Those Joining APC Out Of Fear Will Regret It – Lamido

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has cautioned that continued attempts to undermine the PDP could be a sign of Nigeria’s democracy’s demise.
At the PDP Local Government Congress in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, Lamido, who had been elected as a National Delegate, remarked that the way members were leaving the party was “very ominous” for the nation’s future.

He stated, “My people wisely chose me to be a delegate, not because I needed it, but because experience is necessary in this situation.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the police, and security services are among the important institutions that Lamido said are being used in what he called a concerted attack on the opposition.
He said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other government institutions were being used by President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to undermine and frighten opposition forces.

It is natural for the APC to oppose the PDP as a political party, but it is problematic when the APC-controlled Federal Government utilizes national institutions to suppress the opposition. The President and the administration are battling us, not just the APC members,” Lamido stated.

Democracy, Lamido emphasized, is predicated on freedom, liberty, and a genuine opposition.

The opposition is vital to Nigeria’s democracy. He warned that defeating the PDP would lead Nigeria to self-destruction rather than just destroying a party.

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He went on, “It is self-destruction to use the EFCC and other agencies to weaken and intimidate opposition parties.” Fearful people who join the APC will come to regret it.

Numerous disillusioned lawmakers would soon rejoin the PDP, the former minister added, calling the ongoing defections to the APC a “suicidal alliance.”

The PDP is Nigeria’s most organized and people-driven political platform, he said, and he urged resentful politicians to rejoin.

“You destroy the nation if you destroy the opposition,” Lamido said in his conclusion.