The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal said he opted to withdraw from the contest for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to preserve the unity of the party.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has spoken out on why he abandoned his presidential ambition.
Tambuwal said he opted to withdraw from the contest for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to preserve the unity of the party.
According to a statement released on Tuesday, November 18, the speaker said:
“Having consulted widely, taking into consideration the concerns of some elders of the party, I have decided to suspend my participation in the presidential contest for now. I have done so as a sacrifice for the cohesion and unity of the APC.”
“I am suspending my participation in the presidential race for now because I do not have any inordinate ambition to occupy any office. Nigeria is a country too great to sacrifice on the altar of partisan politics and personal ambition,” Tambuwal added.
The speaker also said, while pledging his loyalty to the APC, that though the decision to withdraw from the race was a difficult one, he would cooperate with all the party’s aspirants.
Five people, former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Governors of Kano and Imo, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Rochas Okorocha and Chairman of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Ndah-Isaiah are currently vying for the APC’s presidential ticket.
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