Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has expressed his aversion for joining the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Lamido has been one of the voices against President Bola Tinubu’s administration and those political figures publicly and currently out to see to it that any attempt by the President to return to the exalted seat in 2027 doesn’t materialise.
The former Jigawa governor is a party to anti-Tinubu coalition which includes former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ex-Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The opposition figures have in a way adopted ADC as the party on which platform the group is pursuing the course.
“Today, the proposed coalition is just a gathering of individuals. The Labour Party, PDP, and others are not uniting as political institutions but as individuals like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, and others. That is why I am not part of it.
“For me, any coalition must define clear parameters. Why are we coming together? It should be for democracy, unity, stability, security, and prosperity.
“These should be the guiding principles, not personal ambition, vengeance or revenge.
“I remain in the PDP. Yes, PDP has its problems, but I cannot walk out of my skin and take on a new identity like joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). I have a history. I have been a PDP faithful. It is the PDP that made me a minister and governor. I was detained, harassed, blackmailed, and my office and house were nearly destroyed because of my loyalty to PDP.
“Therefore, I cannot renounce my legacy and join something new. I am PDP. I will support any arrangement within or led by the PDP that seeks to secure Nigeria in 2027, but certainly not anything involving Tinubu or the APC.
“I believe in Nigeria. So any arrangements, be it within or outside the Peoples Democratic Party, that will secure and save Nigeria, I am ready to work with it in 2027,” Lamido told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano.
