Lamido, a Nationalist Not Your Match – Concerned Jigawa PDP Members Reply Wike
By Juliet Vincent
Members of the Concerned People Democratic Party (PDP), in Jigawa State has described the former Governor of the state, Dr. Sule Lamido has a nationalist.
The members were reacting to a sponsored write up entitled; “You were part of rebellion against PDP in 2024” aimed at attacking Dr. Lamido.
In its reaction signed by Muhammad Mago on behalf of Concerned PDP members, said the mischievous report is the antics of writer’s figment of imagination and misrepresent facts.
According to them, the report is outrageous and clearly mischievous, aimed at portraying Dr. Lamido, a revered political figure in bad light, with the hope of tarnishing his hard earned reputation in politics while destroying the image he built in over five decades of his active politics.
The Concerned PDP members noted that they strongly suspect the underhand of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike who seems to be desperately working to cause political crisis within the ranks of PDP, the party that brought him to limelight but is now working tooth and nail to bring it down.
“In an apparent demonstration of Wike’s ‘Draconian politics’ and his antecedent as a ‘mole in PDP’, it appears the writers approach was to divert public attention from his misdeeds against the party.
“A cursory look at Wike’s antecedent in politics, would reveal a man that has abandoned his political PDP. This is a man that has betrayed the party’s presidential candidate just for his selfish interest and had worked against the party’s success during the Presidential election. He is currently fighting Mr. Similayi Fubara, the Rivers State Governor and his successor, in order to run him down, just because he has resisted undue control,” it said.
“Without any conscience, Chief Wike is proudly working for APC. He accepted ministerial position under APC administration, apparently to destroy the PDP and promote conflict in the party that made him.
“In contrast to Wike’s antecedent and by every standard, Dr. Lamido is not his match politically. Dr. Lamido is ahead of him and will never envy him.
“Since from 1999, Dr. Lamido had held many important positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Olusegun Obasanjo. This is long before Wike accepted Ministerial position in settlement for his role at fighting PDP.
“Lamido had also served Jigawa State as an executive governor before Wike’s emergence as Governor of Rivers State,” they explained.
According to them, by all standard and contrary to what the mercenary writers are trying to portray, Dr. Lamido is a true nationalist, a political icon and never a rebel in PDP.
They say Lamido is among PDP founding members, who always stand firm for the party’s success like a rock.
“In the history of PDP, while Wike has the reputation of working against the party to bring it down, it is evident that Dr. Sule Lamido has being a very consistent stakeholder who has never left the party even once, neither did he ever worked against it or worked for the success of another party.
“In 1999, Dr. Lamido was among those who were instrumental to the emergence of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He equally played crucial role in resolving the political logjam in the emergence of President Jonathan after the demise of President Umar Musa ‘Yar’adua. On record, he supported the two administrations and worked in the best interest of the country.
“This is how the goals of Dr. Lamido and Nyesom Wike in politics deferred. While Dr. Lamido is very consistent in politics and is working for the people through the platform of his political party to make life meaningful for the people, it is so glaring that Nyesom Wike is working to satisfy his crass ambition using every means available, even if it means destroying his party in order to achieve his selfish desire,” the Concerned PDP members noted.
They posited that another laughable issue raised by these mercenary writers, is the insinuation that Dr. Lamido had presented his son Dr. Mustapha as candidate of PDP in the last gubernatorial election.
“But let it be clear that, Dr. Mustapha as a citizen of this country, and an indigene of Jigawa State has the constitutional right to vie for any political office in his state or in the country.
“He is mentally sound, well-educated and is not a mischievous person. He is competent by all standard and is politically savvy who enjoys tremendous respect from his people,” they say.
