PDP crisis deepens as Lamido fails to secure chairmanship form, threatens court action
Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has threatened court action over his failure to purchase form to contest for the National Chairman position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Lamido, who was unable to secure the form at the PDP National Headquarters on Monday morning, expressed dissatisfaction with the development.
Addressing journalists in front of his supporters, Lamido declared that he was prepared to contest for the chairmanship of the party at the November 15th and 16th elective National Convention slated for Ibadan, Oyo State.
The former Foreign Affairs Minister vowed to head to the court if he failed to get the form.
Lamido had earlier in a post on his verified Facebook page declared his intention to contest for the position.
“By the grace of God, I shall today, Monday, 27th October 2025, by 11 a.m., be at Wadata Plaza, the national headquarters of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party, to purchase the nomination form to run for the office of National Chairman,” he wrote.
Daily Trust had reported how governors elected on the platform of the PDP endorsed former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, for the Chairmanship position.
Before his endorsement, Lamido, Turaki, and former Governors of Kano and Kaduna, Ibrahim Shekarau and Ahmed Makarfi, had⁶ indicated interest in the contest.
