Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has addressed allegations of attempting to impose his son, Mustapha Lamido, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.
Lamido, during recent interview with Daily Trust monitored by Quest Times, affirmed his lack of knowledge about Mustapha’s emergence as guber candidate, stating he first learned of it through Facebook.
He said, “So, on the issue of my son, I swear to Allah, I have no idea how he emerged as the candidate. The party never made it known to me I swear. I saw it on Facebook.
“Now, people turned around to say I imposed my son on the party, that was why we lost, wasn’t it? So, head or tail I stand condemned. People don’t see my contributions right from 1979 in the House of Reps; what I went through in terms of humiliation, persecution, and suffering.
“To me, it’s payback time, so whatever you say to blackmail me or my son, I will remain undeterred. I will remain focused, I will do all that I can within my means to give back what I think Nigeria gave, that’s all.”