By Akinwale Kasali
Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State Governor has expressed dissatisfaction over the crisis rocking the embattled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The PDP Chieftain said it was time for aggrieved members who left the Party and those who are in different factions to drop internal hostilities and embrace reconciliation.
He warned that the continued division would further weaken the Party’s historical standing.
Lamido urged stakeholders to prioritise unity over personal or factional interests, noting that Nigeria’s broader political challenges require a stronger and more coordinated opposition.
The two-term former Governor, in a statement, argued that both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, are largely made up of former PDP members, urging them to return to the PDP.
“Let us forgive each other. We are brothers and sisters. Why should we be prisoners of the moment? Life is dynamic. Today’s anger should not destroy tomorrow’s future.
“The most dangerous thing is a family fight. When a family begins to fight itself, it becomes very bitter. But for the sake of posterity, we must forgive and come back together.
“I don’t see any party that can dominate Nigeria in the next 50 years more than PDP. Other parties are ad hoc, arrangements of convenience.
“If you go to APC or ADC, you will find PDP people. So who am I fighting? That is the irony. It is all PDP in different forms.
“There is no basis for this conflict. PDP has a shared history and legacy. It is something we all built together, so there is no reason to fight over positions or leadership.
“The party is founded on democracy. Struggle for positions is normal, but it should not become personal or driven by ego. To me, it has never been personal.
“Victory is not individual; it is collective. If I win, it is for the party. If I lose, it is still about the party’s objective.
“My intention, if I had become Chairman, was to bring together figures like Obasanjo, Atiku, Jonathan, and other key leaders to reposition the party. PDP made them, and we have the right to bring them back to strengthen the party’s unity.
“A lot of people in APC are willing to return to PDP. They are only waiting for a strong and stable platform that gives them confidence. That was the vision”, he stated.
The PDP has been polarized, and it has for months been facing crisis, as the faction of Turaki led PDP and that of Wike led PDP have been having legal battles, with the Court quashing the Ibadan Convention done by the Turaki led faction.
This has further put the Party at a crossroads with no respite in sight for both factions of the Party.
As the 2027 election draws closer, the PDP is still struggling to get its bearing right.
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