Sule Lamido: I’ll support any 2027 arrangement that can save Nigeria

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, says he is ready to support any political arrangement — within or outside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — that can secure Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections.

Speaking with journalists in Kano on Tuesday, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs said saving the country must come before party loyalty.

“I believe in Nigeria. So any arrangements, be it within or outside the Peoples Democratic Party, that will secure and save Nigeria, I am ready to work with it in 2027,” Lamido said.

He dismissed rumours suggesting he plans to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting he remains a committed member of the PDP despite its challenges.

“I’m still in PDP, even though PDP has some problems, but I cannot renounce my history. I can’t simply walk out of my skin and crawl in flesh and blood and be conferred with a smaller skin called ADC. I cannot,” he said.

Lamido said the PDP gave him opportunities that shaped his political career — including his roles as a minister and governor — and such history cannot be erased.

“So, I cannot simply renounce my history, my legacy and my heritage and say, ‘Today I got something new’. I am out of PDP. I will not do that,” he added.

When asked about the recent visit of Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso to President Bola Tinubu, Lamido said the former Kano governor had every right to meet with anyone.