FORMER
president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said he single-handedly
selected Sule Lamido to be the governor of Jigawa State, insisting that his
choice had paid off.
president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said he single-handedly
selected Sule Lamido to be the governor of Jigawa State, insisting that his
choice had paid off.
The former president, who was the chairman of an economic and
investment summit held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello Conference Hall, Dutse, said the
summit was part of dividends of democracy in the state and country at large,
adding that Governor Lamido had shown by his achievements in office that he was
the right person to lead the state.
investment summit held at the Sir Ahmadu Bello Conference Hall, Dutse, said the
summit was part of dividends of democracy in the state and country at large,
adding that Governor Lamido had shown by his achievements in office that he was
the right person to lead the state.
“You people of Jigawa, once again, I congratulate you and I
congratulate myself, because if you can say, yes, Obasanjo forced this one
(Governor Lamido) on us, it is a good forcing.
congratulate myself, because if you can say, yes, Obasanjo forced this one
(Governor Lamido) on us, it is a good forcing.
“You can help anybody to find a job, but you cannot help anybody
to do the job. In this case, we found a job for Sule Lamido, he was ready,
willing, able and competent to do the job,” he said.
to do the job. In this case, we found a job for Sule Lamido, he was ready,
willing, able and competent to do the job,” he said.
The relationship between Chief Obasanjo and Governor Lamido
dated back to 1999 when the former president appointed the governor as a foreign
minister, before he contested and won the governorship election in Jigawa State
in 2007.
dated back to 1999 when the former president appointed the governor as a foreign
minister, before he contested and won the governorship election in Jigawa State
in 2007.
Obasanjo said he cancelled his trip to Morocco in order to
celebrate Democracy Day in Jigawa with Governor Lamido, adding that the state
was the most investor-friendly among the 36 states in the federation.
celebrate Democracy Day in Jigawa with Governor Lamido, adding that the state
was the most investor-friendly among the 36 states in the federation.
He also described Lamido as “a person who exhibited good
governance and one who is also competent to rule Nigeria.”
governance and one who is also competent to rule Nigeria.”
According to Obasanjo, “the way Lamido revitalised the Jigawa
State education sector, with provision of good road networks, adequate
infrastructure, social security and free trade has now made the state to be a
haven for investors, and to the best of my knowledge, there is no state in
Nigeria today which investors’ confidence can be greater than Jigawa State.
State education sector, with provision of good road networks, adequate
infrastructure, social security and free trade has now made the state to be a
haven for investors, and to the best of my knowledge, there is no state in
Nigeria today which investors’ confidence can be greater than Jigawa State.
“We must invest in education to save the larger population of
the country, otherwise our population will become a liability.”
the country, otherwise our population will become a liability.”
In his speech, a member of British parliament, Lord Boateng,
said it was good for the African countries to address the problem of capacity
building and poor policies to attract investment.
said it was good for the African countries to address the problem of capacity
building and poor policies to attract investment.
Source:
Tribune
Tribune
