Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a very daring and self-made man, who owes his emergence to nobody, including his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
In a recent interview, Lamido disclosed that Buhari never wanted Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed him as President.
According to Lamido, Tinubu’s emergence as President was as a result of of his own efforts and determination.
Lamindo claimed that Buhari had his own eyes on a different candidate, Ahmed Lawan, the former Senate President.
He described Tinubu as a “daring and self made man” who don’t owe his victory to anyone including Buhari.
He also stated that Buhari didn’t trust his then Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo to take over the reins “According to Lamido;
“Tinubu knows that his victory wasn’t from Buhari, therefore Tinubu owes Buhari nothing” Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is Jacaban for a reason, he added.
Lamido who was a Member, House of Representatives and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, also criticized Buhari’s lack of courage in pushing for his preferred candidate stating that the calculations were complexities of Nigerian politics.
Lamido who a chieftain of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, also said “You have done eight years for the North and you wanted another Northerner to for another eight years?” No. may be later but there are some dynamics which you can’t alter, not in in Nigeria of today.
“The President of Nigeria, after being in office for eight years lacked the courage to push through his anointed choice. He was there at the convention and Tinubu never liked, he never believed in emerged. Tinubu knows that his victory wasn’t from Buhari, therefore, he owes him nothing”.
Sule Lamido also shared the possible challenges the PDP might encounter in the 2027 election, while admitting President Tinubu’s dominance in the polity.
“Tinubu is very daring, At the APC convention, Buhari was against him, but he defeated Buhari”.
-9News Nigeria.
