Northern Leaders Abandon Buhari,Atiku For Tambuwal

Following the recent entry of the house of representatives speaker, Aminu Tambuwal into the 2015 presidential race, northern elders have abandoned former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. 

In their quest to win the 2015 presidential election, leaders of thought in the North are beginning to weigh their options on the two frontline politicians, former military head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.

The presidential ambition of the two on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had the backing of prominent northern leaders but Saturday Independent exclusively gathered that having realised lately that both men may jeopardise the chance of the zone going by their resolve not to step down for each other, the leaders have decided to throw their weight behind the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who finally collected his presidential nomination form in Abuja on Friday, after months of speculations.

A prominent northern leader who spoke with our correspondent under anonymity said: “We have examined our chances ahead of 2015 presidential election since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reneged on the zoning arrangement against the North that Tambuwal is our best joker. We have commenced meetings to back him. That is why we asked him to join the race.