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FORMER governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has become the first presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have an intimidating campaign office in the South East for the 2019 elections.

The magnificent two-storey edifice consisting of six flats and adjoining offices located at Umuokpu area of Awka, was donated to the presidential hopeful by an indigene of the community, Chief Arize Ekelem, who is a close confidant of Lamido.

It is expected that Alhaji Lamido would personally commission the campaign office when he visits the South East in the next few months.

Ekelem said during an inspection of the office that he decided to throw his weight behind Lamido's ambition after seeing the magnificent work he did in Jigawa State as governor.

He said: “I have been to Jigawa where he governed for eight years and I saw the massive development he brought to that state. I have visited many states in Nigeria and there is none to compare with Lamido's achievements in terms of provision of democracy dividends to the people. If Nigerians can realize that what we need is someone who can unite the people and develop the country, Sule Lamido is the right person.

Lamido has a humble background and that is why he understands the needs of the less privileged.” He said that apart from his organization which has branches in all parts of the country, there were other groups working hard to actualize the Lamido presidential ambition. One of such groups, he stated, is the Anambra Central Assembly (ACA), comprising professionals and entrepreneurs in the senatorial zone, adding that members of the group have decided to support Lamido fully.

Ekelem said that members of his group have also gone round other states in the South East, adding that they have identified with Lamido's presidential aspiration. The various churches, he stated, are also strongly supporting him as the people have been made to realize that he is the type of person Nigerians are looking for. According to Ekelem, “Nigeria's problem is neither Biafra agitation, nor Boko Haram or OPC. Our main problem is leadership.

Our problem is our inability to identify who will govern our country well. I strongly believe that Sule Lamido will develop Nigeria and ensure an enduring peace if he is elected the President. I am certain that if he is elected President, all these agitations will cease and hunger and poverty will also end. “Our economy will grow and the country will grow to become an industrial nation.

Standard of education will improve and unemployment will become a thing of the past. The way he transformed Jigawa is an indication that he can transform Nigeria if given the opportunity.”

“I believe that he has the capacity to be a good President and to show how serious we are in supporting his aspiration, we donated this property worth over N35million to be his campaign office in Anambra State. We have also procured two buses for the campaign and we are prepared to donate more. We are also planning to acquire campaign offices in other states in the South East to ensure that the campaign organization has a strong base in this part of the country.

“I am not doing this because I have so much money, but to show my readiness to support someone who has so much to offer to Nigeria. We already have a network set up primarily to support Lamido and through this, we will mobilize Nigerians to also support him.”

Ekelem, who said he knew Lamido through his contact with former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, expressed optimism that PDP would win the 2019 Presidential election because, according to him, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had failed the nation. He added: “It is very certain that PDP will win the 2019 election. All the problems PDP had are over and all those problems have been transferred to APC.

The way Nigeria is at present, I don't think that many people in APC can have the courage to tell Nigerians to vote for the party in 2019

“APC has done its best, but its best is not good enough for our country. We want God-fearing person to come and provide the much needed leadership so that the country can move forward. On Igbo man becoming the president of Nigeria, Ekelem said: “It will take a very long time for an Igbo to be president of Nigeria. What Igbo should be after is not who among them will be president. Rather, we should fight to get another state from this zone. If can get the state, we should then fight to get more local governments.

“It is unfair for one state in the north to have 44 local governments when the five South East states put together have less than 100 local governments. As small as Jigawa is, it has 29 local governments; as big as Anambra is, it has only 21 local governments. So, if one looks at it from this perspective, one will discover that it will take Igbo a very long time to produce a Nigerian president, unless God, in His infinite mercy, intervenes in the matter.

“The question is, if an Igbo man is nominated by his party, will the Northerners be prepared to vote for that Igbo man? Will the Yoruba's vote for Igbo? So Igbo should first of all put their house in order. How can we get the president when some youths are busy talking of Biafra? If we want to govern Nigeria, Igbo people should come home and develop their area. In other parts of the country, Igbo are dominating commercial activities, while their home states are under developed. Other Nigerians, like the Hausa's and Yoruba's, will always go back to invest in their states once they make money elsewhere.

