Northern Youths Movement Tackles Ex-Governor Lamido Over PDP Comments

By Jemilu Hassan

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The Northern Youths Movement (NYM) has lambasted former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for his recent remarks about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lamido had

disparaged Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, calling him a “small boy in PDP history” and questioning his presence in 1999. In a statement signed by its

Chairman, Mallam Ishaya Jato, the NYM reminded Lamido that those he referred to as “children and small boys” were instrumental in keeping the PDP alive after the 2014 rebellion, which Lamido was a part of before backing out.

The group pointed out the irony of Lamido’s statements, considering that those who were children when the PDP was formed have grown into leaders, while some elders from 1998 still behave childishly.

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar

The NYM accused Lamido of consistently belittling notable PDP figures. In 2022, Lamido publicly stated that Obasanjo was unknown when the PDP was formed and advised him to stop talking down to people ¹. Similarly, in 2019

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