The Governor of Sokoto State,
Aminu Tambuwal has condemned the statement credited to Governor Nasir el-Rufai
of Kaduna State over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, rally held in Sokoto
earlier in the week.
Tambuwal, in a statement made
available to newsmen on Thursday, pointed out that the failures of the APC had
caused the PDP to blossom in popularity while bringing fright to the APC.
Governor el-Rufai had claimed
that the crowd that witnessed last Monday’s PDP presidential campaign flag-off
were imported from the Niger Republic.
But in a statement issued on
Thursday by Akibu Dalhatu, Special Adviser, Public Enlightenment and
Mobilisation to Tambuwal, the Governor said the claim by el-Rufai is a
confirmation that the APC was shocked by the support gained by the main
opposition.
The statement said, “The outcry
by el-Rufai is a testimony to the fact that APC and its leadership were shocked
by the gargantuan crowd the rally recorded in Sokoto which serve as the final
burial of APC government in the Northwest and Nigeria in general because of
perpetual failure, bad leadership, massive corruption, failure to end terrorism
and other security challenges bedevilling our nation since the inception of
Buhari’s administration in 2015.
“For the purpose of setting the
record straight, el-Rufai should not forget so soon that his hands were deeply
involved in messing up of the present administration as a result of his bad
governance and policies as a governor of Kaduna state, through mass sacking of
innocent primary school teachers, unnecessary demolition of peoples landed
properties, disregards and disrespect for traditional rulers, Northern elders,
leaders and other respected institutions, escalation of insecurity, refusal to
obey the court orders and rule of (law).
“El-Rufai is cold-hearted. It was
the same Northwest people that he and his party begged for support in 2015. But
because of the failure of APC government, incessant hunger and poverty all over
the region that have made them to decamp to PDP, he is now calling them
foreigners.
“What scared el-Rufai and his
co-travellers was the success recorded at the Sokoto PDP campaign rally. The
Sokoto gathering, no doubt, instilled fear in the minds of el-Rufai and his
cohorts so much that in their wildest imaginations, their party – the APC –
will find it impossible to record a replica of such mammoth crowd in any state
of the Northwest including El-Rufai own state of Kaduna. We, therefore,
challenge el-Rufai and APC to do same if at all they can in any of the state in
Northwest.
“With Governor Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal at the helm of affairs as Governor of Sokoto state and campaign
coordinator of PDP in Northwest, El-Rufai will receive the shock of his life in
Kaduna state and entire Northwest during the forthcoming general election.
“Tambuwal as a master political
strategist who came second during the Presidential primaries of PDP will defeat
APC hands down and deliver the entire Northwest to PDP because of massive
support, love and loyalty of the people of the Northwest to him.
“Governor Tambuwal appreciates
the political courage of the entire people of Northwest, their support and
loyalty to PDP and sincerely thanks them and appeals to them to come out enmass
during the forthcoming general election to lead PDP to victory.”
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