Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido is not qualified to run for president in next year’s general election, Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark, said yesterday.
Clark spoke against the background of plans by the governor to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket.
Although Jonathan has not declared his intention to seek reelection, his supporters have been campaigning for him, all over the country. He is widely expected to run.
Lamido also has not expressed his intention to vie; he has however rejected the plot to make Jonathan a consensus candidate of the PDP.
Clark, who spoke at his Kiagbodo, Burutu local government area of Delta State hometown yesterday, also blamed Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi for the crisis between him and President Jonathan.
He however said the relationship between the duo would soon be settled, because “he is one of us.”
Dismissing Lamido’s presidential ambition as unrealistic, Chief Clark described President Jonathan’s re-election as a valid ambition due the people of the Niger Delta.
“Lamido should not speak. He’s not a fit and proper person to govern Nigeria.
“Apart from the fact that Jonathan has another four years, Lamido is not qualified to be president of Nigeria. One, educationally, he is not qualified. Nigeria is made up of very qualified people; let him tell me what his qualifications are. (Mallam) Aminu Kano was the one who brought him up; tell me what his qualifications are to take over from someone who has a Ph.D, who has been a lecturer, who has been a deputy governor and a governor. The arrogance must be stopped”, he said.
Restating his earlier comments on the waiver granted former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to run for Adamawa State governor on the ticket of the PDP, Clark said the former anti-corruption Czar is not an asset, but a liability to the ruling party.
“Ribadu is a political liability, I have said that Ribadu cannot win any election”, he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Hear what this old shameless fool is saying, PhD my foot. A phd holder that cannot take decisive decisions? God forbid! Clark go and rest in peace and leave Nigeria alone!
ReplyDeleteDont mind the old fool,he has taken ogogoro na Ijaw way.
DeleteIf Ribadu is a liability, who is an asset? Mr. Clark, this is not 1993.
ReplyDeleteIf you can take decisive decisions, why hide your identity? Coward.
ReplyDeleteIf you can take decisive decisions, why hide your identity? Coward.
ReplyDeleteIs this Clark guy alright at all? when will he stop all this ..he is our own, it is our turn, south south bla bla. shouldnt old people have wisdom?
ReplyDeleteIf you ask me, na who I go ask? all this old unproductive recycled buffoons out to get cheap publicity. These is among one of the root-problems of Niger-Delta. Clark this isn't 1980's so just shut up and go home. If Nigeria were to be some society, your type would have been tied to the gallows long ago.....mchew!!!
ReplyDeleteAll these people, Nigerians need well educated and civilized people to rule us now, we do not want uneducated people again, it has cost us a lot in the past.
ReplyDeleteNow we've got the one of quota system Phd so what have achieved ? Rubbish upon rubbish = ...
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