2027: Tambuwal Withdraws From Senatorial Race
Tambuwal said he will back the ADC campaign and promote younger politicians after stepping aside for Faruk Yabo as the party’s consensus candidate.
- On Friday, Sokoto South Senator Aminu Tambuwal announced his withdrawal from the 2027 senatorial race during an interview on Channels Television's 'Politics Today'.
- Tambuwal emphasized that his decision aims to promote younger candidates and enhance leadership recruitment, denying any cracks within the African Democratic Congress .
- Following the withdrawal, the ADC endorsed former Speaker of the House of Representatives Faruk Yabo as its consensus candidate for the Sokoto South Senatorial District.
- Similarly, Manir Muhammad Dan iya, a former Deputy Governor under Tambuwal, emerged as the ADC's consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Sokoto State.
- Recently, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar downplayed the political influence of Northern leaders including Tambuwal, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Nasir El-Rufai, insisting no leader matches his regional voter base.
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No cracks in ADC - Tambuwal on withdrawal from Sokoto senatorial election
Sokoto South Senator, Aminu Tambuwal, has explained why he stepped down from contesting for the senatorial seat in 2027. Tambuwal said his decision was aimed at promoting younger candidates and not due to any cracks within the African Democratic Congress, ADC. He disclosed this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Friday. The lawmaker had withdrawn from the senatorial race, and in his place, former Speaker of the House of Representatives…
Senatorial race: Tambuwal steps down for ex-Commissioner
Former governor of Sokoto State and senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, had withdrawn from the race to return to the National Assembly under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Ibrahim Lamido, the senator representing Sokoto East, also withdrew from the race following a reconciliation agreement reached by stakeholders of the party. Daily Trust gathered that as part of the arrangement, Tambuwal stepped dow…
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