A former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) founding fathers, Sule Lamido, has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo was wrong to have endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour party for the 2023 Presidential race.
He said Obasanjo is nothing without the PDP.
Lamido claims that it is a shame for Obasanjo to endorse somebody from another political party, and not the candidate of the political party that made him what he is today.
“All that he is saying is because he was Nigeria’s President under the party (PDP) that invented him, honoured him, dignified him and gave him an image globally.
“Twenty-five years ago, he’d not say what he is saying, so it’s very shameful that a PDP invention will now castigate the party.
“Obasanjo is my boss I know, but he is human and is bound to make mistakes, so he made a big mistake endorsing a party outside his party.
“On the issue of power rotation, people are dishonest, when it comes to a sense of justice and fairness.
“When he was in office, he tried for the third term. Is that fair? Is that justice? It’s not. I respect him but we have to stand by our tradition, the history of our political party. Our philosophy and PDP made Nigeria what it is today.
“He is endorsing Peter Obi because he is either angry that Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu are strong characters and personalities, so the fear of these very strong men is what is haunting him.”