Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that he would support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, if faced with a choice on who should lead Nigeria.

Speaking on a television programme, Politics Today, on Saturday, Tambuwal stressed that his political decisions are guided by principles of leadership rather than personal ties.

He clarified that his past political disagreements with various leaders were never personal, adding that he has continued to maintain cordial relationships across party lines.

Tambuwal recalled that his differences with former President Goodluck Jonathan and others were rooted in policy direction and governance principles, not personal grievances.

“When it comes to the leadership of this country and its people, tomorrow, not even today, I would rather support Atiku than Nyesom Wike. It is collaboration, not something difficult. Once it is about being altruistic and not personal. You have never seen me go against President Bola Tinubu personally, nor against Nyesom Wike personally,” he explained.

He continued: “We disagreed on principle, on the way things were going. I had no personal problem with Goodluck Jonathan, but we disagreed, and I left the PDP for the APC.”

Underscoring the difference between friendship and leadership, Tambuwal added: “It is not about my friendship with you, and I say this with all sense of responsibility. If Atiku Abubakar walks in here and Wike requests my phone, which is personal to me, I will personally give it to Wike as a friend.”