Sokoto: More Problems For Tambuwal

Former governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal is in trouble following the decision of the state to probe his administration.

His successor, Ahmed Aliyu has set up a judicial commission to investigate his government barely two months after leaving office on May 29.

The development, watchers of politics of the state of The Caliphate, as the state is widely known, insist will add to the problems of the former governor, who appears to have suffered a slew of setbacks since he left power.

Apart from failing to impose a successor, the former governor also had suffered a bloody nose recently in his quest to become the Minority Leader in the Senate.

Recall that Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, is among the senators who supported Abdul Aziz Yari, a former Governor of Zamfara state for the position of Senate President recently.

The former Zamfara helmsman lost to Godswill Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom state who has since surrounded himself with trusted senators from the All Progressives Party, APC, who according to sources worked against Tambuwal’s ascension to the position of Minority Leader.

The decision by the Sokoto state government to probe him, according to those watching his political trajectory, will further put pressure on him now that he has become a minion in the National Assembly after losing out to opponents.

Speaking while administering oath on the members of the panel, Aliyu, urged them to be transparent during the investigation.

He explained that the probe is in the fulfilment of the campaign promise to investigate Tambuwal’s administration, he directed the panel members to discharge their duties according to the law, noting that the people of the state deserved to know how the former governor managed the state’s resources.

Reiterating his confidence on the panel, the governor said “In order to let people know that I will not compromise, we decided to look for a very competent personality outside the state to be the chairman of the enquiry.

“That is why we go for a former Chief judge in far away Gombe State to be the chairman. I am sure you will all agree with me that all the members of this panel were men of impeccable character,”

The panel which is chaired by a former chief judge of Gombe state, Justice Muazu Abdulkadir, other members include Jacob Ochidi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Usman Abubakar, Lema Sambo Wali Esq, Alhaji Haliru Dingiyadi and Nasiru Mohammed Binji Esq, who is to serve as the secretary.

The panel is expected to submit its finding within two months.