Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has rejected Nasir El-Rufai’s call for opposition figures to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), calling it an insult to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Although El-Rufai did not mention Lamido’s name, the ex-governor of Kaduna State invited key opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola, to join the SDP.
Reacting In an interview today, Lamido said the PDP nurtured El-Rufai’s political career and considered it an insult for him and other political figures previously slammed by the former Governor to join him
“The party we formed, the PDP, is the one that gave birth to El-Rufai. You’re not enough to make us leave the PDP,” Lamido said.
He added, “He once said that there are no adults in Nigeria in politics, but now he is calling on us to join him in the SDP.” Lamido also questioned El-Rufai’s motive for dumping the APC for the SDP and his leadership style.
“Leadership is done with patience and vision, and doing things for the peace of the followers and the country as a whole,” the PDP chieftain said.
Lamido insisted that he would never leave the PDP and instead advised El-Rufai to prioritise patriotism over personal grievances that triggered his edit from the All Progressives Congress.
