The
Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal has been left with a tough
decision to make after his deputy refused to dump the APC.
The
Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has vowed to remain in
the ruling All Progressives Congress on whose platform he and Governor
Aminu Tambuwal were elected into office, according to Punch.
This
is coming as Senator Ibrahim Gobir, seven House of Representatives
members, 12 other members of the state House of Assembly and hundreds of
thousands of people of the state have vowed to remain in APC.
Recall
that the Tambuwal had on Wednesday dumped the APC for the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party, mounting pressure on the deputy governor to
follow suit.
But
the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum and immediate past governor
of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, has dismissed the defection of
Governor Aminu Tambuwal to PDP, reiterating that Sokoto state remains
an APC state.
He also restated the state’s support for Buhari, saying, “We’re solidly behind President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Senator
Wamakko was reacting to Wednesday’s defection of Tambuwal to the
opposition party, alongside 18 members of the State House of Assembly
and other supporters.
Wamakko said, ”The
people of the state are also solidly behind me, other senator, other
House of Representatives members and elders who have chosen to remain in
the APC.
”Whatever crowd you might have seen or been told about, just take it as a mere story. Sokoto remains an APC state.”
Continuing, he said, “But, I pity my younger brother, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. He is a very promising young politician, full of potentials.
”Maybe, something else is guiding his decision. This is the worst decision he has taken in his life.
”At his age, he should not be in a hurry. He is a fine young politician. I have a lot of respect for him.
“If
he had taken into consideration, the people he is representing, the
people of Sokoto State, he should not have gone into the PDP.”
He expressed hope that Tambuwal would rescind his decision and come back to the APC.
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