Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has said that if Goodluck Jonathan decides to rejoin the PDP and contest, no southern candidate is a better choice for the party in the 2027 elections than him.
“With all due respect to the PDP, I do not see a better alternative to Jonathan, if he comes to PDP,” Lamido said.
“I do not see any other person, really, if the PDP is giving the president to someone from the South. Who is there in PDP that can stand Jonathan politically, in terms of being there in office, in terms of being cool-headed, in terms of being willing to listen and believes in partnership?”
Lamido argued that when Nigeria needs a unifying leader, prominent politicians are willing to step aside for the right candidate.
“When it comes to putting somebody for Nigeria, people are more than willing to make sacrifices. For instance, I am sure Atiku and Obi will say, okay, I will make that sacrifice. The same thing if it is going to be Atiku or Obi. So, it is an issue of, now that Nigeria now wants somebody, and anybody put forward by the PDP, you know, for Nigeria, Nigeria will support him”, he said.
Reacting to Labour Party’s Peter Obi’s statement that he would serve only one term if elected, Lamido said the comment was premature.
“When he says I will not do more than one term, I mean, is he there now? Has there been a convention? Has he emerged? That is why I say, we should be able to look at 2027 in a more sober way, in a more reflective way, so that, you know, we do not miss the issue. We should not really ignore the main issue. You are dealing with Tinubu and APC. And dealing with them means, you need a very cool head,” Lamido explained.
He urged politicians to focus on Nigeria’s needs before making campaign pledges.
“Let Nigerians say they want first before you say, we are going to do all that. So, when you begin to throw this kind of rhetoric about, you are simply ignoring or abandoning the fact that it’s about Nigeria and Nigeria leadership, to which we are all stakeholders”, he said.
On President Bola Tinubu’s record, Lamido accused him of failing to deliver on his campaign promises, especially in the power sector.
“If you go by what Tinubu said, that if we fail to give you power in four years, please don’t vote for us, I think that today, there is no excuse that he has not failed. Tinubu, please leave power, because you have failed to give us power.
“Tinubu, going by what he has done in the last two years, and the way he has emerged in the country, look all over the country, North and South, by 12 noon, Tinubu is finished,” Lamido stated.
