Tambuwal vows to remain with coalition after EFCC interrogation

Ex-governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has vowed to remain a member of the coalition despite his interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over the alleged spurious withdrawal of the sum of N189 billion from the State government’s account.

He said, he will not bow to pressure to realign with another political party ahead of 2027 general election, while insisted that he will remain with the coalition.

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He described his experience in the EFCC as a brief visit, saying he was invited and he honoured the EFCC’s invitation on August 6.

Tambuwal said the anti-graft agency told him to report back on August 10 and 11 for interrogation continuity.

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“I will remain steadfast with the coalition for national rescue. I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be blackmailed. No one can tarnish my record,” Tambuwal said.
According to the former speaker of the House of Representatives, after hours of questioning during the follow-up visit, he requested to return home again.

“I told them to go back and tell the chairman of the EFCC that I am a former Speaker of the House of Representatives with an unblemished record, a two-term Governor of Sokoto State, a serving Senator, and a Commander of the Order of the Niger. I should be allowed to go on self-recognition,” Tambuwal said.

He stated that despite appeals from his legal team, which included three Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), the EFCC operatives refused to vary the bail conditions.

As a result, he was detained overnight before being released the following morning after meeting the bail terms.

“Why now?” he queried, hinting that the current Sokoto State administration had set up a “kangaroo commission of inquiry” to probe his tenure, which he believed was politically motivated.

He argued that these events were part of efforts to discredit him and silence dissenting voices critical of the federal government under President Bola Tinubu.

“In Nigeria today, there are two lines: those with Bola Tinubu and his government, and those with the people of Nigeria. We chose to stand with the people,” he declared.

Tambuwal criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), referencing a common political cliché: “Once you join the APC, whatever your sins, they are forgiven.”

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