2023: Group reacts as Jigawa opposition PDP governorship candidate, Lamido visits APC Senator in Abuja

A group operating under the aegis of PDP Vanguard For Good Governance (PVGG) has described as healthy political development that would douse political tension, the visit of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dr. Mustapha Sule Lamido to the Senator representing Jigawa Northwest Senatorial District, Senator Danladi Sankara.

The group said, Lamido’s sagacity in reaching out to former PDP leaders now in the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to galvanize support for his candidacy should be seen that ‘election is not war’, hence supporters of all parties should give peace a chance.

In a statement issued by the Chairman of the group, Comrade Shehu Abdullahi on Wednesday which was sent to CAPITAL POST in Abuja, he advised other contenders to reach out to each other as a way of dousing tension among their supporters, stressing that stability of the polity lies in hands of political actors.

According to him, Lamido is only exhibiting how he was well brought up to give respect to whom it is due as he had paid similar courtesy visits on the five Emirate councils earlier to consult with the Emirs, noting that consultations are part of his determination to ensure his candidacy receives wide acceptance for overwhelming victory come 2023 general election.

Abdullahi said the Jigawa State PDP Governorship standard bearer had taken his statewide consultation to the Royal Fathers in Gumel, Ringim and Dutse Emirates having earlier paid similar homage to the Emir of Hadejia and chairman of the Council of Emirs in Jigawa State Dr. Adamu Abubakar Maje and the Emir of Kazaure Najib Hussaini Adamu on the same mission where he received overwhelming acceptability.

“This is worth commending, a young man with vision for Jigawa is already galvanizing support across party lines., the PDP and the People of Jigawa are lucky to have him.

According to the statement, Mustapha Lamido, said he met Senator Sankara at his Abuja residence as part of his ongoing consultations where issues were discussed behind closed doors.

Again, the meeting was happening barely five days after Sankara shunned the governorship campaign flag-off of his party in Gumel – one of the 12 local council areas that make up the North-west Senatorial district.

There have been no love lost between Senator Sankara and Governor Muhammad Badaru of the State since the APC primary election for the zone.
Recall that in May, Sankara who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation stepped down from contesting the primary election for Jigawa North-west Senatorial District.

“I resolved to withdraw from participating in the ongoing primaries of Jigawa Northwest Senatorial District due to biased and preferential actions of the state party leader (Mr Badaru), Mr Sankara in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Adamu, saying, “I will like to thank the people of Jigawa North-west for giving me the mandate to represent them at the red chamber on two occasions.

“For those who have supported me right from the beginning of my aspiration, I thank you all for believing in me and I hope everyone will understand this to be the will of Allah Almighty and as humans, we must accept whatever God designed for us,” Mr Sankara said in May while withdrawing from the senatorial race.