A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has revealed that he advised former Nigerian military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) to “resign and leave office” following the annulment of the June 12 presidential election in 1993.
“In my discussion with Babangida, being the first time we met, he found me genuine, with no pretensions, and even maybe naive,” Lamido said in an excerpt from his book, “Being True to Myself”.
When IBB asked him what he should do, Lamido told him, “Sir, you must resign and leave office,” which led to a change in IBB’s countenance.
“Immediately I said that, his countenance changed. I saw fire in his eyes; for some minutes he was speechless,” he noted.
Lamido noted that the choice of Olusegun Obasanjo as PDP candidate for the 1999 presidential election was to heal the wounds of the June 12 election annulment.
“The choice of Obasanjo as PDP candidate for the presidential election was to heal the June 12 wound,” the book excerpt read.
Truth Live News reported that President Bola Tinubu, represented by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, Obasanjo, former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), and former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, spoke at the event.
The reviewer was former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu, while former Vice President Atiku Abubakar launched the book.