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‘Obasanjo wrong to attack Atiku’ – Sule Lamido

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says he was an unknown prisoner when Waziri formed PDP Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was wrong to publicly criticise his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar, says former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido. He said Abubakar was a major contributor to the platform upon which Obasanjo ran for office in 1999. Obasanjo and Abubakar were elected as president and vice-president respectively on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but they endured a fractured relationship that has yet to heal since their reign. �Obasanjo is a senior man, somebody who is…

Matawalle�s Defection to APC: “He�s like one running from death but lands in coffin” – Sule Lamido

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has been in the news lately, following his recent calls for the Citizens of the State to bear arms in the wake of the senseless killing of innocent citizens and residents of the State. Recall that after becoming governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, the Matawalle in July 2021 defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Although the PDP threatened to retrieve their �stolen� mandate from the ruling party, the governor defended his move, saying Zamfara needed to…

‘Wike will be Nigeria�s president after Atiku’ � Sule Lamido

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said that the governor of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is the the �natural heir� to the presidential seat after Atiku Abubakar, the Party�s candidate in the forthcoming 2023 election. Lamido, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described the governor as an asset to the PDP and a leader, who he said has ascribed his name in glory, given his performance as the chief executive of the oil-rich State. He blamed unnamed persons close to the governor for fuelling issues…

Atiku, Tambuwal, Lamido reject Saraki, Mohammed as Northern PDP�s Consensus Presidential Candidates

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

�PDP summons NEC meeting Wednesday Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar; Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido; and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, have rejected the emergence of a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed as the consensus presidential candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North. Atiku, Tambuwal, Lamido, and Hayatu-Deen, who are all PDP presidential aspirants, have also denounced the report of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, which endorsed Saraki and Mohammed as the North�s consensus presidential candidates…

2023: Zoning PDP�s presidential ticket to South ‘impossible’ – Sule Lamido

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

The former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said it is not possible for the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to zone its presidential ticket to the South in the coming 2023 presidential election. Lamido stated this in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC), Hausa service, yesterday. According to the PDP chieftain, it would not be possible because of the personal interest of some few individuals in the party. This followed the decision of the PDP Zonal Committee, chaired by Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to position…

Nigeria is �bleeding� – Ex-Jigawa Gov. Lamido laments�

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says nobody is safe again Former Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido, has lamented that Nigeria is bleeding as nowhere in the country is safe. This was stated by the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), after a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the latter�s residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the weekend. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, the ex-governor said although Nigeria is confronted with challenges, the meeting with Obasanjo reinforced his faith in the country. Lamido was quoted as saying, �How do…

‘APC founded on lies, blackmail, can�t go beyond 2023’ � Lamido

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

A former governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Sule Lamido, has questioned the foundation of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), saying the party will not live beyond 2023. He said the APC would collapse because it was built on hatred for the PDP, adding that it had failed to fulfill its promises and its leaders exposed as liars. The former minister of foreign affairs further said the PDP would regain power in 2023 because Nigerians were tired of the ruling party. In a published…

2023: APC Govs Clamouring for Jonathan Presidency are Hypocrites � Sule Lamido

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Ishaku Yohanna

�Says APC is a party of double talk By Ishaku Yohanna Former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, has described some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that are clamouring for former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2023 presidential election as mere hypocrites. Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, Lamido wondered why the governors are thinking of presenting Jonathan who they had described as �weak, clueless; a man they vilified, demonised, a man they called all sort of names and eventually defeated to come back and become…