Tag: Sule Lamido

2027: Lamiɗo threatens legal action, as PDP blocks his bid for nomination form

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Lamiɗo threatens

Former Jigawa State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamiɗo, has threatened to take legal action against the party if he is not granted access to purchase the nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Lamiɗo, who spoke with newsmen at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, yesterday, said his attempt to obtain the form was frustrated despite arriving at the secretariat with supporters to make…

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“Buhari, Tinubu betrayed Nigerians, pushed country into poverty” – Sule Lamiɗo 

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Lamiɗo blasts APC

: Says North’ll reject Tinubu in 2027 Former Governor of Jigawa State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sule Lamiɗo, has launched a scathing attack on the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu of betraying Nigerians and pushing the country deeper into poverty and despair. Speaking at the PDP expanded caucus meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State, Lamiɗo said the APC governments had inflicted “hardship, deceit, and betrayal” on Nigerians, leaving the nation more impoverished and divided. “Since Buhari and now Tinubu, Nigerians are…

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“APC is ‘cancer at Stage-4 level’ “ – Jigawa ex-Gov., Sule Lamiɗo 

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Sule Lamido Tinubu

Former Governor of Jigawa State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamiɗo, has strongly criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC), likening it to a “cancer at Stage-4 level”, which needs to be removed from Nigeria’s political landscape. Speaking on a television programme yesterday, Lamiɗo expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the APC’s governance, particularly highlighting the party’s 10 years in office under late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. “We must remove this cancer called APC, which we can call malaria, cancer at level-4”, Lamiɗo stated emphatically.  “APC is…

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“Tinubu weaponising State power against opposition”, Sule Lamiɗo alleges

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Sule Lamiɗo alleges

…Says he’s ready to work within, outside PDP Former Foreign Affairs Minister and PDP chieftain, Sule Lamiɗo has accused President Bola Tinubu of using state institutions to force opposition members to defect to the ruling APC through intimidation and harassment. Speaking to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday, Lamiɗo claimed the administration deploys state apparatus against opponents, with corruption charges mysteriously dropped once politicians join the APC. “No matter your crime, once you join the APC, you will be forgiven”, he alleged, calling it a “serious danger to our democracy”. The…

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“Tinubu supported June 12 annulment, not part of pro-democracy struggle” – Lamiɗo

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Lamiɗo Presidency on June12

…Presidency counters claim Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamiɗo, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election and was not part of the early pro-democracy resistance that followed. Speaking during an interview during a television programme at the weekend, Lamiɗo said Tinubu, who was a senator under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) during the election, was “a major supporter” of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, who annulled the poll. “Luckily, we were all alive. We were all there and participants…

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Sule Lamiɗo demands expulsion of Wike, Ortom from PDP

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Sule Lamiɗo demands

…Warns of democratic collapse Former governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamiɗo, has issued a stark warning about the state of Nigeria’s democracy, declaring that the collapse of the PDP could lead to the emergence of an “emperor” as president—ushering in autocratic rule. Speaking during an appearance on a television programme yesterday, Lamiɗo emphasised the PDP’s role as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s democratic journey since 1999. He argued that without a strong opposition, democratic checks and balances would fail, potentially leading to…

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“Jonathan, Buhari didn’t have Nigeria’s interest at heart in 2015” – Lamiɗo

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Lamido

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamiɗo, has said that neither President Goodluck Jonathan nor Muhammadu Buhari had Nigeria’s interest at heart in 2015. The former Jigawa State governor said in Chapter 16 (pages 416-417) of his autobiography: “Being True To Myself”, which was launched in Abuja on May 13, that Nigeria was the ultimate loser following the 2015 polls. Lamiɗo said that apart from the “propaganda” of the All Progressives Congress (APC), key members of the PDP were alienated for unjustifiable reasons. He wrote, “I moved to draw the…

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“Buhari didnt want Tinubu to succeed him” – Ex Jigawa Gov. Sule Lami?o

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Lami?o on Tinubu PMB

Says Asiwaju knows he worked against him in 2023 Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lami?o, has credited President Bola Tinubu for single-handedly engineering his emergence even though his party man and former President Muhammadu Buhari worked against him. In a recent interview, Lami?o, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, who made the shocking revelations, disclosed that Buhari never wanted Bola Tinubu to succeed him as President. Lami?o claimed that Buhari had his eyes on a different candidate, Ahmed Lawan, the former Senate President.  He also stated that Buhari didn’t trust…

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State of the Nation: PeterObi visits Atiku, Saraki, Lami?o in Abuja

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Peter Obi visits Atiku

Worried about the state of the nation and the increasing uncertainty in the living conditions of the poor and under-privileged,the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, yesterday visited some top Nigerians in Abuja, among whom are former Vice-President, the PDP Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lami?o. At the center of discussion during each of these visits was the state of the nation and how to reduce the suffering…

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“Northern govs. US trip exposed their ignorance” Lami?o

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Sule Lamido

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lami?o, says the Northern governors recent United States trip to discuss insecurity in the region exposed their ignorance of Nigeria’s Constitution. Recall that the United States Institute of Peace had invited ten governors from North-West and North-Central regions to a two-day symposium on ‘Peace and Security in Northern Nigeria’, which took place between April 23 April 25, 2024, in the United States. The former governor, in an issued statement he posted on his official Facebook, yesterday, said embarking on such a journey to…

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