The name of Sokoto State Governor, Rt.Hon.Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is missing on INEC released list of governorship candidates for the state, Suanu's Blog reports.
A check by our source at the INEC office in Sokoto State revealed that instead of Governor Tambuwal's name, it's the name of his anointed candidate, Alhaji Manir Dan’Iya that is on the INEC list.
Suanu's Blog recalls that Gov.Tambuwal had purchased the presidential nomination form of the PDP but was defeated by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the Port-Harcourt Special National Convention of the party.
There were speculations however that the Sokoto State Governor had also secretly bought the governorship form as an Option B. However, with the name of Tambuwal missing on the 49 Candidates list of INEC for the Sokoto Governorship Poll, more intrigues seem just to lie ahead.
Meanwhile, the name of Sokoto State Deputy Governor and anointed candidate of Senator Wamakko, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is on the INEC list as the candidate of the APC.
It may however, not be over for Gov. Tambuwal as according to Sokoto State INEC Head of Voter Education, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, all the political parties still have between now up till 1st of December 2018 to either substitute or make necessary arrangement in their party’s candidature.