konga Ad Campaign konga Ad Campaign konga Ad Campaign
ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
      • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
      • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • #PandoraPapers
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Tambuwal denies attending APC meeting, says no resignation plan

Tambuwal denies attending APC meeting, says no resignation plan

bySani Tukur
December 4, 2013
2 min read

The speaker said he went to see the Sokoto governor.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has denied attending a meeting of the five governors who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The five governors met with the leadership of the APC on Monday night at the Kano State Governors lodge in Asokoro Abuja; and there were media reports that the speaker attended the meeting briefly.

Speaking through his spokesperson, Imam Imam, on Tuesday, Mr. Tambuwal said he went to the Kano Governors lodge to see the Governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Wamakko.

Mr. Tambuwal is from Sokoto.

“The speaker went to see his governor who sought to see him and he went there before the meeting commenced and it did not commence before he left the lodge,” he said.

He said it was wrong to assume the speaker was at the Kano lodge to attend the meeting when it was clear he left before the meeting started.

Mr. Imam said there was nothing wrong for the speaker to go and see his governor anywhere, just as he could go anywhere to see the President if requested to do so.

Those who attended Monday’s meeting included two leaders of the APC: former Head of state and 2011 Presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Muhammadu Buhari, and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. Others are Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; Babatunde Fashola of Lagos; Bola Ajimobi of Oyo, Musa Kwakwanso of Kano; Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers; Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun; Murtala Nyako of Adamawa and Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto.

Tambuwal not resigning

Mr. Imam also clarified recent reports that Mr. Tambuwal is facing pressure from members to resign because of the expected mass defection of lawmakers from the PDP to the APC following the defection of five governors last week.

“There is no iota of truth at all on these insinuations; he has never considered resignation and it has never been discussed,” Mr. Imam said.

He said Mr. Tambuwal was elected to serve a mandate and he is focussed on that mandate.

Reports also suggested that Mr. Tambuwal may be forced to resign because of his insistence of $79 oil benchmark for 2014 budget projections.

However, the House of Reps on Monday held a closed door session where it was agreed that the House would accept whatever decision the Harmonisation committee set up by the House agreed upon.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the harmonisation committee’s position followed an intense debate at the closed session; and that contrary to public perception, Mr. Tambuwal advocated for a $76.5 benchmark, while most lawmakers insisted on $79.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket


CITIZEN-FM AD


Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: Call Willie - +2348098788999






PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister, Adesina, emerges Forbes Africa Person of the Year

Next Post

Lagos businesses, LCCI, condemn federal government’s vehicle policies

Sani Tukur

Sani Tukur

More News

Blessing Okagbare

Okagbare’s ban extended, affects Team Nigeria’s World Championship relay ticket

June 27, 2022
Ex-convicts, Wasiu Opeyemi and Noah Isreal, were arrested for robbery in Ogun.

Police arrest ex-convicts after robbery

June 27, 2022
Another tanker seized with adulterated diesel

Customs impound trucks loaded with smuggled rice

June 27, 2022
Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

How vulcanizer raped 15-year-old sister-in-law – Police

June 27, 2022
FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

Court sentences four to death for armed robbery, murder

June 27, 2022
APC FLag used to illustrate the story.

APC speaks on alleged plan to spend N6.5 trillion on 2023 poll

June 27, 2022
Next Post
Nigeria spends N550 billion annually on car importation, as new policy seeks to phase out ‘Tokunbo’

Lagos businesses, LCCI, condemn federal government's vehicle policies

Goldsmith Speaks to PDP By Garba Shehu

What is cooking in the EFCC? By Garba Shehu

Read All Comment

Search

AUN-PT Ad




Access Bank Ad







Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,897,543 other subscribers.

Advertisement




netherland biz school Advert



ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • #PandoraPapers
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Opinion
  • The Membership Club
  • DONATE
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • PT Hausa
  • Dubawa NG
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.