Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has dismissed claims by Vice-President Kashim Shettima that he and other prominent opposition figures in the state are backing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the assertion as falsely aimed at gaining political sympathy.
The controversy followed declarations made by the Vice-President on Tuesday during an APC presidential campaign rally in Dutse, where he claimed that all four former governors of Jigawa State had aligned with the ruling party.
Reacting to the development during an interview with journalists, Lamido challenged the APC to present its developmental achievements in the region rather than associating itself with opposition leaders.
“I am not aware of what Vice-President Kashim Shettima was saying. For God’s sake, I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?”, Lamido.
However, the former governor revealed that he is ready to join the APC before the 2027 general elections only in one condition. He demanded that President Bola Tinubu’s administration must completely eliminate the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and other security threats currently affecting the Northern region.
“I swear to God, if they end kidnapping, Boko Haram, banditry and all the evils in the North, I will definitely join the APC because whatever we are doing, we are doing it for our people”, Lamido.
Lamido dismissed the political assertions with the Vice-President’s Kanuri heritage, using the term “kattuwunum”, a Kanuri expression which translates to a lie or falsehood.
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