Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has stated that the All Progressive Congress lacked clear-cut political ideology and democratic attributes that could take Nigeria to the promised land.He described the party as one dependent on names of some individuals for its survival unlike the People's Democratic Party that had been in existence for over 14 years an still waxing stronger.
The governor said"We stood against Abacha and formed the PDP, which restored hope and value to the Nigerian citizens.
"Masari, Ribadu and the rest were also the invention of the PDP that made them to recover their lost voices of today," he stated.
"In 1998 we zoned the presidency to the South-west because we wanted a Yoruba to be Nigeria's president and we chose Obasanjo, even though his people did not like him but we did so for his passion for this country, which made other political parties begin to copy us", he said.
"The choice of Obasanjo though he was in prison, became necessary in order to appease the Yorubas who were angry over the annulment of Chief Abiola's election by Babangida, and at that time the people from the North were viewed with contempt and disdain because of the past military leadership".
Speaking further,Lamido said "the PDP of today can thrive without any personality within the party, which he said is not the same in other political parties that were anchored around somebody's fame or popularity," stressing that, "Nigeria as the largest nation of blacks people cannot be governed by fame".
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