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If the PDP does not put its house in order, there will be an alliance,” -Sule Lamido

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The former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has cautioned that unless the party resolves its internal crisis, it risks forming alliances and coalitions that could reshape Nigeria’s political landscape.

Lamido made the statement while receiving Jigawa PDP stakeholders and party leaders at his Kano office, stressing the urgent need for unity and reconciliation.

Lamido recalled that he had earlier given party members an ultimatum to wait until December 9 to determine the fate of the current acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.

He disclosed that after consultations with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, several strategies were devised to engage PDP governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in reconciliation talks, which were hosted at Saraki’s residence.

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“We have consulted all of them and asked for cooperation. We are going to sit again. Don’t worry, you are going to vote. There is no party still like the PDP. We should not allow our personal ego to destroy it,” Lamido emphasized. He warned that if reconciliation fails, alliances and coalitions would become inevitable, adding that “if you want to make a name in Nigeria, you should join the PDP.”

Lamido lamented the party’s dwindling influence in Kano State, where it managed only 15,000 votes in the last general elections.

He also criticized the defection of the PDP’s former vice-presidential candidate to the All Progressives Congress. “The rivalry within PDP is only benefitting the APC,” Lamido said, accusing the southwest of rallying behind the APC due to tribal sentiments.

On his part, Alhaji Babandi Gumel, PDP Chairman in Jigawa State, explained that the gathering was part of ongoing reconciliation efforts. He noted that similar meetings had been held in Dutse, following a paper presented by former local government chairmen during Lamido’s tenure as governor. Gumel added that the November 27 meeting in Kano was a continuation of those efforts, aimed at resolving leadership disputes.

“Our leader, Sule Lamido, asked us to wait a little to ensure the national leadership is sorted out. Up till now, there is no substantive chairman. The faction of Turaki is still claiming leadership, while other factions are also laying claims. Even on INEC’s website, it is still Damagum’s name that appears,” Gumel stated.

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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead

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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.

A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.

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Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.

In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .

Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .

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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.

This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.

She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.

The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

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Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.

In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.

The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.

“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.

When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.

After some time, the plan was discontinued.

“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.

“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.

“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.

“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.

Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.

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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader

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‎Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.

‎The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.

‎‎The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.

‎They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.

‎The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.

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