By Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse
As crises within the Jigawa People’s Democratic party (PDP) deepens, the amalgamated youths Union of the party have announced the immediate dismissal of former governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido from the party.
The Group, in a press conference on Tuesday at the residence of the former state PDP secretary, Alhaji Rabi’u Isa Taura declared that the dismissal takes effect immediately.
The leader of the group, Alhaju Nura Danjani who read a lengthy speech explained how the former governor played series of roles that resulted in the failure of the party to produce any governor since 2003 at the state level and president.
The youth group alleged that the Lamido led faction has no right to continue to parade itself as the leaders of the party, saying elections into the respective offices have been halted by the national headquarters of the party after the purported dual ward congresses that were conducted by the two factions.
They accused the former governor of sabotaging the election of Senator Muhammed Alkali (Baban Beta) after refusing to release funds meant for the conduct of the election.
They alleged also that Sule Lamido in 2014 initiated the popular walkout by the then G-7 state governor’s, the speaker and other PDP stalwarts that resulted in the eventual collapse and failure of the party to win elections.
They said Lamido’s high handedness has resulted in the defection of many party members to the ruling APC such as the two term governor of the state Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, Alhaji Ahmed Mahmoud his former deputy governor, Ambassador Ahmed Mallamadori, Senator Bello Maitama, Senator Mustapha Makama, Hon. Abba Anas Adamu, among others.
When contacted the state PDP chairman Alhaji Babandi Ibrahim said he cannot engage with faceless people.
Babandi said the youths claiming to be a coalition have no register within the PDP therefore lacks the powers to make decision or judgement affecting any member of the party
