Ex-Jigawa Governor Lamido criticises Pantami over past ‘infidel party’ remark on PDP

Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has criticised erstwhile Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami implicit his past statement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arsenic an “infidel party”, portion reaffirming his long-standing loyalty to the absorption party.

Lamido made the remarks portion receiving PDP governorship candidates from Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Yobe and Jigawa states astatine his residence successful Bamaina, Jigawa State, on Saturday.

Reflecting connected the PDP’s years successful power, Lamido said the enactment was repeatedly criticised by governmental opponents and immoderate Islamic preachers.

“The PDP was labelled corrupt, and immoderate adjacent described it arsenic an ‘infidel party.’ Despite each that, I remained successful the enactment due to the fact that it gave maine the accidental to service Nigeria arsenic Minister of Foreign Affairs and doubly arsenic Governor of Jigawa State,” helium said.

The erstwhile politician disclosed that aft the 2015 wide elections, elder figures successful the All Progressives Congress (APC), including erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari, President Bola Tinubu and erstwhile Lago...