“We May Seek Alliances With Other Political Platforms If The PDP Crises Persist” – Sule Lamido

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the members of the G-34 that midwifed the now troubled Peoples Democratic party PDP in 1998  has signalled his intention and that of his teaming followers to explore the option of the formation of an alliance with other parties should the leadership and internal crises bedeviling the party continue to fester.

This is as he reaffirmed his continued membership of and loyalty to the PDP.

At an interactive session with the media on Monday December 15, 2025 at his office in Kano, the President Olusegun Obasanjo-era Minister of Foreign Affairs warned that the outcome of reconciliatory parley scheduled for December ending with the leadership of the PDP will determine his next line of action.

It will be recalled that Lamido a two-term Governor of Jigawa State on the platform of the PDP had, in the count down to the November 15 and 16 Ibadan National Convention, engaged in a legal battle with the party over his exclusion from the National Chairmanship contest.

However, despite a Federal High Court Abuja ruling stopping the Convention and ordering that Lamido be allowed to be on the ballot, the party proceeded with the Convention, a development that forced the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and his supporters to shun the gathering in Ibadan.

Lamido, who is also a member of the PDP’S Board of Trustees, BoT, had, last month, during a courtesy visit by his supporters from the 27 Local Councils of Jigawa, assured them that efforts are ongoing to settle the party’s crisis.

But on Monday,while speaking after another round of meeting with his followers, Lamido warned that they may have no other choice than to enter into an alliance with other parties in the count down to the 2027 general elections if things are not working out as envisaged within the PDP.

He has, however, appealed to his supporters to exercise a little more patience till the end of December, 2025, as he has been assured by some prominent figures and stakeholders, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, that efforts are underway to resolve the crisis .

“By the end of this month ( December 31,2025 ), we shall know where we are going. But my supporters and I are open to alliances with any political parties if the problem in the PDP is not resolved”, Lamido stated

He reiterated his earlier position on the illegality of the Ibadan National Convention as well as his demand for the dissolution of the National Executive Committee NEC produced from the Convention and constitution of a Caretaker Committee.