{"id":126574,"date":"2024-08-02T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-primary-tambuwal-didnt-tell-me-hes-withdrawing-for-atiku-saraki"},"modified":"2024-08-02T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T09:46:24","slug":"pdp-primary-tambuwal-didnt-tell-me-hes-withdrawing-for-atiku-saraki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/pdp-primary-tambuwal-didnt-tell-me-hes-withdrawing-for-atiku-saraki","title":{"rendered":"PDP primary: Tambuwal didn\u2019t tell me he\u2019s withdrawing for Atiku \u2014 Saraki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An erstwhile Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has debunked the claim made by Aminu Tambuwal, former Governor of Sokoto State, that he informed him (Saraki) before withdrawing for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2022 presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>Saraki, in a statement by his Media Office, while responding to a claim made by Tambuwal in an interview aired on Arise TV, stated that Tambuwal never informed him that he would withdraw for Atiku.<\/p>\n<p>The former President of the Senate said he was also surprised like everybody present at the PDP presidential convention that Tambuwal returned to the podium to announce his withdrawal after he had addressed the delegates seeking their votes to fly the PDP presidential flag in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cI need to set the record straight. When I saw Tambuwal returning to the podium after he had earlier addressed the delegates to canvas for their votes, I wondered what was happening. His announcement that he had withdrawn from the race and that the delegates who were supporting him should vote for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar took me by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTambuwal is my friend but he should take responsibility for his decisions and actions. He never discussed withdrawal from the race with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never contemplated withdrawing my candidature from the race and had nothing to do with the decision process that led to his withdrawal in favor of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. An erstwhile Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has debunked the claim made by Aminu Tambuwal, former Governor of Sokoto State, that he informed him (Saraki) before withdrawing for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar during the 2022 presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. 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