I ‘betrayed’ Kwankwaso, Amaechi others in national interest Says Lamido

The Governor of Jigawa State and member of the defunct G-7, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has explained why he refused to dump the ruling party for the main opposition party, along with his other colleagues.
While five of the governors dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in November 2013, for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sule Lamido and Babangida Aliyu, governors of Jigawa and Niger states, respectively refused to defect.
Speaking with newsmen on Monday, Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso had accused Lamido and Aliyu of betrayal, saying they reneged on a collective agreement to dump the ruling party.
Governor Kwankwaso said: “The exit of G-5 from PDP has demystified the ruling party. Everyone knows that Governor Lamido was part of us, he was the leader of the group.
“He took us to a certain height before choosing otherwise and we were all surprised by his final decision.
“But if there is anybody who would criticise our exit, it shouldn’t be Lamido and the Niger State governor.
But speaking with newsmen yesterday at the party’s national secretariat, governor Lamido said his decision to stay back in the ruling party was informed by national interest.
He further urged journalists to ask Governor Kwankwaso why he (Lamido) reneged on the claimed defection agreement.