“Those other tribes would also unite to work out how to get the leadership of the country but in the case of Igbo, they are scattered and disunited. My belief is that we can get it after Lamido, but we will start now to prepare for it because power is not given on a platter of gold.”

Vanguard

Why south east

Sprumbabafather:
Why south east

He wants to start with his party's strongest zone.

Mynd44:

He wants to start with his party's strongest zone.

Which strongest zone when 2 states are not PDP, is south east more pdp than South south? The Awka he is is an APGA strong domain. If Sule lamido is contesting against a log of wood in Awka, the log of wood will win.

Hahahaha

About the igbo disunity. tell him to go and read his history books and see which tribe or region is less united in Nigeria.

the Eastern region are united than ever and in 2019 they say there will be no elections.

which part of the no Elections do you guys not understand. There will not vote.

The 2019 presidential elections will be funny. I may not be in the country during the elections, but if I were to vote, I'd vote ABB.

You can decode it yourself.

South east don suffer.

Sprumbabafather:


Which strongest zone when 2 states are not PDP, is south east more pdp than South south? The Awka he is is an APGA strong domain. If Sule lamido is contesting against a log of wood in Awka, the log of wood will win.

APGA at the presidential level is next to nothing, in my own opinion.

Imo is APC? I do not think so. Rochas is APC, but I know Imo people hate that with every fibre of passion within them. Even Rochas would always say, "Imo people did not vote for me".

So, I think it isnt out of place for the man Lamido to start his campaign there.

Most importantly, he is trying to play the psychological game of appearing to care for the South East. However, we all know they ate politicians.

Sule lamido presidential ambition dead on arrival

littlewonders:
South east don suffer.

My Brother......no be small thing ooo

yarimo:
Sule lamido presidential ambition dead on arrival

I can understand,he would not continue to pay you guys in BMC if he wins

Igbo Business Man!

Bubu should start writing his handover note, because it is Lamido-Obi or Atiku-Soludo that will be the next occupants of Aso Rock.

This is a nice one. This is what is needed; building alliances across regions not shouting that you will kill people of other tribes or that you will burn down the country even though we knw tha Naija is a zoo.

Does this man know is geography at all.I pity the kind of leaders Nigeria get.Anambra bigger than kano or jigawa is the stupidity of the century. Kano land mass alone is bigger than 3 south east put together. If I follow is logic.Niger state with 19 LGA Is bigger than all the south east state put together with a landmass of 78,567 km sq. All sou east put together is 29,980km sq.even mokwa LGA is almost the size of anambra as a state.
Rhode island state in US does not clamour for the same share of resources like the Alaskan, Texas, Washington, California and Florida.
Landmass is what countries are built upon .we should clamour for good governance first from our governors

menstrualpad:
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FORMER governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido

has become the first presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have an intimidating campaign office in the South East for the 2019 elections.

The magnificent two-storey edifice consisting of six flats and adjoining offices located at Umuokpu area of Awka, was donated to the presidential hopeful by an indigene of the community, Chief Arize Ekelem, who is a close confidant of Lamido.

It is expected that Alhaji Lamido would personally commission the campaign office when he visits the South East in the next few months.

Ekelem said during an inspection of the office that he decided to throw his weight behind Lamido's ambition after seeing the magnificent work he did in Jigawa State as governor.

He said: “I have been to Jigawa where he governed for eight years and I saw the massive development he brought to that state. I have visited many states in Nigeria and there is none to compare with Lamido's achievements in terms of provision of democracy dividends to the people. If Nigerians can realize that what we need is someone who can unite the people and develop the country, Sule Lamido is the right person.

Lamido has a humble background and that is why he understands the needs of the less privileged.” He said that apart from his organization which has branches in all parts of the country, there were other groups working hard to actualize the Lamido presidential ambition. One of such groups, he stated, is the Anambra Central Assembly (ACA), comprising professionals and entrepreneurs in the senatorial zone, adding that members of the group have decided to support Lamido fully.

