Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) founder and former governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido has warned that the party could have to form partnerships if current attempts to address internal issues fail.
According to Daily Trust, Lamido issued the warning while meeting with party leaders and stakeholders from Jigawa State in his Kano office. He emphasized the critical need for immediate reconciliation to prevent the party’s further fall.
The PDP’s acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, is currently facing an uncertain future, and he reminded party members that he had already begged them to be patient until December 9.
He claims that the ultimatum was a component of broader discussions to restore party harmony.
During his discussions with former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Bukola Saraki, Lamido revealed that plans were made to involve PDP governors and the minister of the federal capital territory in reconciliation initiatives.
Several of the gatherings, he added, took place at Saraki’s house.
We have reached out to each and every one of them and requested their help. Once more, we shall sit down. You will vote, so there’s no need to fear. To this day, the PDP remains unparalleled. Lamido emphasized that we must not let our egos get in the way of protecting it.
He cautioned that if reconciliation was not possible, the party would have to consider alliances rather than coalitions, a strategy that may drastically alter Nigeria’s political scene.
Coalitions will give way to alliances if reconciliation falls through. Coalitions and alliances are not the same thing, as you are well aware. “Join the PDP if you wish to become famous in Nigeria,” he continued.
Noting that the PDP received only approximately 15,000 votes in the most recent general elections, the former governor bemoaned the party’s waning prospects in Kano State.
Another thing he said was that it was a setback that the party’s former vice presidential candidate defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He asserts that the ruling APC has profited from political alignments in the South-West, which he attributes to ethnic emotions, and that internal PDP competition is mostly to blame.
According to Dr. Babandi Ibrahim, the PDP chairman in Jigawa state, the meeting was called to continue discussions that had previously aimed at ending the party’s leadership issue.
Babandi explained that the gathering was called as a “follow-up” to previous sessions, with a focus on the stakeholder resolutions concerning the party’s future.
Noting that Lamido had previously asked for patience while the party attempted to resolve the leadership deadlock, he conceded that the party was in a condition of uncertainty.
We have came as you requested. We see no clear direction for the celebration at this time. Damagum and Anyanwu are still officially the party leaders, and they are still included on the INEC platform. He then made his formal presentation to the court.
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