After Northern Govs Abandoned My Father, Tinubu, Saraki Helped Him Escape – Nyako’s Son

Son of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Senator Abdulaziz Nyako has opened up on the role Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, played after the impeachment of his father.

Recall that Nyako was impeached on July 15, 2014, following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.

A memo that Nyako wrote to northern governors, alleging that the federal government was prosecuting a genocide against northerners, had widened the rift he had with Jonathan resulting in his impeachment.

Speaking to journalists at a town hall meeting in Yola, Abdulaziz, Nyako said Tinubu and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki came to his father’s aid.

While stating that he owes Saraki and Tinubu for standing with his father, he said Northern governors, including members of his G5 group that fought Jonathan, refused to give his father temporary shelter in their states.

According to him, Tinubu and Saraki staked their necks to facilitate Nyako’s escape to London, where he lived in exile until President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn-in in 2015.

“Asiwaju and Saraki helped Admiral (Nyako) to leave the country. In fact, it was Asiwaju’s son that paid for his (Admiral Nyako’s) accommodation in London”, Daily Trust quoted him as saying.

The senatorial candidate said that at a time, Tinubu’s camp canvassed his vote for Ahmad Lawan for Senate presidency as against Saraki, he told them he could not trade Saraki for anybody except Tinubu himself.