▪︎Faults move against Fulani in S’West
▪︎ Queries failure of Tinubu, Amaechi to defend Buhari on allege Fulanisation of Nigeria
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) no longer has any unifying factor potent enough to make it retain power beyond the eight- year tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Lamido, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also predicted that the political contract, with regard to APC, between Buhari and Bola Tinubu would terminate by the end of 2023, signaling end of APC government in Nigeria.
The former Foreign Affairs Minister made the comments while reacting to political permutations ahead of 2023 general election during an interview with journalists in Kano.
Lamido said the failure to fulfil promises made to Nigerians would spell doom for the ruling party.
The former governor said that APC was built on Buhari’s personality and Tinubu’s strength of consistency, insisted the contract would finally terminate by 2023.
This, according to him, “is because Nigerians have come to realise that Buhari was used by the personalities behind APC to swindle the country’s resources.”
Lamido said that on the huge campaign promises on security, economic and social welfare, the APC government had failed woefully.
He continued: “What is the basis and foundation of APC? What suddenly led to the unity of all the parties that formed opposition against PDP then.
“Buhari is only a small shareholder in the mega party, yet the formation of APC was done around Buhari to lead the nation, since virtually all the party loyalists lacked the personality profile to steer the ship.
“Buhari was used to perpetrate atrocities, and for economic interest. I can assure you the contract is over.”
On the move against criminal Fulani herders in the South west, Lamido said they should not be held entirely responsible for crimes and criminalities in the region.
His position was that Fulani were facing persecution, with regard to the quit notices on criminal herders to vacate parts of Oyo and Ondo states.
He said it was a transferred hatred and aggression because of the hatred for and failure of President Buhari who is seen as a Fulani leader.
Lamido also stated that “Security challenge is a major concern in every part of this country.
“Today, Nigerians are not safe in their own land. In Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna, Borno and other places in the North, kidnapping, banditry and other criminalities are the orders of the day. Why would some people single out Fulani as criminals?
“Fulani are Nigerians and they have the right to live as Nigerians in any part of this country. The hatred Nigerians have for Buhari aggravates the persecution of Fulani.
“I wonder why people like Tinubu, Chibuike Amaechi and other personalities in the south abandoned Buhari on the move against Fulani.
“They have benefited a lot in the government and what is expected is for them to defend the president.”
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