Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that if faced with a choice between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on who should lead Nigeria, he would support Atiku.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Saturday, Tambuwal said his political choices had always been guided by principles of leadership and governance, not by personal relationships.
The former governor clarified that his political disagreements in the past, including those with former President Goodluck Jonathan, were strictly based on principles and policy direction rather than personal grievances.
“When it comes to leadership of this country and leadership of the people, tomorrow, not even today, I would rather support Atiku than Nyesom Wike,” Tambuwal said.
“It is collaboration. It is not something difficult. Once it is about being altruistic and nothing personal. You have never seen me going against President Bola Tinubu personally, you have never heard of me going against Nyesom Wike personally,” he added.
Disagreements Based on Policy, Not Personal Issues
Tambuwal explained that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) years ago was driven by disagreement on principles and governance direction, not hostility toward Jonathan or other leaders.
He stressed that his stance in politics has always distinguished between friendship and leadership.
“It is not about my friendship with you, and I am saying this with all sense of responsibility. If Atiku Abubakar comes in here and Wike requests my phone, which is personal to me, I will personally give it to Wike as a personal friend,” Tambuwal noted.
Tambuwal’s remarks come amid the growing political realignments within the PDP ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. Both Atiku and Wike remain influential figures in Nigeria’s opposition politics, with their camps often clashing over party control and strategy.
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