Lamido Urges PDP Members To Embrace Wike’s Caretaker Committee, Seek Reconciliation

Former Governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has urged members of the party to accept the caretaker committee arrangement proposed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as part of efforts to rebuild unity within the party.

Lamido called on PDP stakeholders to prioritise reconciliation and healing in order to restore the party’s strength ahead of future political contests.

He made the appeal while speaking with journalists during a Ramadan Iftar gathering with PDP leaders and members in Bamaina, his hometown in Jigawa State.

The former governor described Wike as a politically strategic figure who took advantage of the leadership vacuum created after the expiration of the tenure of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

According to him, “Wike is someone who is really, really clever. I think he realised the situation and moved to form a caretaker committee. By the time the tenure of the existing NWC ended, the only structure in place was the one backed by Wike.”

Lamido acknowledged that disagreements exist within the party but stressed the need for dialogue among key stakeholders, including Wike, to ensure unity and stability in the PDP.

“Even though many people may not like Wike or may disagree with him, we should still invite him in the spirit of Nigeria, in the spirit of brotherhood, in the spirit of PDP unity and reconciliation,” he said.