Former Senate President Ameh Ebute has
advised the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal, against contesting the country's presidency in 2015 saying it
is a dream that is not achievable.
Ebute, in a letter to Tambuwal made available to our correspondent, said those urging the Speaker to contest the presidency are only misleading him.
"You have been gallivanting the whole length and breadth of the country visiting where you are not wanted. Attending obituaries, birthday parties, and generally doing 'notice me' all in an effort to earn the appellate of 'President in waiting.' Some of your backers nudge you. I remember not long ago Gen. Ibrahim Babangida publicly advised you to seek 'higher office', understandably meaning the presidency," he stated.
The former senate president called on the Speaker to declare the seats of the 37 House of representatives members that defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) vacant saying the Speaker's inaction is akin to holding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ransom.
Ebute in the open letter entitled: "Aminu Tambuwal, defected 37 PDP members, impunity, treachery and INEC", said Tambuwal did not act appropriately when the members defected and that even after the court advised that they should vacate their seats, the Speaker chose to look the other way.
He called on INEC to guide the Speaker appropriately so he could act 'appropriately' by declaring the seats of the 37 members vacant.
Ebute, in a letter to Tambuwal made available to our correspondent, said those urging the Speaker to contest the presidency are only misleading him.
"You have been gallivanting the whole length and breadth of the country visiting where you are not wanted. Attending obituaries, birthday parties, and generally doing 'notice me' all in an effort to earn the appellate of 'President in waiting.' Some of your backers nudge you. I remember not long ago Gen. Ibrahim Babangida publicly advised you to seek 'higher office', understandably meaning the presidency," he stated.
The former senate president called on the Speaker to declare the seats of the 37 House of representatives members that defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) vacant saying the Speaker's inaction is akin to holding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ransom.
Ebute in the open letter entitled: "Aminu Tambuwal, defected 37 PDP members, impunity, treachery and INEC", said Tambuwal did not act appropriately when the members defected and that even after the court advised that they should vacate their seats, the Speaker chose to look the other way.
He called on INEC to guide the Speaker appropriately so he could act 'appropriately' by declaring the seats of the 37 members vacant.
REF http://allafrica.com/stories/201404221657.html
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