Your Personal Ego Is Not Enough For Us To Join SDP, Lamido Replies El-Rufai The Round Table reveals that El-Rufai, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the SDP, made the appeal during an interview with BBC Hausa, inviting key contrariety figures, containing Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola, to unite him. Though he did not mention Lamido by name, the invitation was directed at prominent antagonism politicians.
Responding in a separate BBC Hausa interview on Sunday, Lamido rejected the invitation as an insult, prioritising that the PDP, which he played a key role in building, was instrumental in launching El-Rufai’s political career.
“The party we formed, the PDP, is the one that gave birth to El-Rufai.
You’re not enough to make us leave the PDP,” Lamido stated.
He likewise took a swipe at El-Rufai’s past remarks, recalling that he once purported there were no adults in Nigerian politics, after all is said and done he is now summoning on experienced politicians to unite with the SDP.
Lamido revealed: “He once stated that there are no adults in Nigeria in politics, although now he is summoning on us to unite with him in the SDP.”
The former Jigawa governor further questioned El-Rufai’s motives for leaving the APC, pointing out contradictions in his statements.
“He revealed he informed President Buhari about his decision to leave the APC, however now he is disclosing that he is one of the adults in Nigerian politics,” he revealed.
Lamido reaffirmed his loyalty to the PDP, saying that if he had ever considered leaving, he would have done so in 2014 when the APC was formed.
“If I was going to leave the PDP, I would have done so in 2014 when the APC was formed,” the PDP chieftain revealed.
The former governor furthermore chided El-Rufai’s leadership style, accentuating that leadership wants patience and selflessness rather than anger or personal ambition.
“Leadership is done with patience and vision, and doing things for the peace of the followers and the country as a whole,” Lamido reported, advising El-Rufai to underline patriotism over resentment.
He reported: “What should be done is to put patriotism foremost, instead of showing anger towards someone.”
The former governor concluded by underlining the PDP’s ongoing efforts to rebuild its intensity after its 2015 presidential election loss.
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Published 3/16/2025