Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has rejected claims by Vice-President Kashim Shettima that he and other prominent politicians in the state are supporting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lamido made his position known in response to a Facebook post by DCL Hausa, which shared a video in which Shettima reportedly claimed that prominent politicians in Jigawa State, including Lamido, were backing the APC.
The post was accompanied by the headline: “All the prominent people of Jigawa State are with us, including Sule Lamido.”
Reacting to the claim, Lamido questioned why he would suddenly be associated with the APC, recalling that he did not support the formation of the party in 2014.
“Ikon Allah. Ban yi APC a 2014 sai yanzu a 2026?” Lamido wrote in Hausa, meaning, “God is powerful. I was not with the APC in 2014, so why would I be with it now in 2026?”
He further dismissed the claim as false, ending his response with the Kanuri expression “kattuwunum”, meaning “a lie” or “falsehood”.
Lamido’s reaction appeared to contradict Shettima’s assertion that he was among the influential politicians in Jigawa State supporting the ruling party.
The former governor later shared a post by one of his supporters defending him against the Vice-President’s claim.
“A loyalist of mine wrote this in my defence!” Lamido captioned the post.
In the lengthy response, Auwal Muhammed accused the APC-led administration of attempting to use Lamido’s name to promote the party and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Muhammed argued that Lamido’s political history demonstrated consistency, stressing that the former governor had remained committed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said: “His Excellency Sule Lamido is not in political tryst with any party. He is a PDP, remains in PDP and will campaign for the success of PDP from top to bottom.”
The statement further described Shettima’s claim as political blackmail and maintained that Lamido had not switched allegiance to the APC.
Lamido’s response has therefore put his political position on record, with the former governor maintaining that he remains a member of the PDP and does not support the APC.
