Lamido Speaks On Defection Of His Deputy Governor

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state said that the defection of the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahmud Gumel and others, would not affect the party’s chances in the upcoming Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.

Lamido expressed his opinion speaking with Daily Sun reporters on April 78, 2015.Read more after cut


The governor said that those who defected, including his deputy, since 2007, have all contributed to the growth and development of the “new Jigawa,” under his administration. Lamido added that there was no way the defectors could distance themselves from the successes or failures of the administration in the last eight years.

Commenting on the sudden and dramatic defection of his deputy governor, barely four days to the governorship election in the state, Jigawa governor, who is completing his second and final term in office, said:

“They are adults, and so to that extent, they are aware of the implications of their actions. I am sure they weigh the implications before arriving at the decision.



 But as for my deputy, the reason he gave for his defection is neither here nor there. Anyway, their defection will not in any way affect our chances at the polls.

“In Sha Allah, the people of Jigawa State will not let us down because they know we have also kept to our promises over the last eight years. No hard feelings, no ill-feelings against them,” he added.

Recently, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, the Kano state governor, has strongly criticized his counterpart Sule Lamido, saying that he committed political suicide by not defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Meanwile, the gale of defections rocking the PDP is continuing. Yesterday prominent members of the party in Plateau state moved en-masse to the APC.