Former Jigawa State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sule Lamido, has declared support for the party’s presidential candidate, Professor Sandy Onor, ahead of the 2027 general election.
Lamido made his position known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, where he was asked which of President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi could attract the Northern votes in the forthcoming election.
Responding, the former governor said none of the three political figures represented the kind of leadership Nigeria needed to address its challenges.
He said, “Look, from my own personal opinion, in my view, voting should depend on who is the person with the right kind of quality and calibre to be able to address the same problem. Peter Obi, Tinubu, Atiku — none of them is there for Nigeria.”
Lamido, however, reaffirmed his loyalty to the PDP, declaring that he would vote for its presidential candidate, Professor Sandy Onor, in 2027.
“I am PDP through and through. I am voting for my candidate, Professor Sandy Onor; that is my candidate. What I’m saying is that we have somebody called Professor Onor on that ballot. I’m voting him,” he said.
He also dismissed suggestions that he had endorsed Tinubu for a second term, insisting that he remained a committed member of the PDP.
His clarification comes amid controversy over claims that he had backed Tinubu’s re-election bid after Vice-President Kashim Shettima reportedly listed him among former Jigawa governors supporting the President ahead of the 2027 election.
However, the Jigawa State chapter of the PDP had earlier dismissed the claim, maintaining that Lamido had neither endorsed Tinubu nor defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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