Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State governor, has thrown his weight behind the decision of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw recognition of the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing key opposition figures who aligned with the party as “politically displaced.”
Lamido made the remarks while addressing journalists after a stakeholders’ consultative meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Dutse, Jigawa State. He criticised prominent politicians including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for abandoning their political bases to align with the ADC.
According to him, their move reflected a lack of leadership capacity to resolve internal party disputes.
INEC had recently suspended recognition of the leadership led by former Senate President David Mark as ADC national chairman and former Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola as national secretary. The electoral body acted following an Appeal Court judgment and a legal challenge filed by Nafiu Bala Gombe over the party’s national chairmanship…Read The Complete; Full Original Here.