If latest report is to be believed, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, may soon dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
An article published on Punch online on Tuesday, 19 August, 2014, stated that the Speaker was set to dump the ruling party for the APC after a nationwide consultation.
Speaker Aminu Tambuwal
According to Tambuwal's spokesperson, Imam Imam, the nationwide consultation would determine whether the Speaker would contest the Presidency or the Sokoto State governorship election in 2015.
Imam, who spoke with newsmen on the telephone, said that the Speaker was still consulting on the 2015 presidency and the defection to the APC.
"He (Tambuwal) is still consulting. The outcome of the consultation will be known at the appropriate time. He is consulting on whether he will defect to the APC. He is consulting on whether he will contest the presidency. He is also consulting on contesting governorship election," Imam stated.
Tambuwal had on Tuesday, last week, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
After the meeting, Imam said Obasanjo and Tambuwal discussed the state of the nation.
"You know Baba (Obasanjo) is father to all in the country. The visit was a consultation. It was about how to move the country forward and make the country better."
Thecable.ng had reported on Monday, 18 August, 2014 that Tambuwal gave the biggest hint about his planned defection on Sunday in his hometown, Tambuwal in Sokoto State.
After collecting his Permanent Voter Card, Tambuwal was asked if he would defect to the APC, he responded in Hausa, "Kowa ni tsuntsu kukan gidan su yake yi," meaning "birds of a feather flock together."
Explaining Tambuwal's statements in an interview, Imam said: "The Speaker granted an interview in Tambuwal yesterday (Sunday) after collecting his permanent voter card. When journalists asked him questions about defection and whether he would contest the Presidency, he only said that he had to consult his people and the consultation is still going on.
"The outcome of the consultation with the people will be made known at the appropriate time. Every politics is local. It is the needs and aspirations of your locality that will determine the direction of your own politics."
It would be recalled that the Speaker got support of the APC members in the House for his victory over Mrs. Mulikat Akande-Adeola, the candidate that the PDP backed for the position of a speaker.
The APC leaders that have been mentioned as having interest in the party's presidential ticket include a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and a former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki.
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