signed by the TSA to Dr Abubakar Sadiq Fakai, and Members of the Defunct APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM) has strongly contested the recent public disclaimer issued by Sha’afatu Bani Muazu published on some online platforms.

The rejoinder, seen by our correspondent, describes Muazu’s disclaimer as a “glaring misrepresentation of factual and historical realities” surrounding the APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM).

See Rejoinder below

PRESS REJOINDER
RE: PUBLIC DISCLAIMER BY HON. SHA’AFATU BANI MUAZU – A REAFFIRMATION OF TRUTH AND HISTORICAL CLARITY

Distinguished Compatriots,
Esteemed Stakeholders in the Nigerian Democratic Renaissance,

With a deep sense of duty to truth, posterity, and the sanctity of our shared democratic ideals, I rise to clarify and respond — not in rancor, but with decorum and patriotic reverence — to the recent public disclaimer issued by Hon. Sha’afatu Bani Muazu. Her statement seeks to dissociate herself from the legitimate and well-considered pronouncements made by Hon. Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, the esteemed Founder and National Leader of the now-defunct APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM).

Let it be clearly and unequivocally stated: the content and tone of Hon. Sha’afatu’s disclaimer are not only baseless and misleading but stand as a glaring misrepresentation of the factual and historical realities that birthed, guided, and concluded the noble journey of the ANIM platform.

The APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM) was never a provincial or personal enclave. It was a nationally envisioned structure — an organic manifestation of the collective yearning of progressives across the country who sought to uphold the founding ideals of justice, equity, integrity, and accountability within the APC. At its national helm was Hon. Dr. Sadiq Fakai, under whose visionary leadership the platform flourished, engaged, and ultimately concluded its mandate through due consultations and internal alignment.

Of grave concern is the fact that Hon. Sha’afatu’s claims suffer a crisis of identity and factual coherence. In truth, no such designation as “Zonal Coordinator for Contact & Mobilization” ever existed within the structural architecture of ANIM. One is thus left to wonder: in what official capacity and under what authority did she claim to speak? This ambiguity speaks volumes of the character and accuracy of her submission.

Moreover, Hon. Dr. Fakai’s decision to resign his membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his subsequent defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) remains a personal and well-considered political decision. This has no direct bearing on the defunct status of ANIM, which had long concluded its operations before his transition. Attempting to conflate both distinct matters is disingenuous and intellectually dishonest.

It is indeed puzzling why the personal political choice of a compatriot from a different constituency would evoke such discomfort or provoke unnecessary rebuttal from someone outside his political jurisdiction — except, perhaps, for reasons best known to the author of the disclaimer.

The assertion that Hon. Fakai’s declarations concerning the re-alignment of the ANIM’s structure into a broader and more inclusive national initiative are false, is not only an affront to truth but a grievous disservice to the sacrifices of countless men and women across Nigeria who toiled selflessly under the banner of ANIM.

Let the records stand: the ANIM was duly dissolved through internal consultations, and its remnants realigned into a higher national purpose — not by whim, nor by emotion, but by the deliberate and visionary decision of its national founder. To attempt to rewrite this history, or to opportunistically detach oneself from it now, is both regrettable and uncharitable to collective memory.

Hon. Dr. Sadiq Fakai, in all his declarations, has never pursued personal glorification or partisan appeasement. His convictions stem from a profound sense of responsibility to historical accuracy, to national interest, and to generational truth.

In view of the foregoing, the public is respectfully advised to disregard the contents of the said disclaimer, as it bears the hallmarks of personal discord rather than organizational integrity.

Let us continue to stand for the ideals that once bound us: integrity, courage, and nation-first convictions.

May the truth always find its voice — undiluted, undistorted, and unshaken.

Respectfully submitted,
TSA to the Office of the National Leader
Defunct APC National Integrity Movement (ANIM)
August 2025

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