Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Friday stormed Sokoto metropolis to a rousing reception from supporters drawn from Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states — a development many analysts describe as a show of strength ahead of the 2027 presidential race.
Thousands of jubilant party faithful, women groups, youths, and loyalists lined major streets, chanting solidarity songs and waving placards boldly declaring: “APC Must Go”, “Enough of Hardship”, and “Tambuwal for President”.
Addressing the crowd, Tambuwal — who served as Director-General of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation in the 2023 polls — fired a blistering salvo at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing them of driving the country into unprecedented hardship, insecurity, and hopelessness.
“In 2023, we warned Nigerians not to vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We said his leadership would plunge this country into what I described as Bola’s Garbage. Today, the hardship, hunger, and suffering across Nigeria are proof of what we predicted,” Tambuwal declared as supporters roared in approval.
He urged Nigerians from all walks of life to unite and mobilise against Tinubu and the APC in 2027, warning that the country could not survive another term of what he called “misrule”.
“My message is simple: we must join hands to send Tinubu and APC packing in 2027. The ADC and our allies will comb every nook and cranny of this country to make sure this happens. We will not be intimidated, we will not be silenced, and we will not allow the suffering of Nigerians to continue,” he vowed.
Reacting to reports of his recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the former Speaker of the House of Representatives described his visit as voluntary, saying he left the anti-graft agency on self-recognition.
“I went to the EFCC willingly. I was neither arrested nor detained. Their allegation that I withdrew over ₦2 billion monthly from Sokoto Government coffers is laughable. How much is even the state’s monthly federal allocation?” he asked.
Tambuwal accused the current state government of orchestrating a witch-hunt aimed at tarnishing his image, stressing that a similar probe initiated last year ended in failure.
“They can set up as many fake panels as they like; they will find nothing. I will not be shaken or intimidated. The truth will always standtall,” he declared.