I Pleaded With Late Yar’Adua To Not Confront Obasanjo Because He Helped Him Become President – Sule Lamido

Sule Lamido

Ex-Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has come out to say that he once had to beg late President Umaru Yar’Adua to avoid a confrontation with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He recently had his say via his autobiography, titled “Being True To Myself,” and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, after drawing Yar’Adua’s attention to a National Assembly debate on the controversial USD $16 billion National Independent Power Project that made it seem like Obasanjo embezzled the fund and abandoned the job, he urged the deceased not to confront OBJ.

Lamido added that he went as far as visiting the Presidential Villa to beg the late Yar’Adua to avoid any battle because he was fully aware that Umaru Yar’Adua wouldn’t have been president without Obasanjo’s help.

His words, “As I approached the President’s desk, Yar’Adua said, ‘Sule what is agitating you?’ Almost going down on my knees, consumed by emotions, I said, ‘Sir, in the name of God, please I beg you, do not fight Obasanjo.

You are coming from a very strong, powerful political and moral background. It is neither in our religion nor culture to show ingratitude to one who has been with you in your hour of need and who stood against all forces to ensure you attained this very office you are in.

He said, ‘Sule calm down. Sit down.’ He picked his intercom and summoned his ADC, Lt. Col Mustapha.

When the ADC entered, the President asked him point blank, ‘ADC, what were my instructions to you with respect to Obasanjo?

The ADC replied, ‘Sir, you asked me to accede to any issue either within or outside Nigeria including his travels, without recourse to you.”

President Yar’Adua then turned to me and said, ‘Sule, are you comforted now? I said ‘Yes Sir, and bade him farewell.”

WOW.