By Omoniyi David
Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has dismissed rumours of his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the party as a “smaller skin” unfit for his political legacy.
Speaking to journalists in Kano on Tuesday, Lamido reaffirmed his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite its internal crises. He said he would support any alliance, within or outside the PDP, that would “secure and save Nigeria” ahead of the 2027 elections.
“I’m still in PDP, even though PDP has some problems, but I cannot renounce my history. I can’t simply walk out of my skin and crawl in flesh and blood and be conferred with a smaller skin called ADC. I cannot,” Lamido said.
He stressed that PDP shaped his political journey, having made him Minister of Foreign Affairs and governor of Jigawa State. “So, I cannot simply renounce my history, my legacy and my heritage and say, ‘Today I got something new’. I am out of PDP. I will not do that,” he added.
On the agitation for new states, Lamido said the move would not solve Nigeria’s pressing problems. “Will the creation of new states solve our problems insecurity, poverty, hunger and division between the North and the South? There are more pressing issues than creating additional states,” he said.
Lamido also reacted to Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s recent visit to President Bola Tinubu, saying the former Kano governor had every right to do so.
