Former Jigawa Governor Sule Lamido has vowed to boycott all PDP meetings until Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and other alleged party impostors are removed.
Lamido was absent from the PDP National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
It would be recalled that the NEC held its meeting on Tuesday to address key issues facing the opposition party.
In an interview with journalists on Tuesday, Lamido stated that Wike’s continued presence in the PDP poses a threat to the party’s peace and stability.
According to him, “Wike is a disaster and a product of the PDP, the party that made him important. But now, he aims to ruin it,” Lamido said.
“I refuse to attend PDP meetings when they have fake members there. I am still a loyal member, but I won’t dignify this nonsense.”
Lamido also criticized the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, for sealing the PDP national secretariat, a move he attributed to Wike.
“Shutting down the PDP secretariat, the very institution that aided your political career, is un-African, un-Nigerian, and a huge abuse of power,” he said.
“Wike’s mindset is flawed; he lacks the cultural and moral foundation that our political tradition requires.”
Lamido also criticized the PDP’s National Working Committee, NWC, for failing to expel Wike and others allegedly involved in anti-party activities.
“What is the NWC afraid of exactly?” he asked.
“Why hasn’t Wike been kicked out? Why is former Governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, still holding a position in the Board of Trustees after openly endorsing Tinubu?
“These are fundamental breaches. If this party is to survive, it must cleanse itself.”
Lamido praised the President for giving defaulters a 14-day ultimatum to pay outstanding FCT ground rents.
He alleged that Wike ordered the closure of the PDP headquarters in order to gain favour with Tinubu, stating that the President will eventually abandon him for his insincerity.
“Ironically, the man Wike is trying to impress was the one who called him to order. That tells you everything,” Lamido said.
“Even Tinubu is beginning to see that Wike is unreliable, lacking tradition and pedigree. And I assure you, he will soon abandon him too.”
Lamido also addressed concerns about Nigeria sliding into a one-party state, calling it “state-sponsored sabotage.”
The PDP has been struggling with internal conflicts since 2022.
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