Former governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido has submitted that former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi for president was ‘a big mistake’.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned Lamido said this while receiving a former deputy governor in the state, Ahmad Mahmoud, into the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Ahmad, who until his defection, was a chieftain of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) , served as deputy governor of Jigawa between 2007 and 2015.
Talking to journalists at his country home , Bamaina, Birnin Kudu Local Government, Jigawa state, Lamido, who served as a minister under Obasanjo, said the former president had failed to remember that the PDP made him become who he is today.
‘Obasanjo talks because he is a former president. The PDP made him become who he is today and he is demeaning the PDP. Obasanjo is my boss, and I believe in him, but he is human; he can make mistakes and he made a big mistake for him to endorse a candidate for president outside his party which made him what he is, getting the relevance, the image that he has globally.
No matter the circumstances, whether power rotation or whatever, people are dishonest, when it comes to a sense of justice and fairness. When he was in office, he tried to get a third term. Is that fair, is that justice? It’s not. I respect him but we have to stand by our tradition, the history of our political party, our philosophy, and PDP made Nigeria what it is today.
He is endorsing Peter Obi because he is either angry because of Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, both men are strong characters and personalities; so, the fear of these very strong men is what is haunting him; that is all.
The monopoly he has in Nigeria space will not have it. The fear of sharing that space with somebody is what is bringing all these problems for him. What he said about Peter Obi is just an opinion.
I have my own beliefs and convictions which I and other like-minded people promote and those of us who share these beliefs and aspirations came together and formed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and PDP formed a government in Nigeria.
Our people have failed to understand that when a party honours you, dignifies you; makes you who you are, and that is when you can talk. To me, whether it’s Obasanjo or any other person he is talking about it is because he is a former president, under the PDP.
The PDP invented him, honoured, and dignified him and we look at him as a leader, who is inspiring, and motivating and can chart a new course for Nigeria. Those who worked with him in the last 25 years can trust him and respect him. That is his legacy in life. So, it’s very sad that a man that was made by PDP can demean PDP. It’s sad because what is the lesson he is teaching to the younger generation. No matter how angry we are, we cannot deny history’ Lamido said- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
