The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Youth Movement, NYM, has slammed former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, over his alleged bid to become the party’s next National Chairman.
The group accused Lamido of drifting away from the PDP after attending the African Democratic Congress, ADC, unveiling event in Abuja, an outing they noted was televised and widely covered by the media.
They described Lamido’s reported ambition as immoral, politically inconsistent, and a slap on party discipline.
The PDP NYM National Coordinator, Salahudeen Lukman, speaking to newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said it would be ‘unwise and morally unjustifiable’ for someone who had openly aligned with another political platform to now seek to lead the PDP.
“It would be unwise and morally unjustifiable for a serious political party to allow anyone whose spirit has visibly departed from the PDP to now seek to lead it,” Lukman declared.
He stressed that the PDP must not compromise its moral integrity for political expediency.
The group, therefore, gave Lamido a seven-day ultimatum to publicly reaffirm his loyalty to the PDP or face possible disciplinary measures, including expulsion by the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC.
“If the PDP must rebuild and regain public trust, we must begin by holding all members, regardless of their status, accountable to the values of loyalty, honesty, and consistency,” Lukman emphasised.