A Peoples Democratic Party governor, Sule Lamido, has described the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as an incorruptible and honest leader.
A report by the News Agency of Nigeria, on Monday, said Lamido, who is the governor of Jigawa State, stated this while addressing supporters of the PDP at a rally in Maigatari.
He explained that he had no problem with the former Head of State, but that he had with some of Buhari’s supporters, especially those that left the PDP to the APC.
“I agreed like every other persons that Buhari is an incorruptible, honest, clean and patriotic Nigerian.
“My concern has always been defectors who our party, PDP, had made ministers, governors, speakers and members of the National Assembly, who left us after benefitting so much,” he said.
Lamido urged the electorate in the area to vote for PDP candidates in the coming elections.
According to him, the party’s governorship candidate, Ibrahim Ringim, and his running mate, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, will “continue from wherever I stopped and will not betray the trust, if elected.”
The relationship between Lamido and President Goodluck Jonathan has been mired in controversy for several months.
Lamido, who was aspiring to be President, was said to have been prevailed upon by the leadership of the PDP to step down so that Jonathan could emerge as the consensus candidate of the party.
The Jigawa State governor had at different occasions complained about the refusal of the President to keep to the promises he made to the people of his state in 2011.
He had also vowed that keeping to such promises would determine if he and the people of the state would vote for Jonathan during the February 14 presidential election.
Though the PDP had named him as the North-West presidential campaign coordinator, Lamido was absent when the President inaugurated the campaign committee in Abuja last Tuesday.
Lamido also refused to attend the inauguration of his party’s presidential campaign in Lagos on Thursday.
Apart from that, the PDP governorship candidate in Jigawa was also not at the event to collect the party’s flag from the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Lamido stop deceiving yourself and the people of jigawa state Nigeria is not a small place like jigawa, we will vote GMB February general election
ReplyDeleteIt's crystal clear that Lamido is clandestinely playing a deceptive game to tame his intrigues by securing the votes of Buhari supporters in favour of his PDP candidate to win the governorship; while at the same time support GMB to win as president, while still in PDP without incurring their wrath. Lamido Knows fully well that there is money laundary case against his sons, which PDP may use against him. Infact this money laundary case is the reason why he is still in PDP if not he would have defected like others too since he couldn't secure the PDP presidential flag..
ReplyDeleteLamido stop deceiving people. This is indirect campaign for ur northern brother. GMB for change !!!
ReplyDeleteThis is indirect support for GBM.
ReplyDeleteAm behining to note that this Nigeria eye is pro APC .they distort the news and bring in facts tgat are not associted.oh I see ,Am out and will unsurbscribe.its like the people who are peursuing the masquired withus are nowmasquired themselves,even before a news is out .you se comments favouring Apc ,when Iread other news ,it was a different ball game ,na waoo
ReplyDelete@Nigerite honestly I can't understand what ur writing. The English just doesn't make any sense at all. Now NE is not supporting anybody, it's the people who are tired and PDP cannot use money or lies to deceive the people anymore. So give it a rest and go and learn your spellings.
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