Governor Aminu Tambuwal

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2023: Your Childrens’ Future Is Important – Tambuwal To PDP

May 19, 2022 9:40 am

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State who is also a PDP presidential aspirant has opened up about the importance of voting in the right individuals while advising his party’s delegates in Lagos State not to mortgage the future of their children and that of the country by voting wrong aspirant in PDP presidential primary.

The Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the main opposition party has fixed its presidential primary on May 28 and 29 to choose flag bearer for the 2023 general elections.

Tambuwal, in company of some PDP chieftains, made this remark when he met …

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Religious Riots: Tambuwal Slams 24 Hours Curfew In Sokoto

May 15, 2022 12:04 pm

As things got heated up in Sokoto State yesterday, Governor Aminu Tambuwal was forced to impose a 24 hours curfew to contain the rising protests across township streets over alleged religious blasphemy and the death of Deborah Samuel, a student of one of the Colleges of Education in the State who was recently lynched for blasphemy.

Governor Tambuwal, in a broadcast had beckoned on the people to remain indoors as security operatives were being deployed to safeguard lives and properties.

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The protests were caused by an alleged religious blasphemy …

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Uproar In Rivers Over Wike’s ₦500 Million Donation To Sokoto

January 26, 2021 7:50 am

Mixed reactions have greeted the ₦500 million donation by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to Sokoto State.

Wike donated the sum last week to assist the Governor Aminu Tambuwal government to rebuild a section of the burnt Sokoto Central Market.

While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aides of the governor defended the gesture, an All Progressives Congress (APC) former spokesman in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, and an ex-agitator, Sobomoba Jackrich, described it as ‘selfish and politically-motivated.’

Jackrich, who is the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG), said his group was worried about the way …

One Dies, 3 Others Injured In Stampede For Gov Tambuwal’s Cash

September 26, 2020 5:58 am

A stampede for the monetary gift doled out by Governor Aminu Tambuwal in Sokoto on Friday has led to tragedy after a policeman shot dead one person.

The policeman also injured three others.

The shooter, a police sergeant, identified as Bello Garba, was promptly arrested by the Sokoto Police Command.

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His victims have also been identified.

Bello killed 25-year-old Aminu Abdulrahman and injured Junaidu Abba, Babangida Muhammad and Awaisu Alti, during the incident at Sultan Bello Jumu’at mosque, in Sokoto.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Sadiq, said all …