Lamido also dismissed the idea that parties such as SDP and NNPP can successfully challenge Tinubu and APC
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido has called on opposition leaders in Nigeria to see the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a tool through which they can change the current administration.
He made the remarks during an annual Ramadan breakfast with leaders and supporters of the PDP from all 27 local government areas of Jigawa State.
Speaking at the event which was held at his residence in Bamaina, Birninkudu Local Government Area, the PDP chieftain advised the opposition to adopt a strategic and focused approach in their quest to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He urged them to set aside sentiment, emotion, and personal grievances in their political struggle.
He also expressed concern over worsening economic situation and accused the APC government of losing focus and failing to address citizens’ growing hardship.
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He went on to warn that politicians must remain focused and avoid personal prejudices if they hope to defeat Tinubu, saying success in the opposition’s struggle will not come from fighting state institutions out of personal disappointment but from prioritizing the collective national interest.
The former governor also extended an olive branch to former PDP members who had defected to the APC, urging them to return to their original party.
He argued that returning to the PDP would not be shameful, as it was the party that had originally provided them with the platform to excel in Nigerian politics.
Lamido specifically mentioned former governors and political leaders such as Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Aliyu Wamakko, urging them to reunite with the PDP and work together to “liberate Nigeria from the APC atrocity.”
He dismissed the idea that alternative parties like the Social Democratic Party (SDP) or the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) could successfully challenge Tinubu, insisting that only the PDP has the strength and structure to mount a formidable opposition.
