SUBTLE trouble is brewing at the Presidency over the last-minute decision of Jigawa State Governor, Dr. Sule Lamido, to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.
The two-term governor’s decision is said to have rattled President Jonathan and the party, which had long concluded that the race would be a straight fight between the president and others from the opposition parties.
In fact, given its internal permutations, the PDP believes that Jonathan would have a smooth sail to the election, as no other candidate would be able to challenge him and get victory at its planned national convention, which some see as a mere formality for the incumbent to be crowned.

Lamido
However, Saturday Vanguard gathered from very reliable Presidential sources that there is apprehension in the Presidency following the confirmation of Lamido’s plans.
One of the sources said that the Presidency and the PDP had initially dismissed the rumoured ambition of the governor with the hope that it was mere speculation that would fizzle out with time.
A reliable source said that based on the information that Lamido had concluded plans to run for the presidency, Jonathan immediately summoned him to the Presidential Villa to clear the air on the issue.
One of the sources said that Jonathan was shell shocked when Lamido stormed the Villa recently and told the President openly that he was keen on running in the next polls.
“At that point, the President was shocked to hear from Lamido that his presidential ambition should not be seen as mere rumour, as he had made up his mind to run against him,” a presidential source said.
“The way Lamido spoke with the President showed that he was not ready to back down from the race and the way he spoke about the matter was a bit unsettling to Mr. President, who had all along regarded him as one of the governors, who could not move against him,” the source explained.
Lamido was said to have told the President that he had made up his mind to contest against him in the next polls despite a deliberate attempt by forces opposed to his ambition to frame him and his children up.
The governor, it was learnt, told the President that he was upset by the frequent embarrassment of his children by some agencies of government over allegations that one of them passed through an airport without declaring $40,000 in his possession.
He is said to have also drawn the president’s attention to the fact that there was a deliberate attempt by government agencies to tarnish his family’s image all in a bid to make him drop his presidential ambition but that he was not ready to back out of the race.
The action of the governor is said to have angered the Presidency, which promptly reported him to the National leadership of the PDP and asked it to call him to order.
It was learnt that Lamido was emboldened to go for the top job by some of his governor friends and  prominent Nigerian leaders, who are uncomfortable with the way things are going in the land.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is a friend and father figure to Lamido.
Almost at the same time early in the month, documents began to fly about that Lamido received gratification of N1.3 billion from two contractors, who had completed two projects valued at N13 billion.
Although an EFCC agent admitted last night that the agency had been investigating the Lamido family for a long time, he denied that the information on the N1.3 billion bribe allegation was instigated by the Presidency.
“Let me tell you that since we arrested Lamido’s son at the airport over non-declaration of $40,000, our operatives have been investigating the family’s account and it is not at the instance of the Presidency as some people are alleging,” the EFCC official said.
But confronted yesterday to confirm or deny his rumoured ambition, Lamido declined to make a categorical statement on the matter.
The governor however foreclosed the possibility of going to the Senate as is the practice of most of his outgoing colleagues.
According to him, the atmosphere for him to become president is not yet there, adding that it is better for him to seek a higher office than to go the legislature to make laws after implementing laws passed by others for eight years.


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Now the Problem of PDP starts!

Stay Calm and Love APC!

1United1: Now the Problem of PDP starts!

Stay Calm and Love APC!

As it was in the days of ATIKU so shall it be in the days of Sule lamido!!
Try hard u will but clinch the pdp ticket u will not! Mark my word!!
But he would be consoled by sparing his thieving sons from ........

I pray this becomes true.

In Obasanjo's voice..... I dey laugh!!

1United1: Now the Problem of PDP starts!

Stay Calm and Love APC!

Funny clown

Watching

Good for democracy

Jonathan will still beat him

Jonathan beat Atiku let alone Lamido

Incumbency talks!

Why is the presidency rattled? If Jonathan had done his job as he should, why is he now afraid?

Even the dumb thugs in the Presidency know that GEJ's performance is worse than mediocre and any contender would beat him like a drum at the polls.

mikeansy: Good for democracy

Jonathan will still beat him

Jonathan beat Atiku let alone Lamido

Incumbency talks!

Bros, we are looking at the massive distaste that would follow after the expected acrimonious primaries! Think!!


You can't just but Love APC! We are real Master Strategist!

Keep Calm and Watch PDP disintegrate!

Who is this Lamido?

This is the person that Obj was pushing to become the Vice President. He will just loose the chance of going to the Senate. Some people, if given the opportunity will pluck Gej out of Aso Rock. Born-to-rule.

I'm not a fan of GEJ or PDP, but I don't see Lamido as a threat with the arsenal at GEJ's disposal being the incubent. #9ja politricks. However, the party hierachy should ensure a level playing field for any aspirant wishing to vie for any post.

