Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has criticised former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami over his past description of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an “infidel party”, while reaffirming his long-standing loyalty to the opposition party.
Lamido made the remarks while receiving PDP governorship
candidates from Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Yobe and Jigawa states at his residence in
Bamaina, Jigawa State, on Saturday.
Reflecting on the PDP’s years in power, Lamido said the
party was repeatedly criticised by political opponents and some Islamic
preachers.
“The PDP was labelled corrupt, and some even described it as
an ‘infidel party.’ Despite all that, I remained in the party because it gave
me the opportunity to serve Nigeria as Minister of Foreign Affairs and twice as
Governor of Jigawa State,” he said.
The former governor disclosed that after the 2015 general
elections, senior figures in the All Progressives Congress (APC), including
former President Muhammadu Buhari, President Bola Tinubu and former Lagos State
Governor Babatunde Fashola, visited him in Dutse to persuade him to join the
ruling party.
“I told them I could not abandon the party that made me who
I am. Instead, I challenged them to come and join the PDP,” Lamido stated.
He also recalled that Pantami, while serving as Chief Imam
of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Jumu’ah Mosque, allegedly delivered
sermons in which he prayed against the PDP and referred to it as an “infidel
party.”
According to Lamido, Pantami later joined the PDP after
failing to secure the APC governorship ticket in Gombe State, a move that
generated widespread public debate.
Pantami has not publicly responded to Lamido’s latest
comments.
The exchange comes as political realignments and defections
gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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