Former Jigawa State Governor and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has warned that the party may be forced to form alliances if ongoing reconciliation efforts fail.
Lamido spoke on Monday while receiving PDP stakeholders and
party leaders from Jigawa State at his office in Kano.
He stressed that urgent reconciliation was needed to prevent
the party from further decline.
He recalled that he had earlier asked party members to
remain patient until December 9, pending a decision on the status of the PDP’s
acting National
Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum. According to him, the
deadline was part of wider consultations aimed at restoring stability within
the party.
Lamido disclosed that he had held discussions with former
President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Senate President Bukola Saraki on how to
engage PDP governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in
reconciliation efforts. He said some of the meetings took place at Saraki’s
residence.
“We have consulted all of them and asked for cooperation. We
are going to sit again. Don’t worry, you are going to vote. There is still no
party like the PDP. We should not allow our personal ego to destroy it,” Lamido
said.
He warned that if reconciliation efforts fail, the party
would have no choice but to explore alliances, not coalitions, a move he said
could significantly reshape Nigeria’s political landscape.
“If reconciliation fails, alliances not coalition will
become inevitable. You know there is a difference between alliance and
coalition. If you want to make a name in Nigeria, you should join the PDP,” he
added.
The former governor also lamented the PDP’s poor performance
in Kano State, noting that the party secured only about 15,000 votes in the
last general elections.
He criticised the defection of the party’s former
vice-presidential candidate to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),
describing it as a major setback.
Lamido further alleged that internal rivalry within the PDP
had benefited the APC, claiming that political alignments in the South-West
were influenced by tribal sentiments in favour of the ruling party.
Earlier, the Jigawa State Chairman of the PDP, Dr Babandi
Ibrahim, said the meeting was a continuation of previous engagements aimed at
resolving the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
“This meeting is a follow-up to our earlier sittings,
especially regarding resolutions submitted by stakeholders on the fate of the
party,” Babandi said.
He admitted that the party was facing uncertainty and
recalled that Lamido had earlier appealed for patience while efforts were
ongoing to resolve the leadership impasse.
“You asked us to come and we are here. As far as we are
concerned, the party is in limbo. Up till this moment, Damagum and Anyanwu
remain on the INEC platform as the recognised leaders of the party. We are here
today before you, Sir,” he said.
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