Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has responded to Vice-President Kashim Shettima over claims that he and other prominent former governors in the state now support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Naija News reports Shettima had, during the APC presidential campaign rally in Dutse on Tuesday, declared that Jigawa State was firmly behind the ruling party.
According to Shettima, all four former governors of the state, including Lamido, one of the founding figures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, were now associated with the APC.
In response, Lamido, speaking with journalists on Tuesday, said he would consider joining the APC before the 2027 general elections if President Bola Tinubu’s administration succeeds in ending banditry, kidnapping, and other security challenges affecting the North and restores peace and unity to the region.
Lamide described Shettima’s claim as false and unfounded, alleging that it was an attempt to gain political sympathy from the people of Jigawa State by associating the APC with prominent opposition figures.
He challenged the ruling party to point to its achievements in Jigawa State and the North, arguing that its inability to demonstrate significant accomplishments had forced it to associate itself with prominent Northern politicians.
He said, “I am not aware of what Vice-President Kashim Shettima was saying. For God’s sake, I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?
“I swear to God, if they end kidnapping, Boko Haram, banditry and all the evils in the North, I will definitely join the APC because whatever we are doing, we are doing it for our people.”
