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Buhari cannot stop me from becoming president – Sule Lamido

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Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has said that President Muhammadu Buhari can’t stop him from becoming president in 2019.

Lamido made the comment after police officers stopped a rally in Bamaina village during which youth were urging him to contest in the next general elections.

“The desperation by those in authorities of power today must know that the same God that have made Balewa, Ironsi, Gowon, Murtala, Shagari, Buhari, Babangida and Jonathan Presidents could do the same for me if Allah so wishes,” Lamido told The Sun.

“All this coercion and intimidation was because of my aspiration and I must tell them that no matter what, if Allah has destined that I will be President, they cannot stop me or deter me because that will amount to fighting against the wish of God.

“Leaders should beware of the consequences that followed tyranny, impunity and abuse of human dignity. I am their father and they are coming to greet me and you are saying they have to ask for permit, permit for what?

“All over this country I’ve never heard of a mutual gathering that requires one to ask for permit, even on Saturday, we were in Sokoto for a wedding where thousands of people attended or even naming ceremonies where hundreds attend, have you asked them to show their permit?, but because it’s Sule Lamido, whoever that is coming to see me must acquire a permit to do so.

“If your prayers for me to be the President of this country is the wish of Allah, let it be, for Allah is the One that made others like Jonathan, Tafawa Balewa, Obasanjo,” he added.

Lamido had earlier said that Buhari’s administration will fall no matter what Nigerians do.

EFCC Arrests Sule Lamido & Two Sons

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for alleged money laundering-related offences.

Investigations revealed that operatives of the anti-graft agency picked up the former governor and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu in Abuja.

It was gathered that the anti-graft agency picked up the governor and his sons in the early hours of Tuesday.

It was learnt that the EFCC leadership ordered a crack team of detectives to fly them to Kano by 2.30 pm preparatory to their arraignment for alleged fraud running into billions of naira.

The source said, “The former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu, were arrested this morning by operatives of the commission.

“They were actually arrested very early this morning, they were with us for hours before they were flown to Kano for possible arraignment on Wednesday (today).

“They left Abuja Airport around 2.30pm. It is most likely that they would be arraigned tomorrow (Wednesday), that I can tell you.”

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Governor Sule Lamido As A Role-Model For New Governors? By Zayyad I. Muhammad

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Many of the first-term governors-elect are coming on board without a well articulated programme and policy for their people. The ‘change’ phenomenon and the Buhari tsunami have brought in some unprepared governors especially in the northern part of Nigeria. The society must help these set of elected public office holders to start good and end excellent.
 
The Sule Lamido model of development is an excellent working document for most governors-elect to emulate and benchmark in their developmental strives. I often christen Governor Sule Lamido’s style of development in rural Jigawa as ‘Big Project from Small Money.’ Sule Lamido administration have initiated and completed many projects that are milestones as well as being in line with Jigawa’s needs.
 
The main reason the new governors-elect especially those in northern states with similar geographical, cultural and economical terrain with Jigawa should religiously adopt Governor Lamido’s development strategies is; the governor‘s development plans are based on new thinking and sound decision making. Governor Lamido’s careful planning and execution of people oriented projects and programmes, including the visibly enhanced economic growth and quality of governance in Jigawa State is clearly an indication that, despite the general poverty of ideas among most public office holders and the scarce resources in most northern states, there are leaders who are genuinely committed to people oriented and sustainable development. For instance, while most states were crying and pointing fingers at the Federal Government for their inability to pay workers’ salaries; Governor Lamido has not only paid salaries, but busy commissioning new projects.
 
Despite the meagre resources and the population of Jigawa people being mainly rural dwellers and peasant farmers, the governor was able to identify what the Jigawa people dearly want. This is how leaders ought to be- futuristic in thinking. 
 
Governors-elect who wholeheartedly want to bring real development to their people must adopt the Lamido concept and strategy of development in agriculture, roads, education, electricity, healthcare, water supply, transportation, youth development and other sectors. Governor Lamido was able to achieve the visible remarkable development in Jigawa through the segmentation of the various sectors into their smallest unit, then a head-on tackling of each unit. 
 
Lamido has become a role model for those aspiring for and holding political offices, because he has exhibited what is expected of elected leadership. For first-term governors-elect who truly want to bring development despite the current meagre resources; governor Lamido’s development strategies will be a great helping-hand. 
 
 
 
Zayyad I. Muhammad writes from Jimeta, Adamawa State, zaymohd@yahoo.com, 08036070980. He blogs atwww.zayyaddp.blogspot.com
Views expressed are solely that of author and does not not represent views of www.omojuwa.com nor its associates

Sule Lamido Is Attacking Buhari To Save His Sons From EFCC – Garba Shehu

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Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State is being used by President Goodluck Jonathan to attack the APC presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari because of his sons’ money laundering case pending before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Buhari campaign office said.

They asked, “When did Lamido become a spokesman for the North and what did he and other Jonathan apologists negotiate for the North as the South West has been doing with Jonathan in the last two weeks?

“Of the millions of the US Dollars that Jonathan has allegedly been sharing to traditional and religious leaders in the South-West, how much of it did Lamido negotiate and obtain on behalf of the Northern traditional and religious leaders?”

The campaign spokesperson, Garba Shehu, disclosed at a press briefing on Sunday while reacting to a radio interview granted by Lamido same day where he was expected to attack the personality of Buhari.

He said the interview which FRCN stations have been directed to link up for live coverage and its contents “as agreed with Vice President Namadi Sambo and President Jonathan are to essentially damage Buhari.”

Shehu said Lamido would state at the interview that Buhari “will be a figurehead while Osinbajo will be the de-facto President. He will give examples of GMB’s leadership style mentioning Idiagbon (COS-SHQ) and Salihijo (PTF).”

He added that Lamido will claim that situation “is unfair to the North as the South-West will be indirectly getting another term of office as president in addition to the Obasanjo years, so Northerners should not be deceived into voting APC.”

The Buhari campaign spokesperson said “Lamido had been pressured to do the interview because of the EFCC pressure on his sons’ corruption charges.

“Lamido has never worked near or with GMB to know his leadership style. Those working closely with him in the APC know otherwise.”

Shehu also asked, “As a self- appointed Northern interest spokesman, what is his (Lamido) response to the pejorative references made by Mrs. Patience Jonathan about Northerners?”