{"id":198437,"date":"2026-04-05T21:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:11:23","slug":"i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t leave PDP \u2013 Sule Lamido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, insisting he will not leave despite its internal difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido made this known on Saturday during a PDP stakeholders\u2019 meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State, where party leaders convened to discuss the party\u2019s future amid internal disagreements and increasing defections.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised prominent politicians who have defected and aligned with smaller parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPDP is my political home. It may have problems, but it remains my home. I will not abandon it for another party,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor cautioned that abandoning the party due to its challenges is not the answer, comparing it to deserting one\u2019s family in times of difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaving your home because it has challenges is not the solution,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido further alleged that some politicians are now attempting to dominate or \u201ctake over\u201d smaller political platforms, particularly the African Democratic Congress (ADC), from their original founders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey left their big home and now want to take over smaller parties built by others,\u201d he said, warning that such actions could undermine political integrity and party development.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido emphasised that PDP\u2019s problems should be resolved through internal reforms and collective responsibility rather than defections.<\/p>\n<p>He urged party members to stay committed and work together to rebuild and strengthen the party from within.<\/p>\n<p>He said unity and dedication would help the party regain its strength and credibility ahead of future elections.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged party loyalists to revalidate their party registration online and ensure voter registration ahead of the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, insisting he will not leave despite its internal difficulties. Lamido made this known on Saturday during a PDP stakeholders\u2019 meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State, where party leaders convened to discuss the party\u2019s future amid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I won\u2019t leave PDP \u2013 Sule Lamido - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, insist ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I won\u2019t leave PDP \u2013 Sule Lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party, insist ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T20:03:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T21:11:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423437.31619.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"I won\u2019t leave PDP \u2013 Sule Lamido\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T20:03:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T21:11:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\"},\"wordCount\":283,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423437.31619.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-wont-leave-pdp-sule-lamido\",\"name\":\"I won\u2019t leave PDP \u2013 Sule Lamido - 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