The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, Sunday, said that Jigawa State Governor, Mr. Sule Lamido has been pressured by the Federal Government to grant a hate interview against its presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari.
APCPCO said that the interview was the only requirement needed from Governor Lamido to ease off the pressure of arrest and prosecution of his son by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Speaking in a press conference in Abuja, the Director, Media and Publicity Unit of the campaign organisation, Mallam Shehu Garba told Journalists that Lamido’s interview was aired at Federal Radio Cooperation of Nigeria, FRCN.
According to Garba, Lamido’s message was to told the North that Buhari when elected president would not be in charge by his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
He said: “We just got information that all FRCN stations have been directed to link up for a live interview to be granted by Gov Sure Lamido of Jigawa State about now.
“The contents of the interview as agreed with VP Namadi Sambo and President Jonathan are to essentially damage GMB along the following lines:
“GMB will be a figurehead while Osinbajo will be the de facto president. He will give examples of GMB’s leadership style mentioning Idiagbon (COS-SHQ) and Salihijo (PTF).
“This situation he will claim is unfair to the North as the South-West will be indirectly getting another term of office as president in addition to the Obasanjo years, so Northerners should not be deceived into voting APC.”
Garba reminded the public especially Lamido’s audience that the Governor has never worked with Buhari to know his leadership styles, querying when Lamido became the spokesman of Northern Nigeria.
“A few things we will like to point to Governor Lamido’s audience members include: Lamido had been pressured to do the interview because of the EFCC pressure on his sons’ corruption charges.
“Lamido has never worked near or with GMB to know his leadership style. Those working closely with him in the APC know otherwise.
” When did Lamido become a spokesman for the North? (4) What did he and other Jonathan apologists negotiate for the North as the SW has been doing with Jonathan in the last two weeks?
“Of the millions of the US Dollars that Mr. Jonathan has allegedly been sharing to traditional and religious leaders in the South-West, how much of it did Lamido negotiate and obtain on behalf of the Northern traditional and religious leaders?
“As a self appointed Northern interest spokesman, what is his response to the pejorative references made by Mrs. Patience Jonathan about Northerners?” Garba queried.
via nigerianeye
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