Former
Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Monday, said he would contest for
presidency on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019.
Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Monday, said he would contest for
presidency on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019.
Lamido made
this known to newsmen in his village – Bamaina – in Birnin-kudu Local
Government Area of the State.
this known to newsmen in his village – Bamaina – in Birnin-kudu Local
Government Area of the State.
He, however,
said a party’s ticket was not given to anybody on the platter of gold, adding
that a candidate must earn it.
said a party’s ticket was not given to anybody on the platter of gold, adding
that a candidate must earn it.
“If my party
finds me worthy of the party’s presidential ticket to serve Nigeria, I will
thank God and oblige.
finds me worthy of the party’s presidential ticket to serve Nigeria, I will
thank God and oblige.
“Although
there are issues in the party that we are all working to resolve, we hope to
have success soon and come out united.
there are issues in the party that we are all working to resolve, we hope to
have success soon and come out united.
“As I’m
talking to you now, we are working silently to resolve our differences and
bring back to our fold those that left the party for APC”, he said.
talking to you now, we are working silently to resolve our differences and
bring back to our fold those that left the party for APC”, he said.
The former
governor held that the internal crisis in PDP was the reason for its defeat in
2015 general elections.
governor held that the internal crisis in PDP was the reason for its defeat in
2015 general elections.
He said that
the party had the capacity to rule the country again but the members must work
hard to achieve that.
the party had the capacity to rule the country again but the members must work
hard to achieve that.
Lamido
denied any rift between him and his successor, Gov. Muhammad Badaru of APC.
denied any rift between him and his successor, Gov. Muhammad Badaru of APC.
He stated
that both of them had mutual respect for each other and he had no differences
with him other than political ideologies.
that both of them had mutual respect for each other and he had no differences
with him other than political ideologies.
