Sule Lamido has not left PDP, say aides

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state has dissociated himself from the merger of the PDP group, led by Abubakar Baraje and the All Progressives Congress.

According to one of his commissioners, Lamido has not defected to any political party.

The Commissioner for Information in Jigawa, Alhaji Babandi Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse shortly after the merger announcement: “I am telling you authoritatively that Lamido has not defected to any party.’’

Similarly, a statement issued by Lamido’s Director of Press, Alhaji Umar Kiyari in Dutse on Tuesday stated that Lamido remains the living father of the PDP, “no matter the challenges”.

The director said that Lamido was not unaware of the crisis rocking the party but he would remain in PDP.