The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, confirmed yesterday that he had picked up his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms to vie for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).


Confirming the development, his spokesman, Imam Imam, said the speaker’s political associates bought the nomination form for him.
“Earlier today, some friends and political associates of the Speaker notified him that they bought the presidential nomination form for him,” he said.


THISDAY had exclusively reported that the speaker had decided to jettison his governorship bid and instead would vie for the presidency.
Despite Imam’s statement, it is believed that he had already purchased them since Monday as reported by THISDAY.
However, the switch of interest by the speaker from the governorship to the presidential contest got the support of his colleagues in the House.


A group of lawmakers from the opposition party, led by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Zakari Mohammed, stormed the national secretariat of the APC yesterday evening in solidarity with Tambuwal’s ambition.


The team comprising 10 lawmakers, who were said to be representing their colleagues in the House, went straight to meet with the party’s National Organising Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso, at the secretariat.


After the short meeting, the legislators emerged looking excited but refused to speak to journalists who accosted them to ascertain what their mission was. But they refused to speak to the press.


THISDAY, however, gathered from a party source that the APC House members had jointly purchased the presidential nomination form for Tambuwal and had asked the party not to make the matter public, as they were yet to formally present the form to the Speaker



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No match 4 GEJ.

em77:
No match 4 GEJ.

he seem to have some people glamuoring for him oh

Kola komolafe says:

This is not a good development. Tambuwal has governorship form already. Now his rep friends bought Presidential form for him. APC is confused.

He can't even win APC primaries election not to talk of defeating GEJ

make una leave am alone to do as in like

FRENZYLO:
make una leave am alone to do as in like

some candidates will step down for him

A confuse fellow going for Governorship, now for President and we said they are people or party that have direction; when their leaders are confuse. Let see his popularity/acceptance in APC among his colleagues during their primaries and if he eventually win, that makes the 2015 election "an ease win" for GEJ (PDP). Because I know is only GMB that can make the election 60%(PDP) and 40%(APC). That mean whosoever they bring among these four candidates so far, is GEJ till 2019!

Slytacus:
A confuse fellow going for Governorship, now for President and we said they are people or party that have direction; when their leaders are confuse. Let see his popularity/acceptance in APC among his colleagues during their primaries and if he eventually win, that makes the 2015 election "an ease win" for GEJ (PDP). Because I know is only GMB that can make the election 60%(PDP) and 40%(APC). That mean whosoever they bring among these four candidates so far, is GEJ till 2019!

he h as a game plan at least thier finest

and he didntneed to borrow to buy a ticket

nice move from PDP

divide and conquer

noxide:
nice move from PDP

divide and conquer

how

what do you mean

former speaker coming into the presidential race will only make APC more confused.
soon Fashola will join.

GEJ till 2019

lilprinze:
He can't even win APC primaries election not to talk of defeating GEJ

aw did u no, dat was dere plans in d first place, dat was d 1st reason he left pdp, it was obj and tinubu plans,jst wait and see............

what a Confused Party. dem no even trust themselves. i think say na buhari dem trust to deliver now them don put that one for corner bring another person? for just under 6 month una no fit arrange una self well na a whole nigeria with more than 36 states, tongues and tribes with numerous wants and trouble here and there? una need a deep sleep.

Him dey craz..? The guy also want to waste his time and our money...werey gidi

actually i thought yu must become a governor first before u vie for president?
i dey ask o

robosky02:



how

what do you mean

it's a PDP ploy