Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has said that the defection of the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahmud Gumel and others, would not in any way affect the party’s chances in Saturday’s polls.
According to him, all those who defected, including his deputy, since 2007, have all contributed to the growth and development of the “new Jigawa,” under his administration, insisting that whether they like it or not they were part of the Jigawa history, in the last eight years.
He added that there was no way the defectors, especially the deputy governor, could distance themselves from the successes or failures of the administration in the last eight years.
Lamido, spoke yesterday to Daily Sun, when his reaction was sought on the sudden and dramatic defection of his deputy governor, barely four days to the governorship election in the state.
While insisting that he harbours no ill-feelings against them for their actions, the Jigawa governor, who is completing his second and final term in office, further said: “They are adults, and so to that extent, they are aware of the implications of their actions. I am sure they weigh the implications before arriving at the decision.
“But as for my deputy, the reason he gave for his defection is neither here nor there. Anyway, their defection will not in any way affect our chances at the polls.
“In Sha Allah, the people of Jigawa State will not let us down because they know we have also kept to our promises over the last eight years. No hard feelings, no ill-feelings against them,” Lamido, added.
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