The National Working Committee (NWC) of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has
asked Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who
formally defected to the All Progressives
Congress (APC) today, to resign his
position as Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
“After a thorough consideration of the
matter, the NWC came to a conclusion that
the Hon. Speaker, as a responsible elected
officer, knows full well what is needful and
honourable of him since his new party is in
the minority [in the House]” the party said
at the end of the NWC meeting.
In a polite statement signed by National
Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh, the PDP
said it was not unmindful of the fact that
Tambuwal became Speaker on its platform
as the political party with the majority of
seats, a fact it described as
“incontrovertible” and “has not changed.”
Tambuwal abandoned the PDP today,
thereby becoming the latest high-profile
figure of the party to do so. In 2011, he
replaced the former Speaker, Dimeji
Bankole, also of the PDP, who was toppled
in a corruption scandal. Bankole had
himself in 2007 replaced by former
hairdresser Patricia Etteh, also of the PDP,
who had also been brought down by
allegations of corruption and unauthorized
spending.
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