How I, Lamido agreed to go after ex-President Jonathan – Rotimi Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed how he and ex-Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, agreed to tackle former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Amaechi said he and Lamido formed a committee of governors to fight Jonathan.

He spoke at the public presentation of Lamido’s autobiography, “Being True to Myself” in Abuja.

Amaechi, a former Chairman of the Nigerians Governors Forum, however, disclosed that he and Lamido, however, parted ways following disagreement over which party to join.

Describing Lamido as a good friend when they were in government, Amaechi said he made a mistake of thinking the former governor was a radical like him.

According to Amaechi: “We were quite good friends in government. We had our bad times when we disagreed.

“I made the mistake of assuming he was as radical as I was. So, he was one of the governors I clung to when it came to radical decisions.

“The last one before we broke ranks was when we all agreed to go against President Jonathan. We formed a committee of governors and others.

“At the end of the day, he went to find a new party, the SDP. We said, ‘If we go to the SDP, we will lose the election.

“Let’s hang on to this one called the APC.’ He disagreed and left us. That’s where we parted ways.”