Sule Lamido says his court action was aimed at reclaiming his rights within the PDP, not fighting the party, insisting he will abide by the court ruling that halted the national convention.
According to a report from THE CABLE, former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido says his decision to approach the court was motivated by a desire to reclaim his rights within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rather than to undermine the opposition party.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Lamido said the case was a personal quest for dignity. “I went to court not because I have anybody in mind, but I went to get my rights back taken by my party,” he said, adding that the issue was about restoring his “personality, dignity and honour.”
He lamented the dwindling unity within the PDP, describing the party as once “so united and cohesive, with so much love and trust,” but now struggling with internal strife. While acknowledging his victory in court, the former governor said he would not attend the PDP national convention scheduled for November 15 in Ibadan. “For someone saved by the court, I can’t go where there is an injunction on the convention,” he said.
Lamido denied meeting PDP governors over the crisis and blamed them for weakening the party, noting: “PDP had 14 governors; today, there are only three left.” He stressed he is “not desperate” to become national chairman but believes he can help rebuild the party.
A federal high court in Abuja had restrained the PDP from holding its convention after ruling that Lamido was unjustly denied the opportunity to purchase a nomination form to contest the national chairmanship.