Senate Minority Leader: Tambuwal, Dickson storm PDP Secretariat over choice of candidate, faces rejection

Senators Aminu Tambuwal, Seriake Dickson and others on Monday stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party demanding for a letter to the National Assembly on the choice of a Minority Leader.

Their demand was at the backdrop of Tuesday’s resumption of plenary by the upper and lower legislative Chambers where the principal officers were expected to be nominated including the opposition Minority Leader.

Part of the request was a transmission of the letter stating that the opposition PDP has tipped the former governor of Sokoto State as the Senate Minority leader.

They however met a stiff resistance as the PDP lawmakers were advised to make themselves available on Tuesday to test their popularity in line with the Senate rules.

No member of the National Working Committee was said to be available to attend to them, but an official who received the letter after making a telephone call to an undisclosed person replied them saying: “You are advised to test your popularity and canvass for votes among your colleagues.

“Senators contesting for Minority leadership should approach all members of the Assembly and canvass for votes on the floor.”

In an interview with journalists,, Sen. Aminu Tambuwal said they approached the NWC to sent a letter to the Senate on their choice of Minority, lamented that they were not attended to.

Similarly, Sen. Seriake Dickson who is also a ranking Senator insisting that the PDP Senators have arrived at their choice and they are demanding for a letter to be sent to the National Assembly.

It’s recalled that the former governor of Rivers State and leader of the G-5 governors, Nyesom Wike held a close door meeting with the Senate President Godswill Akpabio where he insisted on his faction producing the Minority leader of.the 10th Senate.