Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has distanced himself from the posters pasted across nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory promoting his purported presidential bid.
The poster, with the caption: “Our Choice 2015,” also has the picture of Tambuwal’s Deputy, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, with a sign-off: “We have decided our choice 2015.”
The poster bears the logo of the All Progressives Congress, although both Tambuwal and Ihedioha belong to the Peoples Democratic Party.
In a statement on Saturday by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal thanked those who placed the posters for considering him fit for elective office, but advised them not to go against the laws of the land.
Imam said in the statement: “While we thank them for deeming the Rt Hon Speaker fit for elective office in the country, let it be known that since the Independent National Electoral Commission has not given the go-ahead for those interested in elective positions to start mobilisation, it is inappropriate for any person or group to print campaign posters and have them placed in strategic areas all over the country.
“Laws of the Federation are meant to be obeyed by the high and mighty. The Honourable Speaker will make known the direction he will take with regards to his political future at the appropriate time.”
Ihedioha has also distanced himself from the campaign posters.
In a statement also on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Oke Epia, Ihedioha said: “The attention of the Right Honourable Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has been drawn to posters pasted in parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, purporting that he is running as vice presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 elections.
“This comes to the deputy speaker as laughable and completely nonsensical. Especially so, when the said posters came at a time Hon. Ihedioha is on party assignment with the President and leader of the party, the national chairman and other top stalwarts of the PDP at Osogbo, Osun State for the grand rally of the party for the August 9th governorship election.
“The general public is hereby urged to ignore the posters and see this incident as the handiwork of mischief makers who are advised to find better things to do with their time and resources.
“The deputy speaker is fully focused on and committed to rebuilding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nationally and in Imo State where he has remained a bulwark of the ruling party since the opposition took over the reins of government at that level in 2011.
“Nothing can distract the deputy speaker and other leaders of the party in Imo State from working conscientiously to dislodge the APC government in Imo State and also ensure victory for the party at the federal level in 2015.
“He assures his numerous supporters and associates both in Imo State and all over Nigeria that no amount of mischief can stop or derail the PDP train of progress moving into Imo with the Deputy Speaker in the driver’s seat.”
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