Lamido denies endorsing Tinubu, reaffirms loyalty to PDP
Lamido denies endorsing Tinubu, reaffirms loyalty to PDP
Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has rejected claims that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027.
Lamido, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described the allegation as political blackmail, insisting that he remains committed to the opposition party and will support its candidates in the 2027 general elections.
The former governor made his position known in a statement published on his official Facebook account, titled, “A Loyalist of Mine Wrote This in My Defence!!”.
The statement, authored by Auwal Muhammed, followed a video circulating on social media in which Vice-President Kashim Shettima reportedly claimed that Lamido was supporting the APC and Tinubu’s second-term ambition.
It described Shettima’s alleged remarks as an attempt to exploit Lamido’s political reputation to advance the ruling party’s electoral interests.
According to the statement, the mention of Lamido’s name reflected what it described as an effort by the APC administration to use political rhetoric to win voters’ confidence.
It argued that Lamido’s political history and longstanding loyalty to the PDP made the alleged claim unacceptable, describing it as an attempt to undermine his reputation as a consistent politician.
“If Vice-President Kashim Shettima had been conversant with Lamido’s political dossier, he would not have made such accusations,” the statement said.
The statement further maintained that political consistency remained a non-negotiable principle for the former governor, who, it said, had never abandoned his political party.
It also dismissed suggestions that Lamido was politically aligned with the APC or any other party, declaring that he remained firmly in the PDP.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Sule Lamido is not in any political alliance with another party. He is PDP, remains in PDP and will campaign for the success of the PDP from top to bottom,” it stated.
