Barely 11 days to the presidential election, opposition Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has lost his spokesman to All Progressives Congress (APC). Gov. Tambuwal, on Tuesday sacked the Commissioner for Information, Bello Muhammad-Goronyo, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tambuwal’s Director-General, Media and Public Relations, Malam Abubakar Shekara, disclosed this in a statement in Sokoto.
“Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has relieved Barrister Bello Goronyo of his appointment as Commissioner for Information with immediate effect. “The Permanent Secretary has been directed to take over the affairs of the Ministry immediately,” Shekara said. He explained that the decision to relieve the official of his post was sequel to the alleged sabotaging of the state government’s efforts on its laudable programs and activities.
Goronyo, who was also the Chairman, Publicity and Media Committee of PDP Governorship Campaign Council in Sokoto State, announced his defection at APC campaign rally in Wamakko on Tuesday evening. Goronyo, who was also the State PDP’s Campaign Council’s Publicity Committee Chairman, said his defection became necessary due to many reasons which he would reveal at the appropriate time.
He, however, said that his action was to complement the laudable initiatives of President Muhammadu Buhari. “I am here to formally inform the people that I have return to my real home, I have resolved to follow the president and Sen. Aliyu Wamakko for their integrity and developmental stride in the state. “I want to assure you that the APC train has just started, as more and more passengers will join the journey before the forthcoming general election.
The APC governorship candidate in Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, stressed the need for the people to vote for credible leaders and promised to consolidate on the unrivaled achievements of Wamakko. “If elected, I will strive to emulate Wamakko’s achievements, and urgently fill the existing wide gap in terms of the deficit of developmental projects in our state,” he said.
The State APC Chairman, Alhaji Isa Achida, while receiving defectors to the party from Wamakko Local Government Area (LGA), assured that people in the state would vote massively for the party’s candidates at all levels.