Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa, says former President Muhammadu never wanted Bola Tinubu to succeed him as president.
August 31, 2024 10:03 pmSule Lamido, an ex-governor of Jigawa, says former President Muhammadu never wanted Bola Tinubu to be his successor.Lamido said Buhari was “naive and absurd” in his political calculation, adding that the former president wanted a northern successor after he had spent eight years.Advertisement
“He never liked Tinubu. There was somebody he wanted. He didn’t even trust his own vice president, Professor Osinbajo; he wanted Ahmed Lawan, but his calculation was absurd. “He wasn’t the choice of Afenifere; Obasanjo never liked him, but he became president. All the other groups, including the governors, were there, but he won. He was determined to demolish all obstacles, and he crushed them.”The former governor said it will be “very difficult” for Tinubu to be defeated in the 2027 presidential election.
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