Speaker, Deputy, disown campaign
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, and his Deputy, Emeka Ihedioha have dis­owned posters donning var­ious streets of Abuja link­ing them with presidential interest in the 2015 general elections on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The duo, in separate state­ments by their Special Advis­ers on Media and Public Af­fairs, Malam Imam Imam and Oke Epia, said they had noth­ing to do with the posters.
Both Tambuwal and Ihedio­ha are chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Although Tambuwal thanked those who placed the posters for considering him fit for elective office, he cau­tioned them against taking ac­tions that were tantamount to breaching the laws of the land.
The speaker said: “While we thank them for deeming the speaker fit for future elec­tive office in the country, let it be known that since the In­dependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not given the go-ahead for those interested in elective positions to start mobilisation, it is in­appropriate for any person or group to print campaign post­ers and have them placed in strategic locations in any part of the country.
“Laws of the federation are to be obeyed by all persons, ir­respective of their societal sta­tus. As a law-abiding citizen, the honourable speaker will make known the direction of his political future and inten­tion at the appropriate time.”
In his statement, Mr. Epia said: “The attention of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihe­dioha, has been drawn to post­ers posted in parts of the Fed­eral Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, purporting that he is running as vice presidential. This comes to the deputy speaker as laughable and com­pletely nonsensical. Especially so, when the said posters came at a time Ihedioha is on party assignment with President Googluck Jonathan and leader of the party, the national chair­man and other top stalwarts of the PDP at Osogbo, Osun State for the grand rally of the party for the August 9 gover­norship election.
“The general public is here­by urged to ignore the posters and see this incident as the handiwork of mischief makers who are advised to find better things to do with their time and resources.
“The deputy speaker is fully focused on and committed to rebuilding the PDP nationally and in Imo State, where he has remained a bulwark of the rul­ing party since the opposition took over the reins of govern­ment at that level in 2011.
“Nothing can distract the deputy speaker and other lead­ers of the party in Imo State from working conscientiously to dislodge the APC govern­ment in Imo State and also en­sure victory for the party at the federal level in 2015.
“He assures his numer­ous supporters and associates both in Imo State and all over the country that no amount of mischief can stop or derail the PDP train of progress mov­ing into Imo with the deputy speaker in the driver’s seat.”

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