Tambuwal Discloses His Statement to EFCC During Arrest

Aminu Waziri TambuwalSenator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the former Governor of Sokoto State, has declared that he will not be intimidated by any anti-graft agency or political force, following his recent interaction with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Speaking in Sokoto after returning from what he described as a “brief visit” to EFCC custody, Tambuwal revealed that he honoured an invitation from the commission on August 6, where he was questioned and released, but asked to return on August 10 and 11.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives said that after hours of questioning on his follow-up visit, EFCC operatives insisted on stringent bail conditions before he could be released.

He said, “I told them to go back and tell the chairman of the EFCC that I am a former Speaker of the House of Representatives with an unblemished record, a two-term Governor of Sokoto State, a serving Senator, and a Commander of the Order of the Niger. I should be allowed to go on self-recognition.”

Tambuwal stated that his legal team, comprising three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, had appealed to the EFCC to vary the bail terms, but the operatives refused, forcing him to spend the night in detention. He was released the next morning after meeting the conditions.

Tambuwal questioned the timing of the EFCC’s actions, suggesting they were politically motivated. He accused the Sokoto State government of setting up a “kangaroo commission of inquiry” to probe his tenure.

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“Why now?” he asked, linking the episode to efforts aimed at discrediting him for being critical of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

“In Nigeria today, there are two lines: those with Bola Tinubu and his government, and those with the people of Nigeria. We chose to stand with the people.”

He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of selective justice, saying, “Once you join the APC, whatever your sins, they are forgiven.”

The senator ruled out any political realignment, vowing to remain with the coalition for national rescue.

“I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be blackmailed. No one can tarnish my record,” Tambuwal stated.