Breaking:Tambuwal Withdraws from APC Presidential Contest
Report says speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, announced yesterday, that he is backing out of the APC presidential contest.
He made the decision after consulting
with party elders who advised him that contesting would disorganize the
strategic political arrangements already put in place for the
presidential contest, Vanguard reports.
In a statement, Tambuwal said (excerpt):“I have carefully considered the concerns expressed
by some of our leaders, whom I deeply respect and whose support and
counsel I enjoy,to the effect that my entry into the presidential race
at this point may necessitate having to rework some equations on the
political chessboard of the party.”Having consulted widely, taking into consideration the concerns
of some elders of the party, I have decided to suspend my participation
in the presidential contest for now. I have done so as a sacrifice for
the cohesion and unity of the APC. I am suspending my participation in
the presidential race for now because I do not have any inordinate
ambition to occupy any office.I pledge my loyalty to our party, the APC and cooperation with my
uncles and senior brothers and colleagues, who are already in the race
for the APC presidential ticket: I refer to; General Muhamadu Buhari, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Governor Rochas Okorocha and Sam Ndah-Isaiah. There is no doubt that they are all eminently qualified.”
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