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According to online news medium, The Will,
Tinubu, who played host to Tambuwal at his
Asokro residence in Abuja, a fortnight after the
speakership election in which Hon. Femi
Gbajabiamila lost to Hon Yakubu Dogara, told
Tambuwal that “with what you did to Femi in the
House, you have severed the umbilical cord
joining you with the South-West.”
Tinubu, a source revealed, was in company of
some Northern members of the APC when the ex
Speaker came calling.
“Did you people in the House do this in
anticipation of 2019…It is too early. You should
allow this government to succeed,” Tinubu was
quoted as saying.
In an emotion laden voice, Tinubu reminded the
Sokoto State governor of the role Gbajabiamila
played in his emergence as Speaker in 2011.
It was common knowledge that Tinubu,
persuaded by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had
started galvanising support for former House
Leader, Hon Mulikat Adeola-Akande in the
immediate past 7th National Assembly. But when
Gbajabiamila rushed to him with the name of
Tambuwal, he quickly accepted.
Before doing so, he prodded Gbajabiamila on
whether Tambuwal can be trusted and the
former acquiesced. Gbajabiamila even had
additional praise for the ex Speaker, saying if it is
intelligence and competence, then Tambuwal is
undoubtedly the man.
The APC leader decried how Tambuwal
stampeded Gov. Abdulazeez Yari of Zamfara
State into cajoling members from his state to
vote against Gbajabiamila.
Openly chastised, Tambuwal hurriedly pleaded
with Tinubu to drop the matter, saying ” it
appears this is not a good time to come and see
you,. I’ll come back again some other time.”
It was gathered that Tinubu was miffed by
Tambuwal’s betrayal of Gbajabiamila not only
because of the role he played in his emergence as
Speaker in 2011 but because of his influence to
secure the governorship ticket of Sokoto for him.
Initially, Tambuwal’s predecessor, Senator Aliyu
Magatakarda Wamakko, had preferred and
worked for a relative of his to succeed him. But
Tinubu prevailed on him to give it to Tambuwal,
arguing that it will be unfair to leave the
incumbent governor in the lurch after his travails
in the hands of the PDP.
The source added that it was Tinubu who
purchased the N21 million nomination form for
Tambuwal to run for the presidency as his
thought was that should Buhari decide to step
down, Tambuwal would have been drafted in his
place.