Just in: APC asks Supreme Court to sack Tambuwal

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Supreme Court ti sack the governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged irregularities in the 2014 primary election that produced him as the party’s candidate.

Daily Trust reports the APC backed an earlier appeal filed by Senator Umar Dahiru and Aliyu Abubakar Sanyinna, who both contested the primary with Governor Tambuwal for the governorship position in 2015.

A counsel to APC Abduganiyu Arobo while announcing his appearance for the party on Wednesday, December 12 declined to change the argument of the party, which he had canvassed at both the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal for the party on behalf of Governor Tambuwal, who recently defected to the PDP.

Also, counsel to the aspirants, Roland Otaru (SAN) previously argued at the Court of Appeal that the delegates accredited for the primary in 2014 were not authentic delegates, and therefore the outcome should be voided by the court.

Ruling over the matter, Justice Mohammed Dattijo, fixed January 25, 2019 to decide the preliminary objection by Tambuwal against the suit, while March 5, 2019 would be used to hear the main appeal.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal has threatened to expose the alleged dirty laundry of the leader of the APC in the state, Aliyu Wamakko.

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Tambuwal issued the on Saturday, October 13 while addressing his teeming supporters shortly after returning to the state from the PDP national convention held in Port Harcourt.

He warned Wamakko that if pushed to the wall, he would reveal the dirty details that he had helped the APC leader to cover up.

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