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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday said, if he wanted to, he could contest for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, as he has what it takes to compete with President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known while reacting to the statement of the APC National Leader, Ahmed Tinubu, about his exit from the ruling party. According to a statement on the State’s Twitter handle, @sokotogovthouse, Tambuwal said; “If I wanted to and if the Presidency is what (why) Ahmed Tinubu thinks I defected, I could contest with President Buhari under the APC. I have what it takes to have contested with Mr. President.” “Tinubu tried to rock the boat when he was denied Buhari’s vice presidency. He thinks every other person could behave his way. If I wanted to contest under the APC as president, I could have done so and only the votes could have produced a winner. “In any case, Tinubu is confessing that there is no level-playing ground for all membe...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Senate President Bukola Saraki and Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for automatic tickets. The former governor of Lagos state said both men were afraid to test the strength of their popularity in a primary election. Tinubu said if Saraki had remained in the APC, he would have been unable to reclaim his senate seat. He said the senate president has been more focused on changing the rules of the senate for selfish designs. The APC chieftain said Tambuwal has his eyes set on the presidency but “does not have the stomach” to face President Muhammadu Buhari, hence his defection. Tinubu reacted to both men’s defection in a statement released on Sunday titled ‘They go Away Because We go the Right Way.’ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW “The defections of some people from the APC have generated sensational headlines and exaggerated talk as to what their depart...

General Muhammadu Buhari The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has today, Wednesday, December 17, 2014, chosen Professor Yemi Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) as his running mate as vice president in the 2015 presidential election scheduled for February 14, 2015. The Lagos based Osinbajo is a pastor at Olive Tree House of Prayer for All Nations in Banana Island, which is a Redeemed Christian Church of God Parish. Osinbajo is also the Ethics Adviser to the Advisory Board of the African Development Bank and the director of Citibank (non-executive). Furthermore, the appointed running mate and father of three has served in various capacities in the United Nations and has written, edited and co-authored several books and publications. The graduate of Law from the University of Lagos would automatically become the vice president of Nigeria if Buhari eventually wins the presidential race come 2015.