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Sule Lamido to El-Rufai: Don’t fight Tinubu because you’re angry or seeking revenge.

Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa state, says the call by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 should not be based on personal grievances but on national interest.

El-Rufai moved to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on March 10 over what he described as a divergence in values with the ruling party.

He subsequently appealed to opposition leaders, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to join the SDP.

Reacting during an interview with BBC Hausa, Lamido said leadership should be about prioritising the nation’s welfare over personal emotions.

“Leadership is about patience, foresight, and working for the peace of the people and the nation. If you allow emotions to dictate your decisions, you will never lead objectively,” Lamido said.

“If El-Rufai’s goal is to unseat President Bola Tinubu, it should not be based on personal grievances but on national interest.

“We should not fight Tinubu just because we are angry at him or seeking revenge.

“Leadership should be about prioritizing the country’s well-being rather than personal emotions.”

Lamido noted that el-Rufai once said there were no political elders in northern Nigeria, adding that the former Kaduna governor also ignored the role of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his political career.

“The party we formed, the PDP, is the one that gave birth to El-Rufai,” Lamido said.

“You’re not enough to make us leave the PDP.

“He once said that there are no elders in northern Nigerian politics, but now he is calling on us to join him in the SDP.

“He said he told President Buhari about his decision to leave the APC, but now he is saying that he is one of the elders in Nigerian politics.”

Lamido said if he had any intention of leaving the PDP, he would have done so when APC was formed.

“If I was going to leave the PDP, I would have done so in 2014 when the APC was formed,” he added.

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/sule-lamido-to-el-rufai-dont-fight-tinubu-because-youre-angry-seeking-revenge/

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This could even be a game plan, trust this short man at your own peril.

emotional people like elrufai no dey hear word. that's why a lot of his words(and that of his children) are out there standing against him. Very emotional midget, friends with u today- just opens his mouth to say anything to promote u without thinking, fights u tomorrow says everything to damage u. Sadly he operates in a business where there are no permanent friends/enemies, a business where u measure what u say so u dont appear silly and have a hard time defending d rubbish u said in the past, when ur position changes tomorrow.

he has moved from criticizing tinubu and calling him a despicable person for running lagos like his personal fiefdom, to supporting him and saying tinubu is the right man to lead nigeria so he can repeat what he did in lagos AND now back to criticizing the man again for running nigeria the way he ran lagos for and by his friends and cronies . unstable man, take a position, stand for something. the only time elrufai and his evil children stand for anything firmly and permanently is when they want to promote his aggression and hate against/for christians Dominance of Islam carries so much weight in his heart, it is so so so so attractive to him that he let down his guard to support his favorite enemy to become president

the same northern elders he has abused in the past, he is now begging them join him in SDP. exaggeration of self. someone that if 2027 comes and we have Atiku vs Tinubu vs Elrufai vs Obi on the ballot, i doubt he will see 3rd position in his kaduna state- calling others to join him on his wild goose chase to become president.

Noted.

Toh

"Leadership is about patience, foresight, and working for the peace of the people and the nation"

Is Lamido not contradicting himself? Everyone wants to be in the good book of the govt.

It's obvious to the blind, Nigeria is not working. Citizens are suffocating.

Leave that short devill man alone, shameless religion fanatic

Both Tinubu and Nasir understand the game they are playing. But most Nigerians don't understand this game.

E go soon clear for El rufai. Tinubu no be Jonathan

El Rufai no send...he is ready to fight it out

Blood of innocent S.kaduna people will eventually push him to destruction

El rufai playing a political game. He will soon call for settlement.

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na PUzzY NICCA, crying like an OBIDIENT child looking for whom to pull together to fight one man

If eventually el rufai becomes the president! The fulani herdsmen crisis is still a child’s play! They will just come and start picking everyone from their bedroom and slaughter

Wash , Elrufai doesn't run from a fight

Someone asked a very pertinent question yesterday.....

Said....what if PDP gives its presidential ticket to WIKE, .....How's the political atmosphere going to seem like between Wike and Tinubu? knowing fully well how power hungry those two fellas are......It will surely be an interesting show to behold!!

Funniest part this man don gather followers from South East


Person way murder Christian's

Words on marble. Only the wise will understand!!

Tinubu is a great leader and I believe he will do what is best for the nation.

El-Rufai is a great guy too. I love him. But if he decides to challenge Tinubu in 2027, I will still support him because he is my guy.

But for now, let us all support Tinubu.

Good advice based on objectivity.
Even though the adviser is a criminal with looted funds of Jigawa state.

Leave him, let him continue to fight now.

The man is down already, let him enjoy the little attention he’s getting before he goes down completely.

Evil man.

Good advice.

Everyone knows El-Rufai is being funded by Tinubu.

dynicks:
Someone asked a very pertinent question yesterday.....

Said....what if PDP gives its presidential ticket to WIKE, .....How's the political atmosphere going to seem like between Wike and Tinubu? knowing fully well how power hungry those two fellas are......It will surely be an interesting show to behold!!

Also toyed with that thought, recently. 😂😂😂

Short people no the forgive oh...

tunapawizzy:
emotional people like elrufai no dey hear word. that's why a lot of his words(and that of his children) are out there standing against him. Very emotional midget, friends with u today, just opens his mouth to say anything to promote u wwithout thinking, fights u tomorrow says everything to damage u, sadly he operates in a business where there are no permanent friends/enemies, a business where u measure what u say so u dont appear silly and have a hard time defending d rubbish u said in the past, when ur position changes tomorrow.

he has moved from criticizing tinubu and calling him a despicable person for running lagos like his personal fiefdom, to supporting him and saying tinubu is the right man to lead nigeria so he can repeat what he did in lagos AND now back to criticizing the man again for running nigeria the way he ran lagos for and by his friends and cronies . unstable man, take a position, stand for something. the only time elrufai and his evil children stand for something firmly and permanently is when they want to promote his aggression against christians

He has decamped into isolation.

Olachase:
Funniest part this man don gather followers from South East


Person way murder Christian's

Mention some of his followers from the south east

Jagaban may be using the man and people may not know...this is how enigmatic the man can be ... Whether labour ,PDP or SDP or whatever party ...the man has his men on ground. .unless you are skillful like that you can't win the game in a complex nation like ours ..

Rufai has lost relevance. He's fighting openly for the wrong reasons.