2019: Buhari has nothing to offer – Sule Lamido

Sule Lamido, former Jigawa state governor, has declared that President
Muhammadu Buhari has nothing to offer Nigeria.


Lamido made the declaration when he visited the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, National Secretariat in Abuja, yesterday.

The presidential aspirant informed members of the National Working
Committee of the party of his intention to run for Presidency in 2019.


Lamido described himself as the national bridge Nigerians need.

He called on the party to do everything possible to defeat the All
Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2019 elections.

Lamido, while questioning the democratic credentials of Buhari, the
2019 presidential hopeful urged Nigerians to know that, "Buhari has a
history of violence."


He said, "Buhari has nothing to offer Nigerians. Where was Buhari when
we formed the PDP in 1998? He was a supporter of General Sani Abacha.
Let me say this: Buhari represents violence and do not forget that the
character of a leader has a way of affecting the behavior of the
people.

"That is why there are lots of killings today in the country. Muslims
are killing Muslims and in Ebonyi, some people are fighting against
themselves."

Lamido held that unlike the PDP, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
would cease to exist if individuals like Buhari abandoned the party.

"People have left the PDP and we are still here. Take Buhari out of
the APC, and the party is dead," he said.

On his presidential ambition, Lamido said, "I am a national bridge and
I have a large heart. I am not an aspirant but the aspirant. We are
determined to reclaim Nigeria for Nigerians and if you are on the same
page with me; then, we must collectively rescue this nation from the
hands of these people."