I am compelled by the recent circumstances of the word
of attrition going on between Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
former Vice-President of Nigeria and Alhaji Sule
Lamido to chips in a word or two.
Alh. Sule Lamido a proclaimed champion of the
Talakawas and one, who give the impression, that he
belong to the leftist political idealogy and aligned
with the famous champion of the Nigerian Talakawas
Late Malam Aminu Kano when he starts his political
career about three decades go.
The Lat Malam Aminu of the blessed memory adopt Alh.
Sule Lamido as a son and it is because of his
alignment with the late Malam Aminu Kano, that he was
able to clinched the exalted seat of the Federal House
of Representative during the second republic.
But, later on before the sudden death of Malam Aminu
Kano, Alh. Sule Lamido parted ways with the late Malam
Aminu Kano and went extra-miles calling Malam Aminu
in unprintable names.
On the other hand, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar found himself
on the political turf courtesy of the late
Major-General Shehu Musa Yar'adua the elder brother to
the present President Umaru Yar'adua and ever since
remains with him with until his incarceration and
sudden death about en years ago.
Alhaji Sule Lamido was well-known to have severed his
relationship with Alhaji Abubakar Rimi whom, he
regards as his mentor and later Godfather in politics
just to be in the good books of the former President
Obasanjo who appointed him as Minister in charge of
the foreign Affairs Ministry after Rimi forwarded his
name to be made a Minister.
Atiku Abubakar on the other hand respect the former
President Obasanjo and even stick out his neck in the
protection of the former President. It is a well-known
fact, that Alh. Atiku Abubakar was the brain behind
the emergence of Chief Olusegun as the PDP flag bearer
in 1999 and subsequently rolled out the machinery,
that saw the Otta Chief becoming President. It is
also, a fact that by the time, Atiku Abubakar retired
from the services of the Nigerian Customs Service, he
is next to the Director of Customs which was known
then, as the head of the Customs and fully entered
into the field of business where he show his
shrewdness in art of making Naira and Kobo.
But, in the case of Alh. Sule Lamido, who now occupies
the office of Governor of Jigawa State what he is
known  as doing is simply to open his mouth and poured
vituperations in guise of been a politician, that all
he is doing is geared towards the emancipation of the
down trodden while, in actual fact it is emasculation
of the people.
This writer, recalled how the former Vice-President
rallied round support by dissipated his energy and
resources to see to the emergence of Alhaji Sule
Lamido as the National Secretary of the defunct Social
Democratic Party(SDP).
Infact, how could one, reconciled what Alh. Sule
Lamido as the Governor of Jigawa is doing to the
former Governor of Jigawa State Alh. Saminu Turaki who
made it possible for the emergence of Alh. Lamido as
the Governor of Jigawa State in April 2007 election.
Is it not Alh. Sule Lamido that, set the machinery in
motion to witch-hunt the former Governor by setting up
a committee to investigate the administration of
Saminu Turaki before the EFCC wade into the matter and
arraigned the former Governor before the court?
That is a clear show of ingratitude exhibited by Alh.
Sule Lamido to someone, that stand against all odds to
see, that he emerged as the Governor of Jigawa State.
Therefore, the political antecedents of Alh. Sule
Lamido is quite known to a lot of people. He is best
known to opening his wide mouth casting aspersion on
the integrity of innocent people just to curry favour.
Alh. Sule Lamido has for long time, distanced himself
from the context of the politics he cherish some
decades ago-fighting for the emancipation of the down
trodden of the society to that of the capitalist.
The people need to judge who is an ingrate between
Atiku Abubakar and Sule Lamido.
BY
USMAN G SANTURAKI
WROTE IN FROM HOUSE NO74, TAFIDA STR
JIMETA-YOLA
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