SAN FRANCISCO, April 08, (THEWILL) –Â The longstanding political feud threatening the foundation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has been settled, with the principal actors, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Senator Umaru Dahiru Tambuwal attending a function together for the first time since 2014.
The former allies went their separate ways in December 2014 after the former Speaker of the House of Representatives defeated the ex chairman of Senate Committee on Judiciary to emerge the flag bearer of the APC for the April 2015 Sokoto governorship election.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, Senator Dahiru challenged the outcome and twice lost at the trial and appellate courts, before he was prevailed upon not to take the matter to the Supreme Court.
A source in Sokoto revealed that community elders and religious leaders intervened to ensure that the former allies are now back on the same page politically.
Meanwhile, reports from the state indicate that someof the former Senator’s allies and immediate family members have been co-opted into the running of the government as a sign of goodwill.
