All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has opened up on the recent defections in the polity, saying Senate President Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal among others left the APC because the party could not offer them what they wanted.
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The recent tirade by the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, against President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as unfortunate, ill-conceived and a total assault on our cultural values.
The Chairman and the Secretary of the group,Niyi Akinsiju and Cassidy Madueke, respectively, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has ordered the compulsory retirement of two Permanent Secretaries from the state civil service.
Tambuwal said this when he addressed thousands of youths and students who stormed his office to express their gratitude to him for involving youths in his administration
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the coalition, representing all tertiary institutions across the state, said in a press statement issued in Sokoto, that recent directive by the federation stopping students from active politics was illegitimate.
The internationally acclaimed prophet predicted thrice about the gales of defections rocking one of the major political parties in Nigeria, All Progressives Congress
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed the state Ministry of Finance to immediately commence the payment August salaries to workers in the including those in the Local Governments.
Saraki said this in response to Oshiomhole’s threat that senators elected on the platform of the APC will impeach the Senate president if he does not quit his position
The Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has condemned in strong terms Tuesday’s invasion of and siege on the National Assembly complex in Abuja by armed security operatives.
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.
Wamakko stated this on Saturday at special rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari and APC leadership organised by party loyalists following the defection of Governor Aminu Tambuwal to PDP from ruling APC on August 1.
Secondus, who spoke at the 81st National Executive Committee meeting of the party, told the team of defectors to the party, led by Saraki and the Governors of Benue, Sokoto and Kwara States – Samuel Ortom, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed – that the bold steps they took would not be in vain.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday formally welcomed home Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal; Samuel Ortom of Benue, former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Nigeria’s former High Commissioner to South Africa, Ahmed Ibeto and Senator Dino Melaye as they attended the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which commenced at about 9.48pm, was attended by about 16 out of the current 21 APC governors, while those absent were represented by their deputies
Oshiomhole said this after a meeting of the leadership of the APC and senators elected on the platform of the party with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress says that it is neither distracted nor surprised by the defection of the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, to the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has welcome the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, back to its fold. The party, in the same vein, welcomed the Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, and all other returning and new members of the party.
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said he is delighted to find himself again having to rejoice with another set of All Progressives Congress politicians for crossing over to the Peoples Democratic Party in just 24 hours.
After several weeks of speculation, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to his former party, Peoples Democratic Party.