Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, claims that because of his support for the late President Goodluck Jonathan, he received harsh criticism and was even referred to as a preacher in the North.
In a conversation with ARISE TV, he said this. While the date of the interview's approval is unknown, it is already buzzing on social media.
The former governor, who is a PDP member, charged Jonathan with leaving the party that helped shape who he is now.
“Look at his rise – it was all through PDP. PDP gave him everything in life. It gave him the biggest reward anybody in PDP could attain. How many of them (in PDP) became Nigeria’s presidents? Only three of them: Obasanjo, Yaradua and himself.
“Is he being fair to PDP? The very party which made him whatever he thinks he’s, the limelight, the international role he’s playing, was PDP’s creation. It was PDP’s facilitation. I feel sad.”
Lamido further stated that he had been called a pastor and was seen as a pariah in the North for standing with Jonathan.
“I was called a pastor in the North because of Jonathan. I stood by him through thick and thin. In the North, I was seen as somebody who was a pariah, who was against the northern interests – because I believe in Nigeria.
“For Jonathan to now begin to contemplate, even in the PDP, to vie for presidency make me pity him a lot. I really pity him,” he said.