THE Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar said his predecessor and presidential candidate under People Democratic Party Alhaji Sule Lamido lacks morality and discipline to contest for the presidential position with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Badaru who stated this at a grand rally for the distribution of vehicles, empowerment materials and cash to politicians by the senator representing Jigawa central Senator Sabo Nakudu at the Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse.
Governor Badaru declared that, “that person was one who left us so much debt so that we would fail in our administration but today, with the support of Allah we were not only able to settle those debts, both honest and false ones but also were able to pay workers benefits that were never paid to them by the former administration.”
He said, “it is that same person that built a mansion worth over a billion Naira after his administration at his country home who is also shamelessly attempting to contest for the presidency of this country.”
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He said, ” it is only in Nigeria that a glorified thief would enhance so much wealth belonging to the people and turn around to insult them by declaring to want to work for them,” he stated.
The governor who was addressing a mammoth crowd of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters that thronged the arena said the presidency is for ‘decent’ and ‘upright’ people that Nigerians would no longer allow ‘riff-rafs’ to govern them again.
On his part, senator Sabo Nakudu said he is only fulfilling part of his obligation to his people and electorates and assured that come 2019 Jigawa would not change the incumbent governor.
The senator who challenged politicians nursing the ambition to contest for the state governorship post said that “I dare anyone of them that thinks he is rich to come out and try to dislodge this governor, I alone will march anyone that thinks is wealthy.”
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