Tambuwal Slams Babatope Over Call For Resignation

Posted by: jude on November 8, 2014 Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has reacted to a call for his resignation by Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Aviation mimister during the reign of military dictator Sanni Abacha, and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT).

Tambuwal, who spoke through his Spe­cial Adviser on Media, Mallam Imam Imam said that the PDP chieftain lacked the moral standing to make such call.
“Those, who live in glass house, should not throw stones. How can Babatope call on Tambuwal to resign? He lacks the moral standing to make such a call. Why did he not resign when he was a minister during Abacha regime when the late dictator’s government was busy assassinat­ing Nigerians? Which is more honourable— defecting to APC or serving in a government that killed its citizens? Did Babatope resign from Abacha government when good people were being killed, people like Ken Saro- Wiwa, Kudirat Abola, Alfred Rewane just to mention a few. Why did Babatope refuse to quit?
“This matter is already in court, and to that extent, we will not like to talk on it, let the judiciary make its pronouncement on the matter,” he said.