By Sani Tukur

The Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Aminu Tambuwal, has denied attending a
meeting of the five governors who recently
defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC,
from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The five governors met with the leadership of
the APC on Monday night at the Kano State
Governors lodge in Asokoro Abuja; and there
were media reports that the speaker attended the meeting briefly.

Speaking through his spokesperson, Imam
Imam, on Tuesday, Mr. Tambuwal said he went
to the Kano Governors lodge to see the
Governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Wamakko.
Mr. Tambuwal is from Sokoto.
“The speaker went to see his governor who
sought to see him and he went there before
the meeting commenced and it did not
commence before he left the lodge,” he said.
He said it was wrong to assume the speaker
was at the Kano lodge to attend the meeting
when it was clear he left before the meeting
started.

Mr. Imam said there was nothing wrong for
the speaker to go and see his governor
anywhere, just as he could go anywhere to see
the President if requested to do so.

Those who attended Monday’s meeting
included two leaders of the APC: former Head
of state and 2011 Presidential candidate of
Congress for Progressive Change, CPC,
Muhammadu Buhari, and former governor of
Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. Others are Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; Babatunde Fashola of Lagos; Bola Ajimobi of Oyo, Musa Kwakwanso of Kano; Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers; Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun; Murtala Nyako of Adamawa and Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto.

Tambuwal not resigning
Mr. Imam also clarified recent reports that Mr.
Tambuwal is facing pressure from members to
resign because of the expected mass defection
of lawmakers from the PDP to the APC
following the defection of five governors last
week.

“There is no iota of truth at all on these
insinuations; he has never considered
resignation and it has never been discussed,”
Mr. Imam said.

He said Mr. Tambuwal was elected to serve a
mandate and he is focussed on that mandate.
Reports also suggested that Mr. Tambuwal may
be forced to resign because of his insistence of
$79 oil benchmark for 2014 budget
projections.

However, the House of Reps on Monday held a
closed door session where it was agreed that
the House would accept whatever decision the
Harmonisation committee set up by the House
agreed upon.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the harmonisation
committee’s position followed an intense
debate at the closed session; and that contrary
to public perception, Mr. Tambuwal advocated
for a $76.5 benchmark, while most lawmakers
insisted on $79.

-Premium Times

mennnnnn, this clown sabi fear?

http://www.newissuesmagazine.com/tambuwal-denies-attending-apc-meeting-says-resignation-plan/

Hmm

The hands of Esau and skin of Jacob. my dear Tambuwal you are already in APC right from its birth

Is it a crime for him to visit his state governor?? Despite the fact the he's a speaker, doesn't make him not to be an ordinary elected member of the house of reps from his state!

Mr Tambuwal is a member of APC,he will not find it cheap.

Tambuwal stop the hide and seek.People in the PDP already know you are leaving the party.

cowards cannever be seen as heros.

coward!

You want to pull down the structure that put you in power. Is there any other equally paying position that can employ you Mr. Tambuwala? You are an opportunist and your apologist will tell you that you are not doing anything wrong since there is nothing wrong to being ambitious.

How dare you to think that you can rule Nigeria!

What qualifications , achievements in and out of politics makes you think you warrant that office other than the sentimental cry for a northern president?
I will rather vote for a northern goat than you!

atlwireles: Tambuwal stop the hide and seek.People in the PDP already know you are leaving the party.

U should know he can´t leave PDP now cos he will lose his sit in the house of reps if he does. Read the contitution and see 4 urself.

I doubt if Tambuwal is still in PDP's agenda.
PDP have moved beyond Tambuwal