‘Being True to Myself’: What I told IBB on Interim Govt – Sule Lamido

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Sule Lamido, a former Jigawa State governor, has disclosed that he instructed Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), the former military president of Nigeria, to “resign and leave office” after he canceled the 1993 June 12 presidential election that Moshood Kashimawo Abiola had won and an interim government was established.

In an excerpt from his 487-page book “Being True to Myself,” which was released in Abuja on Tuesday, he revealed this.

He claimed that he was happy with the interim government’s formation as long as it resulted in IBB’s departure.

He pointed out that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) selected former President Olusegun Obasanjo as its presidential candidate in 1999 in an effort to mend the damage caused by the annulment of the June 12 election.

“In my discussion with Babangida, being the first time we met, he found me genuine, with no pretensions, and even maybe naive.

“Then he asked me, “Sule, what do I do?” In my naive and innocent way, I told him frankly, “Sir, you must resign and leave office.”

“Immediately I said that his countenance changed. I saw fire in his eyes; for some minutes he was speechless.

“The choice of Obasanjo as PDP candidate for the presidential election was to heal the June 12 wound,” excerpts of the book read.

According to ZINGTIE, former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, and Minister of Information and National Orientation Idris Mohammed spoke on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the event.

Former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu reviewed the book, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar launched it.

The book was also launched by Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential contender in the general election of 2023.

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