Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has
disclosed how he and ex-Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, agreed to tackle
former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Amaechi said he and Lamido formed a committee of governors
to fight Jonathan.
He spoke at the public presentation of Lamido’s
autobiography, “Being True to Myself” in Abuja.
Amaechi, a former Chairman of the Nigerians Governors Forum, however, disclosed that he and Lamido, however, parted ways following disagreement over which party to join.
Describing Lamido as a good friend when they were in
government, Amaechi said he made a mistake of thinking the former governor was
a radical like him.
According to Amaechi: “We were quite good friends in
government. We had our bad times when we disagreed.
“I made the mistake of assuming he was as radical as I was.
So, he was one of the governors I clung to when it came to radical decisions.
“The last one before we broke ranks was when we all agreed
to go against President Jonathan. We formed a committee of governors and
others.
“At the end of the day, he went to find a new party, the
SDP. We said, ‘If we go to the SDP, we will lose the election.
“Let’s hang on to this one called the APC.’ He disagreed and
left us. That’s where we parted ways.”
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