The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who formally defected
to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today, to resign his position as Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
“After a thorough consideration of the matter, the NWC came
to a conclusion that the Hon. Speaker, as a responsible elected officer, knows
full well what is needful and honourable of him since his new party is in the
minority [in the House]” the party said at the end of the NWC meeting.
In a polite statement signed by National Publicity Secretary
Olisa Metuh, the PDP said it was not unmindful of the fact that Tambuwal became
Speaker on its platform as the political party with the majority of seats, a
fact it described as “incontrovertible” and “has not changed.”
Tambuwal abandoned the PDP today, thereby becoming the
latest high-profile figure of the party to do so. In 2011, he replaced the former Speaker,
Dimeji Bankole, also of the PDP, who was toppled in a corruption scandal. Bankole had himself in 2007 replaced by
former hairdresser Patricia Etteh, also of the PDP, who had also been brought
down by allegations of corruption and unauthorized spending.
12 Comments
Nothing person no go see in this nigeria, na PDP get House of Rep's? Or oh! PDP gave him d position, choi! Too bad for Nigeria...
ReplyDeleteHe was nominated under PDP platform
ReplyDeleteI doubt if that will be possible
ReplyDeleteNah wah
ReplyDeletePDP is the problem of nigeria
ReplyDeleteAminu Tambuwal will later realise that APC can't offer him nothing
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm
ReplyDeleteSo becos of that, he should resign???
ReplyDeleteI don't see any sense in asking him to resign.
ReplyDeleteThis one will fuel crisis in d politics of Nigeria, they'll have a way of forcing him out.
ReplyDeleteImagine that, but Tambuwal sef no get sense at all.
ReplyDeleteTambuwal wants to be a governor, money monger
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