Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday
agreed to begin a nationwide consultation on the desirability or otherwise of
him pursuing a bid for the Presidency under the auspices of the PDP.
A statement from Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser, Media and
Publicity to the Governor said the governor hearkened to calls by the Sokoto
State chapter of the PDP to run for the office of President.
He said, Tambuwal who recalled that the trajectory of his
political career has shown a consistent struggle for democratic astuteness,
also pointed out that he has never ventured into any political striving without
seeking the approval and blessing of the people of his state and his
constituency.
Bello said the Governor has agreed to start a nationwide
consultation process that will enable him decide whether to throw his heart in
the ring or not.
“I have listened to our party leaders, women and youths on
the call that I should initiate and begin the process of consultations to
contest for the President of Nigeria under the banner of our great party,” the
statement added.
Bello also said the governor proffered that he would launch
the deliberations in earnest and announce what feedback he gets.
“When members of the House of Representatives of the 7th
Assembly approached with their desire for me to contest for the position of
Speaker, I gave them certain conditions, one of which was that I have leaders –
late President Shehu Shagari, former Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and two
others in (Sokoto) State.
“I told them to go to my state and consult with these
leaders. If they bless your initiative, I will accept your proposal and contest
for the Speaker.
“When they came to Sokoto, President Shehu Shagari of
blessed memory admonished them that: ‘if you are putting our son forward as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, your efforts must not be sectional or
religious,’ “ Tambuwal said.
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