The Sokoto State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned in string terms the of Aminu Tambuwal, a former governor and serving senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the action as a witch-hunt against the opposition.
Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State for eight years and previously served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, was taken into EFCC custody on Monday over alleged financial misconduct during his tenure.
Hassan Sanyinnawal, the state’s publicity secretary of the PDP in a statement released on Tuesday alleged that the arrest was part of a wider plan by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to intimidate political opponents and weaken growing opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“The so-called investigation is nothing more than a fishing expedition, revived from an old phantom case that has failed to produce evidence in the past.
“It is the handiwork of political actors in Sokoto and Abuja who are desperate to smear Tambuwal’s enviable image and force him to abandon his stand against misrule,” the statement partly read.
The party stated that the administration of Aminu Tambuwal was characterized by transparency and fiscal discipline and accused the anti-graft agency of chiding genuinely corrupt members of the APC.
The PDP called on anti-graft agencies to “live above board,” while also urging its supporters and the people of Sokoto State to remain calm but resolute in the demand for genuine democracy and good governance.
“Our trust in Tambuwal’s integrity cannot be shaken by politically motivated probes,” the party declared.
