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Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

5Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has been declared the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Sokoto South. Tambuwal seeks to represent seven Local Government Areas in the Red Chamber come 2023. The LGAs are Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo. Recall that the governor, last week, stepped down for former vice president Atiku Abubakar at the presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Read Also: Atiku: Dino Melaye Speaks On Tambuwal Betraying Wike During PDP Primaries Governor Tambuwal had previously represented Tambuwal/Kebbe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Speaker of the House in his third term. By this declaration, the governor will slug it out with ...

No One Has Monopoly Of Leading Nigeria – Tambuwal

17Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

No One Has Monopoly Of Leading Nigeria – Tambuwal

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has affirmed that no one group of people, no matter their religious affiliation or tribe can arrogate the leadership of Nigeria to themselves to the exclusion of other people of the country. He stated this on Friday when he received the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev, Ayokunle Samson Olasupo, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Council Chamber of Government House, Sokoto. According to him, “The leadership of the country is mutually complementary as Nigeria belongs to every Nigerian, and no one will send anyone out of the country, hence the need to remain together for the betterment of the country. See Also: I Am Not Against Tinubu’s Political Ambition – Shina Peller “The kind of leadership the co...

Nigeria Needs a Leader With a Broad World View – Tambuwal

24Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria Needs a Leader With a Broad World View – Tambuwal

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has said Nigeria needs a leader with a broad world view and not a provincial politician. He equally noted that the leader must be incorruptible, must be a person who understands that the best way to fight corruption is by personal example and building strong institutions capable of withstanding shocks and manipulations. Tambuwal, who is the governor of Sokoto State, said this in a statement titled, ‘2023 election: The leader Nigeria needs, by Tambuwal,’ made available to newsmen, in Abuja, on Monday, by his Media Office. He explained that there was no magic wand to curtailing insecurity other than the deployment of relevant tools of good governance, proper technology, necessary military and police equ...

Sokoto Government Approves N155million for Islamic Scholars to Spread Islam

21May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion

Sokoto Government Approves N155million for Islamic Scholars to Spread Islam

The Sokoto State Government has approved N155 million for the Ministry of Religious Affairs to provide motorcycles to Ulamas (Islamic scholars) in the state for the propagation of Islamic activities. The Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Isah Galadanchi, stated this while briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Similarly, according to Punch, the council also approved the sum of over N196m million for the construction and tarring of a five-kilometre bye pass-road from Achida-Tungar Malam-Lambar Kwali in the Wurno Local Government Area. The commissioner added, “The council also deliberated on the recommendations of the committee set up by the state government for the upgrading of Shehu Shagari College of Education to a university of education; a...

APC will soon give way for PDP – Tambuwal

22Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

APC will soon give way for PDP – Tambuwal

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has disclosed that the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) will collapse in a short time, and give way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give Nigerians a purposeful leadership they desired. Tambuwal made the remark on Saturday at the inauguration of the party’s eastern zone council’s polls campaigns in Gwadabawa Town, headquarters of Gwadabawa Local Government Area where no fewer than 12, 000 APC members who defected to the PDP were received. He said the opposition party had since lost focus and the confidence of Nigerians for not being able to deliver its mandate as promised. Tambuwal said: “I am not surprised at the state APC’s resolution not to participate in the polls coming up on March 27. He said the electorates a...

Tambuwal Revokes Contracts Awarded by Wamakko

13Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Interview, News, Nigeria

Tambuwal Revokes Contracts Awarded by Wamakko

Over five major contracts including that of a General Hospital in Wamakko town awarded by the former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko were revoked by the Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s led government. Also revoked are four others located at the Murtala Muhammed Hospital as follows: two additional blocks of wards, landscaping of the hospital, construction of 47 staff quarters and that of the completion of a special work at the hospital which comprises a theatre, mortuary, laundry and others. However, Tambuwal approved three projects for execution amounting to N4 billion. The new projects comprise of two health facilities and one for education. According to the state government, the General Hospital project was abandoned in 2013. Those approved for execution...