Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has threatened to take legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if the party refuses to allow him to purchase the nomination form for the national chairmanship position ahead of its upcoming national convention.
Lamido visited the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Monday to obtain the nomination form but was informed by the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and the National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, that they had no information regarding the availability of the forms.
Briefing journalists on Monday, the ex-Jigawa governor expressed dissatisfaction with the development, insisting that as a founding member of the PDP, he has the right to participate in the internal democratic process of the party.
Lamido claimed party officials, PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, and Samuel Anyanwu, said they did not know about the sale of the form.
“I went to the office of the national organising secretary, which is normally where the forms are sold, and the office was locked,” he said.
“I met him with the secretary of the party, senator Samuel Anyanwu, and both of them said they had no idea where the forms were or even how they were printed. So, I found it a little weird that the custodian of the system is also being locked out.”
However, reports emerged that the PDP chairmanship forms were now under the control of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who also doubles as the chairman of the party’s National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC).
