Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed
ex-Jigawa governor Sule Lamido for president in 2019 - Obasanjo had on Friday,
August 3, said that he would never support Atiku's presidential ambition - He
said that Lamido would perform well as a president of Nigeria The former
president Olusegun Obasanjo has hailed the bid by former Jigawa state governor,
Sule Lamido to contest for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential
ticket. The Nation reports that Obasanjo spoke on Monday, August 6, when Lamido
and members of his national campaign council visited him in Abeokuta, Ogun
state over his 2019 presidential ambition. NAIJ.com gathered that a statement
by social media aide to Lamido, Mansur Ahmed, quoted the former president as
saying: “As a former minister of foreign affairs, Sule knows the world and
knows how to relate with other countries of the world. I was so happy and
elated by what I saw in Jigawa state when you became a governor.
“Sule, I don’t have any doubt about your
attributes, your capacity, your courage, your interest about your state and
Nigeria at large. Sule, you can do it and you can do it well.” Speaking on the
reason behind his visit to the former president, Lamido said: “I have nothing
to tell you about me because you know me more than anybody. I have come to
greet you, brief you, seek for your blessings and ask for your fatherly
advice.” The statement added that the meeting was part of the consultation with
relevant stakeholders, elders, party officials and key political actors. The
aspirant made similar visits to former military head of state, General
Abdulsalami Abubakar and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. It was gathered
that Lamido visited Obasanjo last year as part of his nationwide consultations
on his presidential aspiration in 2019. Before then, Lamido met with the PDP
governors in their respective states, the 36 PDP state chairmen, including the
party’s zonal vice chairmen, former speakers, where he told them of his
aspiration and urged them to pick the best for the party at the PDP national
convention. Lamido was accompanied by his campaign’s director, General Musa
Elayo, Senator Josephine Anenih, Ambassador Joe Keshi, AIG Kayode Theophilus
(rtd), Alhaji Umaru Mai Shadai, Rahman Owokoniran and Ogun state PDP chairman.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported
that former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, August 3,
reiterated his stand not to support the presidential ambition of Abubakar Atiku
who was the vice president during Obasanjo's 8-year-rule as president.
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