In an interview with
international radio station, VOA Hausa service, shortly after his return from
Abuja, in company of the two sons, Lamido described his arrest as the beginning
of restoration of confidence in political leadership in Nigeria.
Former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has asked his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, to forgive him over their prison experience, as he claimed total responsibility for their ordeal in the hands of the law.
Former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has asked his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, to forgive him over their prison experience, as he claimed total responsibility for their ordeal in the hands of the law.
The 69-year-old former
governor recalled that he had been incarcerated in the past for holding
opposing political views, declaring that he would never be discouraged in
politics.
The protégé of late Malam
Aminu Kano said he had gone through many political incarcerations in the past
and noted that if the purpose of his recent arrest by the EFCC was to
humiliate, deconstruct and destroy him and his family, he won’t be discouraged.
Lamido said his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
was a political hazard that a serious politician must pass through. He said:
“In the process to improve democracy, there would be some mistakes.
I am not a perfect human
being; I have my own shortcomings. And in my own case, I’m outspoken, which
perhaps explained why people found me too offensive and irritating”. The former
Foreign Affairs Minister explained that his pains weren’t his detention, but
his sons who were innocent but had to suffer simply because their father served
as a governor. Lamido admitted he caused their detention and as such they
should forgive him and be patient with the situation they found themselves.
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