Ekelem said that members of his group have also gone round other states in the South East, adding that they have identified with Lamido's presidential aspiration. The various churches, he stated, are also strongly supporting him as the people have been made to realize that he is the type of person Nigerians are looking for. According to Ekelem, “Nigeria's problem is neither Biafra agitation, nor Boko Haram or OPC. Our main problem is leadership.

Our problem is our inability to identify who will govern our country well. I strongly believe that Sule Lamido will develop Nigeria and ensure an enduring peace if he is elected the President. I am certain that if he is elected President, all these agitations will cease and hunger and poverty will also end. “Our economy will grow and the country will grow to become an industrial nation.

Standard of education will improve and unemployment will become a thing of the past. The way he transformed Jigawa is an indication that he can transform Nigeria if given the opportunity.”

“I believe that he has the capacity to be a good President and to show how serious we are in supporting his aspiration, we donated this property worth over N35million to be his campaign office in Anambra State. We have also procured two buses for the campaign and we are prepared to donate more. We are also planning to acquire campaign offices in other states in the South East to ensure that the campaign organization has a strong base in this part of the country.

“I am not doing this because I have so much money, but to show my readiness to support someone who has so much to offer to Nigeria. We already have a network set up primarily to support Lamido and through this, we will mobilize Nigerians to also support him.”

Ekelem, who said he knew Lamido through his contact with former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, expressed optimism that PDP would win the 2019 Presidential election because, according to him, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had failed the nation. He added: “It is very certain that PDP will win the 2019 election. All the problems PDP had are over and all those problems have been transferred to APC.

The way Nigeria is at present, I don't think that many people in APC can have the courage to tell Nigerians to vote for the party in 2019

“APC has done its best, but its best is not good enough for our country. We want God-fearing person to come and provide the much needed leadership so that the country can move forward. On Igbo man becoming the president of Nigeria, Ekelem said: “It will take a very long time for an Igbo to be president of Nigeria. What Igbo should be after is not who among them will be president. Rather, we should fight to get another state from this zone. If can get the state, we should then fight to get more local governments.

“It is unfair for one state in the north to have 44 local governments when the five South East states put together have less than 100 local governments. As small as Jigawa is, it has 29 local governments; as big as Anambra is, it has only 21 local governments. So, if one looks at it from this perspective, one will discover that it will take Igbo a very long time to produce a Nigerian president, unless God, in His infinite mercy, intervenes in the matter.
Does this man know is geography at all.I pity the kind of leaders Nigeria get.Anambra bigger than kano or jigawa is the stupidity of the century. Kano land mass alone is bigger than 3 south east put together. If I follow is logic.Niger state with 19 LGA Is bigger than all the south east state put together with a landmass of 78,567 km sq. All sou east put together is 29,980km sq.even mokwa LGA is almost the size of anambra as a state.
Rhode island state in US does not clamour for the same share of resources like the Alaskan, Texas, Washington, California and Florida.
Landmass is what countries are built upon .we should clamour for good governance first from our governors


“The question is, if an Igbo man is nominated by his party, will the Northerners be prepared to vote for that Igbo man? Will the Yoruba's vote for Igbo? So Igbo should first of all put their house in order. How can we get the president when some youths are busy talking of Biafra? If we want to govern Nigeria, Igbo people should come home and develop their area. In other parts of the country, Igbo are dominating commercial activities, while their home states are under developed. Other Nigerians, like the Hausa's and Yoruba's, will always go back to invest in their states once they make money elsewhere.

“Those other tribes would also unite to work out how to get the leadership of the country but in the case of Igbo, they are scattered and disunited. My belief is that we can get it after Lamido, but we will start now to prepare for it because power is not given on a platter of gold.”

Vanguard

MyNewJackeT:
Hahahaha

About the igbo disunity. tell him to go and read his history books and see which tribe or region is less united in Nigeria.

the Eastern region are united than ever and in 2019 they say there will be no elections.

which part of the no Elections do you guys not understand. There will not vote.

