Alhaji Sule Lamido
There are indications that the former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, was ousted from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship race due to his age.
Recall that last Monday, Lamido, who was once a Minister of Foreign Affairs during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s first term, could not access the nomination of the party for the forthcoming elective convention in Oyo State.
The former governor had threatened to approach the courts to press for his rights and challenge the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) decision to pre-select a former Minister of Special Duties in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Kabiru Saminu Turaki SAN, as their preferred candidate for the position.
But responding to The Guardian’s enquiries as to why the party should fence out such a person, a member of the PDPGF, who spoke on the condition of strict confidentiality, said the governors considered three critical factors before arriving at their decision.
He stated: “In the first place, do you know how old Sule Lamido is? By last August, he clocked 77. Leadership is not a function of age, but rather what we do not envisage a situation that could bring back the party’s sour experience under Bamanga Tukur. (The Guardian)
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