Tag Archives: Aminu Tambuwal

Tambuwal enters presidential race, says farmers crises was a major security concern

Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said herdsmen/farmers crises in parts of the country was a major security concern for every Nigerian.

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Wike to Tinubu: I didn’t promise Tambuwal presidential ticket

The Rivers State Government has denied reports that the Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), because the Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, had promised him a presidential ticket.

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Tambuwal to Tinubu: I have what it takes to compete with Buhari

Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday said, if he wanted to, he could contest for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as he has what it takes to compete with President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Saraki, Tambuwal, others wanted automatic ticket and share of Nigeria’s wealth, Tinubu alleges

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said that defectors who left the party wanted automatic tickets and sharing of the national wealth which the governing APC could not guarantee. Tinubu said this in a statement he entitled ‘They Go Away Because We Go the Right Way’, released by his Media Officer, Tunde Rahman, in ...

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Buhari is not healthy to run a government – Tambuwal

Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has affirmed that it is true that President Muhammadu Buhari has health challenges and also accused a cabal of running his (Buhari”s) government.

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Defection: ‘Return our mandate by resigning as governor’, Group tells Tambuwal

A Group of ‘Concerned Citizens of Sokoto State’ has called on Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, to resign his position as governor following his defection to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a press conference on Sunday, the group Coordinator, Abubakar Abdullahi, described Tambuwal’s exit from APC as betrayal of people’s mandate as given him in ...

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Sokoto: You will regret your actions, Nigerians stand for APC, Wamakko tells defectors

Former Sokoto Governor, Aliyu Wamakko who staged a grand homecoming to Sokoto on Saturday said defectors to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties from All Progressives Congress (APC) will surely regret their actions. Wamakko stated this on Saturday at a special rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari and APC organised by loyalists, in the wake of the ...

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Wamakko to Tambuwal: You return to PDP is the ‘worst decision’ ever

The lawmaker representing Sokoto North District, Aliyu Wamakko , has described Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s decision to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as his life’s “worst decision”.

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Tambuwal’s defection to PDP is a bold step – Secondus

Uche Secondus, National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is excited by news that the Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has defected to the PDP.

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12 Sokoto lawmakers declare support for Buhari, abandon Tambuwal

Twelve of the 30-member Sokoto State House of Assembly have declared their loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria. The lawmakers stated this in a statement released on Wednesday afternoon. “We reiterate our commitment and loyalty to the APC led government under President Muhammadu Buhari,” they said in the statement. Their announcement follows the ...

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