The All Progressives Congress in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State has criticised former governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, accusing him of neglecting his home community during his time in office, while commending the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu for prioritising grassroots development.
Speaking at an APC stakeholders’ meeting in Tambuwal, the party’s chairman, Isa Achida, said the current administration has demonstrated the relevance of local governments through visible projects, appointments, and empowerment programmes across the area.
Achida also faulted Tambuwal’s involvement in what he described as a political coalition made up of “the same old politicians moving from one party to another,” dismissing it as “old wine in a new bottle.”
“They claim to be a new movement, but the people are not new to us. They are the same politicians who failed our state in the past,” he said.
He urged youths in Tambuwal Local Government to support continuity rather than align with what he described as a coalition with nothing new to offer, adding that Aliyu had achieved more for the area within a short period than previous administrations.
The APC chairman also commended the organisers of the meeting, describing it as timely, and formally welcomed defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party, including three former councillors, who he said defected as a result of the governor’s developmental strides.
Achida assured the decampees of equal rights within the party and urged them to return to their communities to mobilise support ahead of the 2027 general elections.
