The negative fortune of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is
set to dim even further as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal is set to formally decamp
to the leading opposition party in the country, the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
The Speaker’s decision came as a shock to the leadership of PDP,
who earlier in December had extracted a word of commitment from
the House leaders that member’s defection will no longer be tenable.
National Mirror gathered that the Sokoto State chapter of the APC has
mandated its Tambuwal Local Government chapter to formally present
a membership card to the Speaker who has been asked by the state
Governor, Aliyu Wamakko to formally declare his stand.
It was gathered, however, that Tambuwal would retain his seat as
Speaker due to the numerical strength of the opposition party as soon
as he decamps from the PDP and join the APC in January.
It will be recalled that the defection of some members of the House of
Representatives elected on the platform of the ruling party into APC
has brought the number of the federal lawmakers of the opposition
party to 172. The PDP presently has 171.
The likely defection of Tambuwal will further alter the equation in
favour of APC in the House, with its membership increasing to 173,
with PDP coming down to 170.
More PDP members in the House are also planning to join Tambuwal
as soon as he declares for APC.
A source in Tambuwal's camp confirmed the move by saying:
"Mr. Speaker... is set to tap the numerical strength of APC in the
House to retain his seat. The defection of Mr. Speaker is going to
alter the political equation in the House substantially because
many other members of the House are likely to join him to move
to APC.
“The speaker has made up his minds and he has perfected the
strategies with the leaders of APC and he is not likely to go into
APC alone as some of his colleagues in the House have also
decided to follow him into the opposition party."
2014 is going to be the year of real politics...!
set to dim even further as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal is set to formally decamp
to the leading opposition party in the country, the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
The Speaker’s decision came as a shock to the leadership of PDP,
who earlier in December had extracted a word of commitment from
the House leaders that member’s defection will no longer be tenable.
National Mirror gathered that the Sokoto State chapter of the APC has
mandated its Tambuwal Local Government chapter to formally present
a membership card to the Speaker who has been asked by the state
Governor, Aliyu Wamakko to formally declare his stand.
It was gathered, however, that Tambuwal would retain his seat as
Speaker due to the numerical strength of the opposition party as soon
as he decamps from the PDP and join the APC in January.
It will be recalled that the defection of some members of the House of
Representatives elected on the platform of the ruling party into APC
has brought the number of the federal lawmakers of the opposition
party to 172. The PDP presently has 171.
The likely defection of Tambuwal will further alter the equation in
favour of APC in the House, with its membership increasing to 173,
with PDP coming down to 170.
More PDP members in the House are also planning to join Tambuwal
as soon as he declares for APC.
A source in Tambuwal's camp confirmed the move by saying:
"Mr. Speaker... is set to tap the numerical strength of APC in the
House to retain his seat. The defection of Mr. Speaker is going to
alter the political equation in the House substantially because
many other members of the House are likely to join him to move
to APC.
“The speaker has made up his minds and he has perfected the
strategies with the leaders of APC and he is not likely to go into
APC alone as some of his colleagues in the House have also
decided to follow him into the opposition party."
2014 is going to be the year of real politics...!
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