Three veteran politicians are being proposed as possible chairs to succeed Secondus: ex-President of the Senate Bukola Saraki who may still have presidential ambitions; ex-governor of Jigawa Sule Lamido; and another former Senate president David Mark...
Some PDP insiders say that Tambuwal genuinely popular across the political spectrum has been promised the party's presidential ticket ahead of other contenders such as former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku former governor of Jigawa Sule Lamido and Kwankwaso (AC Vol 54 No 1 Early start for Jonathan)...
Two other party figures – Sule Lamido former governor of Jigawa state and ex-foreign minister and Ibrahim Dankwambo governor of Gombe state – have their own strong political bases...
The same could be said for the PDP's other top contenders: former chairman Ahmed Makarfi Gombe State governor Ibrahim Dankwambo and two governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa State) and Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano)...
They include the former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau and former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now in opposition is seriously divided with Senator Ahmed Makarfi and Sule Lamido the former Governor of Jigawa State said to be considering a bid for the party ticket...
Jonathan is certain to get the PDP nomination for the Presidency but Mu'azu is also likely to compensate Sule Lamido a rival contender for the presidential nomination for any political fix in Jonathan's favour by obtaining him a powerful post in the new administration...
In fact two of the original seven rebel governors Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger and Sule Lamido of Jigawa declined to join the others...
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Almost all the seven rebel governors – Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (Niger State) Sule Lamido (Jigawa) Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano) Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) – want to take a run at the presidency...
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They bring with them the political firepower of the original breakaway governors from northern states – Sule Lamido (Jigawa State) Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (Niger) Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano) and Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) – as well as influential former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar...