Atiku begs Lamido to step-down and support him

The former Vice President and PDP presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar has pleaded with the former Jigawa state Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido to step down for him in the presidential primary.

He made the plea on Monday at the Jigawa state PDP secretariat during his visit to the state as part of his tour to canvas for support ahead of party’s presidential primaries.

Abubakar also paid a visit to the former Jigawa Governor Alhaji Sule in Bamaina his home town to seek the blessings of the PDP chieftain.

Atiku said the visit was aimed at seeking the support of Lamido who is also a presidential aspirant, as the party continues to strategise  to takes the mantle of leadership from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He explained that he did not go to Jigawa for a campaign but to visit PDP members in the state and his junior brother (Sule Lamido).

Atiku related the incident with what happened in 1993 election under the Social Democratic Party SDP in Katsina state when Shehu Musa Yar’Adua stepped down for  Umaru Musa Yar’Adua .

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He said elders of the state approached Shehu Musa Yar’Adua that there is no way they can support him as president and support his younger brother as the Governor of the state.

“Junior brother cannot contest against his Senior brother, the junior brother instantly stepped down for his brother due to his loyalty,”he recalled.

He explained that the country need repairs because of system failure around all sectors in the country,unity ,security, and economic of the country.

“The government inherited economy growing at about 7% and crashed it to recession in its first year and currently going below 2%,”he noted.

“Most of the parts of this country are currently feeling excluded,” he added.

Atiku stated that APC administration is a total failure and disappointment and advised Nigerians to massively vote out APC in the coming 2019 general election for the country’s unity and development.

Responding, Alhaji Lamido said the visit is a home coming visit.

The presidential aspirants kept mute after the closed door meeting as they declined to comment on the issue.

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