Former House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Tambuwalhas revealed why he supported the emergence of Yakubu Dogara as his successor instead of Femi Gbajabiamila.
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Aminu Tambuwal
Dogara became the Speaker on June 9, 2015, despite Gbajabiamila being chosen as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Femi Gbajabiamila being congratulated by APC leaders on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
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Tambuwal, now the Governor of Sokoto, commented on the issue on Monday, August 10, while receiving leaders of the Sayawa Community of Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State.
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Aminu Tambuwal being sworn in as the Sokoto State Governor earlier today.
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He said:
“Eight out of ten members of the Body of Principal Officers in the last Assembly supported Dogara’s aspiration. Only Hon Femi (Gbajabiamila) and Hon Datti Ahmad supported Femi.”
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Aminu Tambuwal sworn in as Sokoto State Governor
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“I have strong affinity with Hon Femi. He was closer to me than Dogara. But when talking about leadership and collective decisions, sentiments have to be put aside. I’m not here to tell you that my support made Dogara the Speaker, no. Two things made Dogara to become the Speaker, one is God and two, Dogara’s competence.”
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal
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“The acknowledgement of Dogara’s competence did not start with me. It started from the time of Hon Patricia and Etteh and Hon Dimeji Bankole when they entrusted him with a sensitive position of the Chairman of House Services Committee.”
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Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
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Dogara’s emergence led to a crisis in the House of Reps which was eventually resolved after Gbajabiamila became Majority Leader