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Dreal1247: This is the person that Obj was pushing to become the Vice President. He will just loose the chance of going to the Senate. Some people, if given the opportunity will pluck Gej out of Aso Rock. Born-to-rule.

Emotional outburst that has nothing to do with reality? Why is your Oga afraid of primaries?

Anybody but Jonathan reallly to me northerns will vote dis guy hands down over jona.......its sure bankr apc are gonna producer a norther pdp will also try and produce a northerner...too eey cant afford to loose dis tyme...



errbodi is tyred of jona no moni and the economy is down during his tyme wat will hav3 during shagaris tyme will repeat itself

Dreal1247: Who is this Lamido?

My brother na one Donkey riding, Carmel loving descendant of usman dan fodio o! Whose only CV is born to rule.

Its even shameful that someone like sule lamido can come out to challenge my humble president. The best president to emerge in hell hole called Nigeria. In a saner climes he should bury his face in shame. If the North where he comes from is engulfed in boko haram killings , what has he done personally to meet shekau and dare the consequences to help bringbackourgirls and to convince someone like me that he deserves my vote since the military seems divided along religious lines to fight headlong and defeat shekau and jihadists

Papertrail11: Anybody but Jonathan reallly to me northerns will vote dis guy hands down over jona.......its sure bankr apc are gonna producer a norther pdp will also try and produce a northerner...too eey cant afford to loose dis tyme...



errbodi is tyred of jona no moni and the economy is down during his tyme wat will hav3 during shagaris tyme will repeat itself

Are U kidding me

ZKOSOSO:

My brother na one Donkey riding, Carmel loving descendant of usman dan fodio o! Whose only CV is born to rule.

Its even shameful that someone like sule lamido can come out to challenge my humble president. The best president to emerge in hell hole called Nigeria. In a saner climes he should bury his face in shame. If the North where he comes from is engulfed in boko haram killings , what has he done personally to meet shekau and dare the consequences to help bringbackourgirls and to convince someone like me that he deserves my vote since the military seems divided along religious lines to fight headlong and defeat shekau and jihadists

What was GEJ CV?

ZKOSOSO:

My brother na one Donkey riding, Carmel loving descendant of usman dan fodio o! Whose only CV is born to rule.

Its even shameful that someone like sule lamido can come out to challenge my humble president. The best president to emerge in hell hole called Nigeria. In a saner climes he should bury his face in shame. If the North where he comes from is engulfed in boko haram killings , what has he done personally to meet shekau and dare the consequences to help bringbackourgirls and to convince someone like me that he deserves my vote since the military seems divided along religious lines to fight headlong and defeat shekau and jihadists

one of the many directionless ppl on NL.

1United1:

Bros, we are looking at the massive distaste that would follow after the expected acrimonious primaries! Think!!


You can't just but Love APC! We are real Master Strategist!

Keep Calm and Watch PDP disintegrate!

APC has already lost 2015 election

who cares

**continues watchin Man U loss**

When has contesting against a sitting president in Nigeria become a crime? PDP will continue playing this kind of dirty politics until they naturally kill d party.

Here comes another noise maker :DHere comes another noise maker

This is a strong one. 2015 would pose lots of Surprises. This is just the beginning.

Atiku has said he is RUNNING in 2015.
Kwankwaso is also RUNNING....
Buhari is RUNNING as well...
Goodluck Jonathan will RUN...
Amaechi said he has interest in RUNNING.
Oshiomole is set to declare his interest to RUN.
Rochas Okorocha is also set to RUN.
Tambuwal is ready to RUN too.
And now Lamido also wants to RUN.

My questions are:
1. Where are they RUNNING to?
2. Who is pursuing them?
3. Do we have Olympics in Nigeria in 2015?
4. Is it 100m or 200m race? Abi na Marathon?
5. Which stadium are they using?
6. What about you reading this, Won't you RUN?

Please after reading this ...start RUNNING and don't look back..Because me too am also running.

Sule Lamido? Beat Jonathan? Lolz. Its just like saying Rochas will beat Buhari in the APC presidential primaries.
Btw, hope he knows we are in the season of impeachment.

Anyway sha, most news from vanguard are always lies.

He Is irrelevant as long as Nigerian votes are for sale..EBELE can pay but lamidodo cant

MrMcJay: Why is the presidency rattled? If Jonathan had done his job as he should, why is he now afraid?

Even the dumb thugs in the Presidency know that GEJ's performance is worse than mediocre and any contender would beat him like a drum at the polls.

You did a real good job at sweetening the bitter truth!

Dreal1247: Who is this Lamido?

Are u a Nigerian?

Honestly 2015 election will be interesting , so many decamping will be on. If Lamido can play his game very well not like harlout Atiku then he may get the pdp nomination but that will be very diffucult contest against the incumbent.
Jah Bless