There are reports that the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has
defected to the opposition party, All
Progressive Congress (APC) from the ruling
party, PDP, according to Premium Times.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal
The Speaker who is reportedly yet to make his
intention of running for President in the 2015
Elections was said to have recently on
Monday attended the APC meeting in his
hometown, Sokoto state, sources at the meeting
told PREMIUM TIMES.
Its been gathered that Tambuwal whose
defection is to prepare him for the 2015
presidential election has been absent from
important functions of the ruling party, Peoples
Democratic Party(PDP).
Meanwhile it would be recalled in August it was
reported that Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal held
a secret meeting with former President
Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop home in
Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State in regards to
his 2015 political ambition.
In September, it was also reported that
Tambuwal had a secret meeting with top
politicians from the North who are in support
of his presidential ambition and are working
tirelessly to ensure he runs for Presidency.
UPDATE
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Aminu Tambuwal, has confirmed attending a
meeting of the opposition party, APC on
Monday in Sokoto State.
Tambuwal, who said in a statement on Monday
that he will announce his decision publicly at
the right time as he is still making consultation
on his political future, however did not state if
he has dumped the ruling party, Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP for APC.
This is coming on the heels of the report
making rounds that the speaker has defected to
APC.
Meanwhile the speaker’s Special Adviser on
Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam in a
statement has debunked the report that Hon.
Tambuwal has defected to APC saying:
“That today, Monday, the Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Chief Tony Anenih, led other members of the
party on a reconciliation meeting to Sokoto but
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
a member of the NEC of the PDP, Rt. Hon Aminu
Tambuwal CFR, was not invited to the meeting.
“That Rt. Hon Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
was later invited by His Excellency, the
Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu
Wamakko, to attend the meeting of their political
family to discuss the political future of Sokoto
State.
“That the Speaker, Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal,
duly obliged and attended the meeting.”
The statement said the meeting also had in
attendance “prominent Sokoto citizens many of
who have no known political affiliation”. The
most notable was the Sardauna of Sokoto and
former Minister of Finance, Abubakar Alhaji.
source: naij.com