Senator Mustapha Khabeeb, chairman of organising committee for the book launch of former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, has revealed that the literary work will unbundle the real story of Nigeria’s political trajectory from the Second Republic till date.
Mr Khabeeb, who represents Jigawa South at the Senate, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to him, the book, titled: “Sule Lamido: Being True to Myself”, will be unveiled at NAF Conference Centre on Tuesday.
The organising committee chair said the event will be chaired by former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar, while former President Olusegun Obasanjo will serve as special guest of honour.
He added that the book would be reviewed by former Senate President and former PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.
He said: “The event shall unbundle actual political and other happenings in our great country from the tail end of the 2nd Republic, the military intervention, untold transition arrangements, to the beginning of the 4th Republic, replete with all the drama, suspense, intrigues, backstabbing, and treacherous machinations which add up to or led to where we are as a nation today.
“As a passive spectator, initially , and later an active and real participant in Nigeria’s political evolutionary process, Sule is being celebrated on Tuesday, 13th May 2025, as he publicly unveils his captivating autobiography.”
The lawmaker added that the book was written after years of thoughtful introspection–making the long-awaited autobiography certain to make waves.
He said: “The event will be a day when Alhaji Sule Lamido – a detribalised Nigerian – presents this compendium, which encapsulates his and the nation’s political, democratic as well as governance history, which gave birth to our current situation in terms of development and predicament.”
“Sule Lamido’s autobiography, for which he gives the intriguing title BEING TRUE TO MYSELF, takes the reader through a revealing story on the making of what he has become today – a versatile, au courant, urbane, cosmopolitan, knowledgeable, dynamic, highly principled and dedicated leader and public servant who has given his all towards the making of modern-day Nigeria.
“As an elder statesman now, Sule Lamido has done well to document this revealing and remarkable experience, which has taken him to the nooks and corners of our country and beyond. He revealed how this has enabled him to build an enormous clientele of friendships and associations with people from all parts of the country and internationally.
“His calling initially in the private sector before joining the political fray revealed itself in his rich pattern of relationships,” Mr Khabeed added.
“It is worthwhile for everyone to recognise that Sule Lamido’s character and disposition took root from his typically innocent Fulani nature of truthfulness, of seeing life with pure simplicity devoid of flamboyance or pretence.
“But it is also a disposition of not being given to a condescending or patronising attitude from anyone – no matter their social standing,” the organisers said.
He described the author as a character that has also been moulded and imbued with a sense of honour, sincerity and honesty, typical of a blue blood pedigree.
“Viewed from this antecedent, Sule can easily be excused for his bold, blunt truthfulness when it comes to speaking his mind on any given issue, to anybody, no matter how highly placed,” he added.
