2019 Presidency: I’ve What It Takes To Compete With Buhari, Tambuwal Replies Tinubu

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, reacted to claim by National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC that he dumped the ruling party because he covets the presidency and cannot challenge President Muhammadu Buhari.

Tinubu had said, “Governor Tambuwal’s exit can be distilled to one cause. He covets the Presidency. However, he had not the stomach to challenge President Buhari in a primary. Tambuwal felt further insulted that he would be compelled to face a direct primary just to retain the governorship nomination,”

But Tambuwal, in a statement on Twitter said he has what it takes to compete with President Buhari.

According to him, he could contest for the presidency on the platform of the APC and still win the elections.

Tambuwal’s statement posted on the State’s Twitter handle, @sokotogovthouse read; “If I wanted to and if the Presidency is what (why) Ahmed Tinubu thinks I defected, I could contest with President Buhari under the APC. I have what it takes to have contested with Mr. President.

“Tinubu tried to rock the boat when he was denied Buhari’s vice presidency. He thinks every other person could behave his way. If I wanted to contest under the APC as president, I could have done so and only the votes could have produced a winner.

“In any case, Tinubu is confessing that there is no level-playing ground for all members of the APC; that there is no internal democracy in it and that some people were denied their right to internal democracy.”