(NIGERIA) Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has warned that unless President Goodluck Jonathan and his main opponent in the February 14, 2015 presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari, are ready to clearly distinguish between their interests and the corporate existence of Nigeria as an indivisible entity, the country would be heading for doom. He warned that mayhem is likely over the antics of both politicians.
While President Jonathan is the presidential flag bearer of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Buhari, a former head of state, is that of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lamido accused Buhari and Jonathan “as albatross of the nation due to their desperation to lead Nigeria at all cost,” adding that the main problem of Nigeria today politically is the duo of Jonathan and Buhari.
The Jigawa governor observed: “Today a vote for either of them could lead Nigeria to an untimely division as well as push others to their early graves.
Lamido was of the opinion that “so long as we want Nigeria to get out of the present predicament, we must be sincere in the way we practice democracy so as to avoid bloodbath and the rampant killing of Nigerians because of the interest of a few individuals.”
Speaking at the PDP mammoth rally for 2015 general elections, Lamido accused Buhari of divisive campaigns in the northern and southern parts of the country.
He noted that a critical look at the situation on ground exposes people like Buhari as being insincere in both intent and purpose.
Elaborating, Lamido alleged that when Buhari talks to the electorate in the North, he usually plays up the religious card, but once he is in the South, he plays it down by harping on the unity of Nigeria.
Lamido wondered why Buhari had gone out of his way to select a Christian as his running mate and what this portends, adding: “Why then are our people vilified and maligned because they refuse to vote for a Muslim as their president and have opted for a Christian?
“If not, why is it that he chose a Christian as his running mate and shunned the Muslim community, then he turns round to tell the people in the North that his contest is anchored on promoting and guiding their ideological faith.
He said Nigeria is at a crossroads and blamed the two personalities for the impending danger ahead of the nation.
He warned that after the declaration of the winner of the 2015 presidential election, there could be mayhem if the provocative statements of the supporters of both candidates are anything to go by.
“Today, a vote for either of them could lead Nigeria to an untimely division as well as push others to their early graves.
“We have heard the devilish pronouncements of people like Edwin Clark and Dokubo Asari and Buba Galadima, among others, who were predicting a bad end for the country should we Nigerians fail to vote for either Jonathan or General Buhari and going by what their supporters are preaching, if either of them fails to scale through, it could destabilise Nigeria.”
Lamido, however, hoped that Nigeria will survive the intrigues, adding that it was unfortunate that their supporters are preaching doom for the nation.
He urged the Jigawa electorate, especially members of the PDP to vote for the candidates of their choice and told them not to be intimidated or coerced into inappropriate decisions.
Other candidates at the rally were the three senatorial contenders who were handed the party’s flags to gun for their respective seats during the forthcoming elections.
Also speaking, the Vice-Chairman, North West of the PDP, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Kazaure, who represented the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, said the fact remains always that the PDP is still the party for the people of Nigeria.
He described the huge crowd of PDP supporters in the state as an indication of victory for the party in the state, adding that its governorship candidate was just waiting for the time to be sworn in.
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