The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general election in Jigawa State, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, has threatened to expose the former Governor of the state, Sule Lamido, over statements made against him in his newly launched autobiography.
News360 Info reports that Lamido recently launched his autobiography titled “Being True to Myself,” which unbundled political and other happenings in Nigeria from the tail end of the Second Republic and military intervention, transition arrangements, to the beginning of the Fourth Republic.
Speaking at the party’s gathering held in Taura Local Government Area on Wednesday, Ringim, in his response to the book, accused Lamido of distorting facts and misrepresenting his political history.
According to the NNPP chieftain, Lamideo, in the book, accused former President, Goodluck Jonathan, of arresting his son, Abdulsalam Abubakar, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, among others, for alleged injustice against him.
Ringim also challenged Lamido’s claim that the PDP failed the gubernatorial election in 2015 because of the candidate’s spiteful and malicious nature.
He said, “In the book, Lamido portrays himself as a trustworthy leader who never wronged anyone throughout his political career, which is far from the truth.
“Lamido is not being fair to himself and his political associates because there are several statements that are not true and need to be corrected.
“He alleged that PDP failed [in the] election because all my political allies left me during the 2015 general election where I contested as its gubernatorial candidate.
“To make it clear, the former governor knows the roles he played for PDP to lose the election despite its strength and acceptability in the state.
“I know everything about you, your political journey, your personal life. If you continue to defame me, I may be forced to reveal things that will expose you to public shame.”
