Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has shared a personal account of political tensions and alleged betrayal during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Lamido, a key figure in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), recounted how the internal dynamics of Yar’Adua’s presidency became evident through both public actions and private intimidation....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
He pointed to a notable debate in the House of Representatives on the $16 billion allegedly spent on power sector reforms during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure. Lamido noted that it was not opposition lawmakers but a close Yar’Adua ally from Katsina State—Obasanjo’s own party member—who led the debate, suggesting the administration had quietly sanctioned a political attack against the former president.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Lamido said he personally brought the matter to President Yar’Adua’s attention, only to receive a dismissive response that the issue was a matter for the legislature, signaling what Lamido interpreted as deliberate distance and indifference.
The former governor also described an alarming encounter with Yar’Adua’s Chief Security Officer, Tilde, who phoned him while he was in office in Dutse.
He said; “CSO tilde asked me where I was. I answered him casually that I was in my ‘VIllage capital’, Dutse.”
During the call, Tilde allegedly insinuated that Lamido should have been in Ota—Obasanjo’s hometown—mockingly referring to Obasanjo as “your President.” The conversation quickly escalated when Tilde claimed there was a petition against Lamido but hinted it could be suppressed, which Lamido took as an attempted blackmail.
According to Lamido, he refused to be intimidated and suspected the petition was the handiwork of Mohammed Ali Ringim, whom he believed was targeting him for political reasons.
The experience, he said, revealed a deeper political rift within the PDP at the time, where loyalty to Obasanjo appeared to come with consequences—even from those within his own political family.
