Jigawa Sate Governor, Alhaji Sule
Lamido, on Tuesday said nine Peoples Democratic Party governors voted
for the incumbent chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi
Amaechi, at the June 4 election that later divided the forum.
Lamido gave a specific insight into what
happened during the NGF election while speaking in an interview with
the Hausa Service of the Voice of America monitored in Abuja, on Tuesday
Speaking specifically about the election of Ameachi as Chairman, NGF, Lamido said,
“I also voted for Ameachi. Look, in the
PDP, myself, the governor of Kano, the governor of Niger, the governor
of Kebbi, the governor of Sokoto, the governor of Kwara, the governor of
Rivers, the governor of Adamawa, nine of us PDP governors voted for
him.
“This election was for the NGF, not a candidate for the PDP; there is nothing to it.”
In a veiled reference to the consensus
reached by the Northern Governor Forum to present Governor Jonah Jang as
consensus candidate.
He said, “For one group to come and say
‘this is your leader, let’s present him to the nation’. Things are not
done like that. People forget easily we are all reasonable people and
the PDP was founded by reasonable people.”
Lamido also took a swipe at the party’s leadership over the suspension of Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko.
While describing the suspension of
Wamakko by the Bamanga Tukur-led National Working Committee as reckless,
he said leaders needed to be circumspect in taking decisions.
He said, “Any reasonable politician, who
has foresight, knows that doing anything that will cause trouble for
party members or bring confusion, a leader should avoid it.
“The suspension of Wamakko was a mistake
that shows a lack of leadership. Secondly, there was recklessness
because what was his offence?
“The truth is Bamanga Tukur was defeated
in Bauchi or was he not defeated during the zonal elections in Bauchi?
He was defeated, not so?
“Myself, Wamakko, the governor of Kano
and others came together and said what they (North East) did was wrong,
so we will not agree; let us go for an election.
“The North East said its consensus
candidate was Babayo. Bamanga Tukur was brought to us at the convention
and we elected him, even from this, you have your answer (about the NGF
election).”
Reason why I like the North - they are straight-forward! If they like you, they will tell you and if they don't, they will also tell you. They don't pretend. Just look at the way Wamako stood his ground when intimidated by Tukur! Jang or whatever you're called, its high time you go tackle the numerous problems in Jos and let Amaechi, the truly elected chairman of NGF do his work. With what Jang had displayed, he should have been sacked from Plateau government house. He's a disgrace to the people of Plateau and the country at large!
ReplyDeleteAmaechi Pls don't be fooled, ur romance with the North is not healthy, they careless abt u, the NGF, u re just part of their plot to discredit Jonathan's Administration, like they almost succeeded with BH. Pls com back home as the Prodical son did. Learn from their relationship with pple like Diya. Obj understands them better, if not do u think is out of luv they fooled the It Northern governors forum only to endorse you. Pls think twice n come home
ReplyDeleteThe nine PDP Governors voted for Amaechi not because he is the best candidate but the one that will support their ultimate goal of producing the next president and thus ensuring that the north got the presidency and JONATHAN MUST FALL war is achieved and PDP is defeated. Just thinking, why did not even one ACN and CPC (APC) Governor voted for Jang?
ReplyDeleteSimple Maths...
ReplyDeleteNorth is targeting Presi come 2015
GEJ is also targeting the coveted and exalted Post...
Who says Amaechi doesn't want to be Vice in 2015...then he can be Presi in 2023( if the future Northern Presi doesn't die b4 2015 ooooooo)
Simple Maths...
ReplyDeleteNorth is targeting Presi come 2015
GEJ is also targeting the coveted and exalted Post...
Who says Amaechi doesn't want to be Vice in 2015...then he can be Presi in 2023( if the future Northern Presi doesn't die b4 2015 ooooooo)