Your arrogance will earn Atiku another electoral failure, Group tells Lamido

A socio-political group, the One Nigeria Movement (ONM) has said that
the display of arrogance by former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji
Sule Lamido and others around the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar, will cost him the 2023 election.

The group said utterances of Lamido in recent times are not only
inimical to the unity of Nigeria, but a sign that the PDP presidential
candidate was already being caged by a group who appeared to see
others as nobody.

According to a statement on Wednesday, by its Convener
General, Ahmed Sodiq-Mugoro and Secretary, Babatunde Aliyu, ONM, said,
listening to a over 70 years Sule Lamido talk the way he did on
Channels Television yesterday, it was clear that Atiku and those
around him do not want to win any election.

The group also said calling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State
emperor by someone like Lamido who after being governor of Jigawa
State for eight years, have imposed his own son as PDP governorship
candidate is to say the least, hypocritical.

It said a situation where a younger Governor Wike is maintaining some
kind of decorum while a over 70 year-old man like Lamido is speaking
recklessly is appalling.

Lamido had said both members of Atiku and Wike’s team who met in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State were simply well-wishers and that they are not
known from the party.

Reacting, the ONM said it was obvious that Atiku and those around him
like Lamido do not want Governor Wike and his men. Those with Atiku
appeared like people who already have the votes in their inner pockets
and are only waiting for him (Atiku) to be pronounced winner.

However, it is our belief that even if you know that you have won an
election, you still don’t have to rob it on the face of your opponents
before voting and declaration of results, with a over 70 year-old man
jumping from one media house to another to speak like others do not
matter.

Most importantly, if Atiku, who is called a unifier is unable to unify
his own house, how will he be able unite Nigerians if he is elected
president?

The ONM said by the  actions and utterances of people around Atiku, it
should be clear to Wike and those with him that no agreement will be
respected, adding they should stop seeking peace with Atiku and his
men.