A former governor of Jigawa State and Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Sule Lamido, on Saturday kicked off his electioneering campaign by declaring at a rally that he was confident of becoming Nigeria's president after the 2019 general elections.
Mr. Lamido held the rally at the PDP office in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. He had, before the rally, reportedly travelled across Nigeria meeting leaders of the party to notify them of his intention to run for the presidency next year on the platform of the opposition party.
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