Sule Lamido, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former governor of Jigawa State, has blamed Nigerians for the nation’s persistent difficulties.
During a Ramadan fast-breaking event on Sunday at his Bamaina home, Lamido claimed that Nigerians had voted the PDP out of office without taking into account the serious repercussions of their choice.
He maintained that Nigerians are ignorant of President Bola Tinubu and characterized him as a master of dishonesty and self-centeredness.
Nigerians are not well-informed about Tinubu, as I have stated. “He is an expert in dishonesty and self-centeredness,” Lamido remarked.
His remarks came after former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai called on opposition leaders to band together under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in order to save Nigeria from the current government.
Lamido, however, rejected the notion, contending that Tinubu can only be opposed by the principles of nationality and truth.
“You cannot use anger, greed, hatred, jealousy, or wickedness to oppose Tinubu.” He is an expert in all of that.
Lamido stated that only the principles of nationalism and truth could successfully oppose him.
According to Lamido, the PDP is still the only political party that can defeat Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.
In addition, he urged Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Aliyu Wamakko—all former PDP members who defected to the APC—to rejoin the party in order to increase the odds of the opposition winning.
The former governor conveyed profound concern over the nation’s decline, pointing to the APC’s bad leadership as the cause of widespread poverty, hunger, insecurity, and general anxiety among Nigerians.
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“Everyone in Nigeria is now confused because the leadership has lost focus,” he said. However, it will be challenging to defeat Tinubu if politicians fail to maintain focus and steer clear of personal preconceptions in the quest for a solution.
“You shall not think of fighting state institutions on the basis of personal disappointment and succeed, but you can only succeed when you put the collective national interest and make sure everyone around is bound by that philosophy,” he added, underscoring the significance of a combined strategy.
Request the Return of Former PDP Members
Lamido encouraged former PDP members to rejoin their party after they were persecuted and marginalized after defecting to the APC.
Returning to the group that exalted you and provided you all with chances to succeed in Nigerian politics is not a sign of weakness. You need to learn to avoid political resentment. “Anger cannot be a leader,” he continued.
Lamido specifically urged former governors and political leaders, like as Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Aliyu Wamakko, to unite behind the PDP and strive toward what he called Nigeria’s freedom from the horrors of the APC.
Lamido said that only the PDP had the capacity and strength to put up a strong fight against Tinubu’s administration, dismissing the possibility that other parties like the Social Democratic Party (SDP) or the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) would do so.
