A Group of ‘Concerned Citizens of Sokoto State’ has called on Sokoto State 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, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, described Tambuwal’s exit from APC as betrayal of people’s mandate as given him in the 2015 election.

Abdullahi said Tambuwal’s emergence as Governor was not that he was popularly accepted by people of Sokoto, but because of the circumstances that PDP led Nigeria into then, as well as, contribution of Senator Aliyu Wamakko and President Muhammad Buhari.

“We are speaking on behalf of Sokoto people that we are totally against Tambuwal’s decision to join PDP and we want him to immediately return our mandate by resigning his position as governor,’’ Abdullahi said.

He called on the authorities to investigate the alleged bribery of 18 lawmakers to join PDP along with Tambuwal and sponsoring of people from the 23 Local Government Areas to attend Aug. 1, decamping event at Sokoto Government House.

The group Coordinator called on Tambuwal to either confirm or deny the allegations stressing that it was said that N5 million was spent on each of the Local Government to transport people to the event.

He added that the group would begin educating people to recall any lawmaker that followed Tambuwal’s actions, while suggesting that Nigeria’s Constitution should accommodate recall process of elected governor.

Abdullahi described Tambuwal’s comments on Federal Government not executing any project in Sokoto as misleading.

He listed establishment of 8 Division of Nigerian Army, N8.7 billion FGN/CBN Intervention programnme in agriculture among others as Buhari’s good work to Sokoto people.

Abdullahi also urged Governor Tambuwal to account for N18.3 billion Paris Club refunds and N10.09 billion Salary/Pension arrears settlement facilities given by the Federal Government.

He traced the history of Tambuwal’s emergence as Speaker House of Representatives, his governorship contest with his brother Sen. Umaru Dahiru-Tambuwal and the support he enjoyed from Sen. Aliyu Wamakko.

Others in attendance at the conference were Retired Sqd. Leader, Aminu Bala-Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Gidan-Bango, Alhaji Usman Hassan and Alhaji Mu’azu Maigwanjo.

kunmiiii:
Olodo group, their name should be "Concerned Olodo Citizens of Sokoto State"

Why would a sitting governor resign and return the mandate he probably BOUGHT from you people back then for a meagre sum of money and gifts, who should he return it to?? Una wan resell the mandate back to another highest bidder abi?? Abeg u can't eat your cake and have it.

ManirBK:
Buhari till 2023 by God grace. the defectors to PDP will recieve the consequence of their action b4 and after the election.

Firefire:
Buhary till 2045 or till no more Nigeria.


Kai Barber!

thesicilian:
Technically a Governor doesn't have to resign because he defected from his party to another. He was elected by the people of the state, not his party members alone.

AroleOduduwa:
People won’t fail to amaze me. I don’t know if they are hypocrites or dunce, how can you ask a sitting governor to resign because he defected from one party to the other, why not write the state assembly or wait till the next election? APC are not handling the defection lightly, they are pained and wounded that they are celebrating Akpabio defection as if Donald trump has just decamped from republican to APC

Corrinthians:
Where exactly did Tambuwal get the sense that was a good move to make? The gentleman sure didn't consult well before taking that decision. Very wrong choice of action I tell you.

FOLYKAZE:


The people you called 'dunce' actually voted for him. They did this after he joined a platform they trusted. So he won gubernatorial election with support from this platform and thinks he has to leave because he has ambition to become President. What has really changed that made him return to another platform? Shouldn't the people that voted him ask questions? The voters thumbprinted APC on the ballot paper, not Tambulwa right? So if he doesn't trust the party again, he should drop their mandate. It is as simple as that.

Deputy Governor in many states have resigned before Joining another party contrary to what their principal belongs to. We saw it play out in Kano State recently. Now explain why a State Governor who was trusted with a mandate because he belong ti a party would not resign before joining another party. As the case maybe, my argument is that electorates voted for party not candidates.

AroleOduduwa:


You argument is invalid, Hafiz Abubakar resigned because he has a boss and if he hadn’t done so, the state assembly would have impeached him. Tambuwal scenario is different, he’s the boss in his state, he has the mandate and not his party.

FOLYKAZE:


Did the electorate voted for Tambuwal or APC? Whose name is on the Ballot?

If he thinks he can win alone, he shouldn't have joined any platform you know.

ManirBK:
He listed establishment of 8 Division of Nigerian Army, N8.7 billion FGN/CBN Intervention programnme in agriculture among others as Buhari’s good work to Sokoto people.
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/pressure-mounts-on-governor-tambuwal-to-resign-264312.html
Mynd44 lalasticlala oam4j

Òmo, see the achievements of a president

So Tambuwal cannot account for the Paris fund and pension bla bla bla and Buhari kept quiet until he decamped

Yet some unintelligent people will come here to tell us how Buhari is fighting corruption

Is it now glaring that Buhari was only fighting the opposition and his enemies using the nation's resources

Hypocrisy is when you congratulated Tambuwal for decamping, praised his wisdom for dousing tension for adjoining the national assembly as at how he seems fit but harassing Bukola Saraki for doing the same thing. Now dragging Tambuwal through the mould when he did the same thing again but only in the reverse

2019 will be an unforgettable year in the history of this country!

AroleOduduwa:


Don’t waste my time. To answer your question, the name of the candidate, the party name and this logo, but that doesn’t change the fact that the mandate belongs to him, please stop arguing blindly.

FOLYKAZE:


Are you a Nigerian? On which Ballot did you find Candidates name?

You guys just be dishonest with yourself. After the primary election, cabdidates are given the party flag which mean representing of thr platform they held the flag. The party flag is given to candidate by the Party leader. And the only symbol of this is that this particular candidate is representing a party.

On the Ballot, the only thing you are going to find is Party name and logo. It does not have candidate name on it. I wonder if you have ever voted in any election in Nigeria.

The electorate voted for the party and not any candidate. If you can advocate for the resignation of Deputies for decamping, the same logic should apply for a Governor who got the people mandate by belonging to a platform.

Corrinthians:
Where exactly did Tambuwal get the sense that was a good move to make? The gentleman sure didn't consult well before taking that decision. Very wrong choice of action I tell you.

AroleOduduwa:


When Inec want to announce the winner, they make announcement by saying APC or PDP has won the election right? The posters/ billboards you see around has only PDP and APC on it without the name and picture of the candidate? My friend move to one corner and stop wasting my time.

FOLYKAZE:


Poster can have any name printed on it. It is not INEC material and not guided by law. So much soms even put their unofficial name like Nicknames. It doesn't have any meaning.

INEC declare results by mentioning name of the candidate and the party they belong to. We've had cases of where candidates have almost same name. The returning officer will name and THE NAME OF THE PARTY the candidate belong to. This is why we have Party Agents on board and not candidate agent to monitor the process.

And for your dishonesty, ballot paper has the name and logo of the Party. It does not include the name of the candidate. This inevitably means the mandate belongs to the party and not the candidate.

You were calling some people hypocrites but your own hypocrisy is rare to find. Only a hypocrite will support the resignation of deputies but would want the governor to retain his office after defection.

thesicilian:
Technically a Governor doesn't have to resign because he defected from his party to another. He was elected by the people of the state, not his party members alone.

AroleOduduwa:


Which of my post suggested that am in support of political prostitute, I don’t support people without ideology. All am saying is that you can’t ask a sitting governor to resign, he has to he mandate, they should explore legal means and stop making noise. Mind you, there will be more decamping from PDP to APC and Vice versa