A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido,
on Monday said he would contest the nation’s
Presidency on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party in 2019.
Lamido made this known to newsmen in his
village, Bamainain, which is located in the
Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of the
state.
He, however, said the party’s ticket would not
be given to anybody on the platter of gold,
adding that a candidate must earn it.
“If my party finds me worthy of its presidential
ticket to serve Nigeria, I will thank God and
oblige.
“Although there are issues in the party that we
are all working to resolve; we hope to have
success soon and come out united.
“As I’m talking to you now, we are working
silently to resolve our differences and bring
back to our fold those that left the party for the
All Progressives Congress,” he said.
The former governor said that the internal
crisis within the PDP was the reason for its
defeat in the 2015 general election.
He said that the party had the capacity to rule
the country again, stressing, however, that the
members must work hard to achieve that.
Lamido denied any rift between him and his
successor, Governor Muhammad Badaru of the
APC.
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