Don’t be deceived by crowd at Tambuwal’s defection declaration, Sokoto remains APC State, Buhari’s stronghold, Senator Wamakko tells Nigerians

*Says successor’s defection his “worst decision ever”

By Kemi Kasumu, General Editor

In his remark, Senator Wamakko said while politics is always full of surprises, it was “pitiable” for a young man like Alhaji Tambuwal to make such a decision.  “He is a very promising young politician, with full potentials. But, may be something else is guiding his decision. This is the worst decision he has taken in his life.”

Senator representing the Sokoto North at the 8th Senate, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has described Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s decision to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as his life’s “worst decision”.

Wamakko spoke, in a media report, just as former Governor of Abia State Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu vowed that over his dead body would he in he return to the PDP.

Senator Wamakko, who is immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, reportedly made the statement during an interview aired on BBC Hausa Service on Thursday.

According to the report, Wamakko said Sokoto State remained with President Muhammadu Buhari, and said his successor, Tambuwal’s defection will be of no consequence.

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal defected on Wednesday to the PDP, his former party.

Tambuwal, who is said to be nursing a presidential ambition, called on Nigerians to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari in the next year’s election.

He said Buhari has failed the nation as president.

In his remark, Senator Wamakko said while politics is always full of surprises, it was “pitiable” for a young man like Alhaji Tambuwal to make such a decision.

“He is a very promising young politician, with full potentials. But, may be something else is guiding his decision. This is the worst decision he has taken in his life.

“At his age, he should not be in a hurry. He is a fine young politician. I have a lot of respect for him. If he had taken the consideration of the people he is representing and the people of Sokoto State, he should not have gone into the PDP,” the report quoted Wamakko saying.

Wamakko said if he had any issues with the APC, leaving the party would not be the ideal thing to do.

He, however, maintained that the APC would remain in government in Sokoto and President Buhari would win the presidential election in the state.

The senator also warned against rating the crowd that witnessed Tambuwal’s defection as evidence of his popularity.

‘’Whatever crowd you might have seen or told, just take it as a mere story. As a matter of principle, it is not in my character to abuse people, but, what I am assuring is that Sokoto State is an APC state,” he said.

While hoping that Tambuwal would rescind his decision and return to the APC, he described the recent defections from the party as an opportunity for stocktaking.

“Hence, it is coming out stronger. In the next few days or months, Nigerians would be surprised how the APC is going to fare,” he said.