Former Gvernor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has claimed that no
\nmatter the oppression, if God wishes for him to be president in 2019,
\nnobody will stop him.<\/p>\n
Lamido stated this Sunday night after dozens of heavily armed policemen
\nwere deployed in Bamaina village of Birnin Kudu to prevent an initial
\nrally organised by hundreds of youths calling on the former governor to
\ncontest 2019 Presidency.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cthe desperation by those in authorities of power today must know
\nthat the same God that have made Balewa, Ironsi, Gowon, Murtala, Shagari,
\nBuhari, Babangida and Jonathan Presidents could do the same for me if
\nAllah so wishes\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201call this coersion and intimidation was because of my aspiration
\nand I must tell them that no matter what, if Allah has destined that I
\nwill be President, they cannot stop me or deter me because that will
\namount to fighting against the wish of God\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n
The former governor, who briefed the Press on the situation said: \u201cLeaders
\nshould beware of the consequences that followed tyranny, impunity and
\nabuse of human dignity\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lamido said he was shocked with the revelation that young men could be
\nstopped from going to see their father, \u201cI am their father and they are
\ncoming to greet me and you are saying they have to ask for permit, permit
\nfor what?\u201d, he asked.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201call over this country I\u2019ve never heard of a mutual gathering The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain said he has long passed the The policemen, numbering about 200, were in the early hours of Saturday<\/span><\/span> The officers who have mounted a roadblock leading to Bamaina, the hometown One of the police officers in charge at the Bamaina police division told The rally which later took place inside the residence of the former The leader of the PDP Consultative Forum, Mallam Kabiru Nura, said the Comrade Kabiru stressed that Lamido was among those that laboured to form On his part, Alhaji Lamido who addressed the crowd, informed the youths to According to Lamido, \u201cif your prayers for me to be the President of this He also warned leaders, \u201c to be wary of the impunity being perpetuated by Former Gvernor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has claimed that no matter the oppression, if God wishes for him to be president in 2019, nobody will stop him. Lamido…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nthat requires one to ask for permit, even on Saturday<\/span><\/span>, we were in Sokoto
\nfor a wedding where thousands of people attended or even naming ceremonies
\nwhere hundreds attend, have you asked them to show their permit?, but
\nbecause it\u2019s Sule Lamido, whoever that is coming to see me must acquire a
\npermit to do so\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nstage of being intimidated by any one, adding, \u201cfor those policemen that
\nmade people to lie on their bare backs simply because they were coming to
\nmeet me should also note that they are no better people than those they
\nhave punished\u201d.<\/p>\n
\ndeployed in the town to prevent the rally from taking place although the
\npolice spokesperson, DSP Abdul Jinjiri, said they are on routine patrol of
\nthe area against likely breakdown of law and order.<\/p>\n
\nof Lamido, were seen turning back several vehicles conveying people that
\nwere attending the rally.<\/p>\n
\nour reporter who was also initially prevented from entering the town said,
\n\u201cI cannot prevent you journalists from doing your statutory duties,
\nhowever, please, there won\u2019t be any event here today\u201d.<\/p>\n
\ngovernor attracted thousands of youths that also addressed and explained
\nto him their motive of organising such an event.<\/p>\n
\nforum has decided to acknowledge the fact that, \u201cas our leader, we cannot
\nhave a say on who would be our subsequent leaders aside those picked by
\nyou\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
\nand nurture the PDP that was the brain behind the growth of many people in
\nthe country.<\/p>\n
\nremain resolute in their sincere conviction for a great Nigeria future.<\/p>\n
\ncountry is the wish of Allah, let it be, for Allah is the One that made
\nothers like Jonathan, Tafawa Balewa, Obasanjo\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n
\nthose at the helm of affairs, stating that posterity would surely judge
\nthose that subjugate their subjects to unnecessary hardship\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"