Senator Aliyu Wammako at APC mega rally in Sokoto-today Saturday.
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, who abandoned the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday, lost the popularity contest between him and his former godfather, Senator Aliyu Wammako, at least in the eyes of Twitterati, following the unprecedented crowd that received the Senator and his party in Sokoto today.
Famzn News gathered that Sokoto was literally shut down as the surging crowd, came out in a show of solidarity with Wammako, President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress.
Immediately the plane carrying the senator landed at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, motorcyclists ran onto the tarmac to offer a guard of honour.
Wammako acknowledges the massive crowd at the airport
From the airport to the town, traffic moved at snail speed.
Abu Bunza, who monitored Wammako’s arrival wrote on Twitter: “I knew Wamakko’s homecoming will be mad today. Those that were busy celebrating Tambuwal’s defection know nothing about Sokoto’s politics”.
He was right, as another Twitter user actually used the word ‘mad’ to describe the crowd reaction and enthusiasm to the APC in the city.
One of the harvests of the rally was the switch to the APC by a former minister of sports, Yusuf Suleiman, who was a PDP governorship aspirant in 2015.
Here are some photos gleaned from eyewitnesses on Twitter:
Crowd surges forward to catch a glimpse of Sen. Wammako at APC mega rally in Sokoto
APC supporters at APC Mega rally in Sokoto with Sen Wammako in attendance
An APC supporter with a portrait of President Muhammadu Buhari at APC mega rally in Sokoto
Another cross-section of Crowd at APC mega rally in Sokoto.