Lamido Sounds Alarm: Crushing PDP Risks Nigeria’s Democratic Collapse

By Muhammad Muntazar

Former Jigawa Governor and PDP chieftain Sule Lamido has raised the alarm over what he calls a coordinated attack on Nigeria’s main opposition party, warning that undermining the PDP could spell disaster for the nation’s democracy.

Lamido, an ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, cautioned that the mass defections from the PDP signal looming turmoil. “In the next five months, serious things may happen,” he said, calling the exodus “ominous” for Nigeria.

His remarks followed his election as a National Delegate at the PDP’s Local Government Congress in Birnin Kudu. He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu of deploying state institutions—INEC, security agencies, and anti-graft bodies—to cripple opposition.

“In their wisdom, my people elected me as a delegate, not because I needed it, but because experience is needed at a time like this,” Lamido stated.

He argued that Nigeria’s democracy hinges on a strong opposition: “If you destroy the PDP, you are not just destroying a party; you are setting Nigeria on a path to self-destruction.

”Lamido condemned the alleged weaponization of federal power, warning that such tactics would backfire.

“If APC, as a political party, fights the PDP, that’s normal; but when the Federal Government, under APC control, uses national institutions against the opposition, that’s dangerous,” he said.

He singled out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for targeting dissent, claiming coerced defections to the APC would prove futile.

“Those joining the APC out of fear will eventually regret it,” he insisted.

According to Lamido, Tinubu’s attempts to weaken the PDP are ultimately sabotaging Nigeria itself.

“Democracy is built on liberty, freedom, and credible opposition. If you destroy the opposition, you destroy the nation,” he declared.

He urged disillusioned politicians to return to the PDP, branding it Nigeria’s most robust democratic platform. Fear-driven alliances with the APC, he said, are a dead end—“suicidal” for both individuals and the country.