Speaker Tambuwal Drops Out Of Presidential Race

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Aminu Tambuwal earlier today dropped his

presidential ambitions after consultations with

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains who

are strong backers of retired General

Muhammadu Buhari.

Tambuwal will now contest for the position of

governor in his home state of Sokoto according

to impeccable sources close to the speaker.

One source told Saharareporters that

Tambuwal was “begged” by Buhari people to

step down so as not to sabotage his budding

ambition as APC’s consensus candidate in the

upcoming party primaries.

Mr. Tambuwal sent tongues wagging when he

recently decamped to the APC after which

series of events followed including the

withdrawal of his police protection reportedly

on the orders of President Goodluck Jonathan.

A few days later some house of representatives

members visited Mr. Tambuwal at his official

residence with the Presidential nomination

forms for the APC.

However, several political sources stated that

Tambuwals sudden interest in the presidency

was driven by Mr. Jonathan in an attempt to

frustrate Buhari from emerging as APC

candidate. Those sources told this medium that

the high-profile fight to remove Tambuwal as

speaker was done to raise his profile and

attract public sympathy that could portray him

as anti-establishment.

Mr. Tambuwal or his aides did not respond to

our inquiries regarding the latest action.