TAMBUWAL, THE PDP’S DEPUTY GOVERNOR CANDIDATE, HAS ESCAPED DEATH.

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, his deputy Alhaji Manir Dan’lya, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Saidu Umar, and several PDP stalwarts in Sokoto narrowly missed death on Sunday evening when hoodlums ambushed their convoy.
Their convoy was allegedly attacked on the way back from campaign rallies in Silame and Wamakko local government areas, respectively.
On their journey back to Sokoto township, they were attacked on the outskirts of Wamakko.
Other important dignitaries on the convoy who escaped unharmed include deputy governorship candidate Hon Sagir Bafarawa and visiting Kebbi State PDP Guber candidate Gen Aminu Bande (rtd).

An eyewitness who witnessed the governor’s convoy nearly escaping told our correspondent that some of the cars in the convoy suffered windscreen damage.

“There was mayhem and everyone had to think of escape,” claimed the person, who requested anonymity. When the dust settled, two of the vehicles I could distinguish were that of the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and the official SUV that transported the Governor’s Permanent Secretary (Protocol).

“The attackers threw stones at the convoy’s moving cars, hitting the front windscreen of the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity official SUV and piercing the rear screen of the official SUV in tow, delivering the Permanent Secretary (Protocol) to the Governor.”

The defection of Zayyanu Wamakko, a key political ally of former governor Aliyu Wamakko, from the opposition APC to the PDP in the state’s Wamakko local government area, was a highlight of the campaign rallies.

An adviser to the governor who spoke on the condition of anonymity acknowledged the attack and said the party will respond correctly in accordance with the law, according to our correspondent.