Why PDP Governors Shun Jonathan To Vote For Amaechi ––Gov Lamido Speaks

The man who is being positioned by some powerful men in the PDP to take over from President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, Jigawa Sate Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has finally opened up on why nine PDP govs voted for Rotimi Amaechi as Chairman of Nigerian Governors' Forum.

Governor Lamido gave specific insights into what transpired thus:

“I also voted for Ameachi. Look, in the PDP, myself, the governor of Kano, the governor of Niger, the governor of Kebbi, the governor of Sokoto, the governor of Kwara, the governor of Rivers, the governor of Adamawa, nine of us PDP governors voted for him.

“This election was for the NGF, not a candidate for the PDP; there is nothing to it.”

Reacting to claims that Northern governors endorsed Gov Jonah Jang, Lamido said: “For one group to come and say ‘this is your leader, let’s present him to the nation’. Things are not done like that. People forget easily we are all reasonable people and the PDP was founded by reasonable people.”

Also speaking on the high-handedness of PDP Chairman, he said “The truth is Bamanga Tukur was defeated in Bauchi or was he not defeated during the zonal elections in Bauchi? He was defeated, not so?

“Myself, Wamakko, the governor of Kano and others came together and said what they (North East) did was wrong, so we will not agree; let us go for an election.

“The North East said its consensus candidate was Babayo. [But] Bamanga Tukur was brought to us at the convention and we elected him, even from this, you have your answer (about the NGF election).”