Guy we MUST drop that no election talk and vote out Buhari in 2019. I was for no election b4 but that would be shooting ourselves in the head. Sure suicide. We need to mobilize everybody in SE and Ss including kids to go out and vote.
We also need to choose btw Atiku and Lamido and I say lets go with Atiku
Voting Buhari out is now a patriotic duty... Biafra or not

These same old theives!

Bede2u:

Guy we MUST drop that no election talk and vote out Buhari in 2019. I was for no election b4 but that would be shooting ourselves in the head. Sure suicide. We need to mobilize everybody in SE and Ss including kids to go out and vote.
We also need to choose btw Atiku and Lamido and I say lets go with Atiku
Voting Buhari out is now a patriotic duty... Biafra or not

Did you study the breakdown of the 2015 election results at all

Even if the entire SE and SS vote against PMB, they would still lack the numbers to vote him out.

In other words, enjoy your Nsala and Hero beer because your hate votes are totally inconsequential.

Rawani:


Did you study the breakdown of the 2015 election results at all

Even if the entire SE and SS vote against PMB, they would still lack the numbers to vote him out.

In other words, enjoy your Nsala and Hero beer because your hate votes are totally inconsequential.

lol. Childish mumu post. U think gej is contesting? Na all northern ticket babaa and its a win win for them. So... i think the 2019 is definetly going to make u cry... again

Bede2u:
lol. Childish mumu post. U think gej is contesting? Na all northern ticket babaa and its a win win for them. So... i think the 2019 is definetly going to make u cry... again

Does it change the fact that all your votes are inconsequential no matter who your choice is? Does it change the fact that you lack the power to determine who rules you over and over again? What a joker

I remember speculating in 2015 amidst victory celebrations, that Ibos would campaign the most for the next "born to rule" Arewa President, and here you are making me feel like a prophet ....in fact as we speak, an Anambra businessman just donated a magnificent campaign office to Sule Lamidos presidential campaign .

You've been crying since 1967, you cried in 2015, 2016, still crying in 2017 and counting...what a pitiful existence.

Rawani:


Does it change the fact that all your votes are inconsequential no matter who your choice is? Does it change the fact that you lack the power to determine who rules you over and over again? What a joker

I remember speculating in 2015 amidst victory celebrations, that Ibos would campaign the most for the next "born to rule" Arewa President, and here you are making me feel like a prophet ....in fact as we speak, an Anambra businessman just donated a magnificent campaign office to Sule Lamidos presidential campaign .

You've been crying since 1967, you cried in 2015, 2016, still crying in 2017 and counting...what a pitiful existence.

lol now I knw u are Arewa.
Congratz on making the country uninhabitable for all of us.
Igbos are actually not against other tribes ruling thats why they voted obj, yaradua and then gej... dont forget shagari too. I knw its buhari they have roundly rejected... even wen he made an igbo man vp. Infact igbos are more comfortable with non igbos ruling so long as he will carry them along. Thats why igbos voted against ekwueme in pdp primaries. Thats y igbos will rather vote atiku than rochas. We are not crying at all. We are just making buharis govt uncomfortable... and by 2019 it will come to an abrupt end so that we can all drop biafra and move forward

I actually voted buhari in 2015.... my my that was a big mistake

Bede2u:

Igbos are actually not against other tribes ruling thats . We are not crying at all. We are just making buharis govt uncomfortable... and by 2019 it will come to an abrupt end so that we can all drop biafra and move forward

Lmao uncomfortable indeed. We all knew beerfraud was cheap blackmail from the beginning and that's why nobody takes your nonsense lying down.

Now from the photos below, who looks like they're most uncomfortable?

Again, what a joker...keep firing at your feet non stop as you try making the Executive President "uncomfortable"

Rawani:


Lmao uncomfortable indeed. We all knew beerfraud was cheap blackmail from the beginning and that's why nobody takes your nonsense lying down.

Now from the photos below, who looks like they're most uncomfortable?

Again, what a joker...keep firing at your feet non stop as you try making the Executive President "uncomfortable"

lol he is actually uncomfortable. No need joining issues with u. Re-elect him in 2019 if u can

DOA.