The Presidency has alluded to the fact that it is not threatened by the Presidential ambition of Alhaji Sule Lamido, Jigawa State Governor.
Speaking to journalists on the phone, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said President Jonathan was not afraid to contest the 2015 Presidential primaries or election with Lamido.
He said this in reaction to the calls for LAmido to run by a group called National Forum for Lamido, which issued a statement yesterday urging Lamido to contest the election.
The group stated, “We have gone to Jigawa State. We have seen what he has done. Go to Jigawa State, you will see it yourself.
“Jigawa State is the only state you will go in this country and you will get tap water to drink. You don’t need to go and buy pure water,” it added.
The group also asked the President to stick to his purported ‘one-term agreement’ with the PDP.
“Jonathan had an agreement with the PDP that he is going to spend only one term. He is a gentleman. He should abide by the agreement,” the group said.
The group stated, “We want the governor to contest the 2015 presidential election because of his proven leadership qualities and our belief that he can pilot the ship of Nigeria to a safe destination.”
Gulak said it was okay for the governor to test his popularity at the party’s primaries, and that it is only at that point that “men will be separated from boys.”