Aminu Tambuwal, governor of
Sokoto state, has picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
The politician, who defected from
the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP earlier in the month,
stormed the Wadata Plaza headquarters of the opposition party in Abuja with his
supporters on Thursday evening.
He arrived at the place around
6pm and left about an hour later.
He told reporters that he was
confident that the party leaders would conduct credible primary if the
aspirants did not agree on a consensus candidate.
“I can’t say there is no need for
consensus; it is part of democratic process. If there is a possibility of it,
why not? If it is not possible, then, we all go for the primary,” he said.
“But I believe that PDP of today
is capable of organising free, fair, credible and transparent primaries.”
Tambuwal said going by his antecedents
he had the capability to confront the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its
likely candidate.
“I believe you need to check back
my political antecedents. I have always confronted with this kind of hostile
environment,” he said.
“You remember how I emerged as
speaker of house of representatives and how I remained there as speaker of
house of representatives.
“So I am not discouraged by
whatever that may come up as a challenge from the administration.”
On the issue of herdsmen/farmers
crisis, Tambuwal said it was a major security of concern to every Nigerian.
“We must look at the issue very
comprehensively and proffer solution to it,” he said.
“I believe it is an issue every
responsible government must address and I assure you we can take it head on and
resolve it.”
Tambuwal was elected speaker of
the house of representatives under the platform of PDP but defected to APC in
2014.
He won the governorship ticket of
the APC and defeated the PDP candidate in the 2015 election.
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