By Muhammad Mamman
Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has vowed to take legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was unable to obtain the nomination form to contest for the party’s national chairmanship.
Lamido, a founding member of the PDP and one of its most vocal elder statesmen, visited the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Monday intending to purchase the form ahead of the forthcoming convention. However, sources within Wadata Plaza said the former governor was informed that the forms were “not yet available,” a response he reportedly described as a deliberate attempt to edge him out of the race.
Speaking to journalists after leaving the PDP headquarters, Lamido accused certain party leaders of plotting to impose their preferred candidate, warning that such internal manipulation could deepen existing divisions within the opposition party.
He stated that as a bona fide member of the PDP with a right to contest any position, he would not hesitate to seek redress in court if denied a fair opportunity to participate.
Lamido also called on party elders and the Board of Trustees to intervene and ensure transparency in the run-up to the national convention, stressing that the PDP must not “repeat the mistakes that have cost it public trust.”
Party officials have yet to issue an official statement on the incident, but insiders suggest that the sale of forms may have been temporarily suspended pending final approval from the National Working Committee.
