The Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has picked up the nomination form for the post of the president on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He picked the form on a day the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, formally declared his intention to become the president of the country.
Tambuwal, who arrived the national secretariat of the party at about 6.00 p.m. spent about one hour before leaving.
Speaking with journalists, he expressed confidence in the ability of the PDP to conduct a free and fair election to choose the presidential candidate.
His words: “I can’t say there is no need for consensus; it is part of democratic process. If there is a possibility of it, why not? If it is not possible, then, we all go for the primaries.
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“But I believe that PDP of today is capable of organising free, fair, credible and transparent primaries.”
He boasted about his clout which he said would enable him defeat any candidate presented by the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He said he was not bothered by the amount of hostility against him.
“I believe you need to check back my political antecedents. I have always been confronted with this kind of hostile environment.
“You remember how I emerged as Speaker of House of Representatives and how I remained there as Speaker of House of Representatives.
“So I am not discouraged by whatever that may come up as a challenge from the administration.”
