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2023: Group passes vote of confidence on Tambuwal, PDP candidates
 A group, Sokoto Network for Good Governance on Sunday passed a vote of confidence on Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s administration in Sokoto State and expressed support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the 2023 general elections. Addressing a world press briefing in Sokoto, the Convener General, Mr Faruk Gada, said PDP wielded about 74 per cent support-base among the…
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2023: 2 Tambuwal’s aides, scores defect to APC in Sokoto
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State had received two Special Assistants of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and scores of other members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Bashar Abubakar, the Special Adviser to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), the party’s leader in the stat, said this in a statement he issued…
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Politics
Convention: PDP will come out strong to receive all willing to join – Tambuwal
The Governor of Sokoto state and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the party would emerge strong from its national convention to receive those coming to join it. Tambuwal stated this while briefing newsmen after the PDP stakeholders’ meeting held at Akwa-lbom Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Friday night. Tambuwal said even though 90 per…
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Tambuwal mourns as Sokoto Agric Commissioner dies
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has announced the death of the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Arzika Tureta, who died on Sunday night. Tambuwal in a statement, titled, ‘Transition Announcement and Burial’, which he personally signed said, “With submission to the will of Allah, on behalf of the government and good people of Sokoto State, I hereby announce the death…
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Tambuwal sues for peace, ready to work with oppositions
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the electorate to shun violence and exhibit high sense of maturity during and after Saturday’s rerun election in the state. A statement signed by Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Friday, said Tambuwal made the call during the…
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Supreme Court upholds election of Tambuwal
The Supreme court has dismissed an appeal filed by Ahmed Aliyu challenging the election of Aminu Tambuwal as Governor of Sokoto state. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the apex court dismissed the appeal on the ground that the appellant failed to prove his allegation of non-compliance with the electoral act and issues of over-voting. The Sokoto…
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Nigeria
Budget: Tambuwal Presents N202.4bn Appropriation for 2020 Fiscal Year
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday presented N202.4 billion as proposed appropriation for 2020 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval. Tambuwal, while presenting the bill for 2020 proposed expenditure said the amount included the capital expenditure of N122.8 billion, personnel cost of N32.7 billion and overhead cost of N46.8 billion. The Governor said the…
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NEWS
Speaker, Tambuwal, wins Sokoto governorship poll
Aminu Tambuwal, who is the current speaker of the House of Representatives, has been declared winner of the Sokoto State governorship election, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. According to results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, quoted by NAN, Mr. Tambuwal scored 647,609 votes to beat his major rival and former political benefactor, Abdallah Wali, who polled 269,074…
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Tambuwal Stalls Leadership Change Despite APC Majority
A dramatic move by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to change the leadership of the House of Representatives was truncated by the wise counsel of Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who reminded his colleagues that the matter precipitated by the defection of six legislators Tuesday is still in court. The APC members had sought the removal of the…
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