The Presidency on Sunday lashed out at former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, over his ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
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In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the presidency hit out at Lamido condemning his attack on Buhari despite facing corruption charges.
The statement reads in part, “It is even worse that such a person, facing criminal prosecution will start going around saying he wants to be president. Is this not one of the reasons why other countries are laughing at Nigeria? This is hooliganism. It is not opposition politics.
“It is only in Nigeria that a leader will divert money belonging to the public into his children’s account then turns round to start pontificating on public morals, in the process subjecting the nation’s honest leadership to daily attacks based on falsehood.”
