Lamido Enters PDP Chairmanship Race, Vows To Restore Party’s Lost Glory

Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has formally declared interest in contesting the position of national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Lamido, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a founding member of the PDP, announced his ambition on Monday in a post on his verified Facebook page.

He said he would be at the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, by 11:00 a.m. on Monday to obtain the nomination form.

“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.

Lamido said his decision was driven by the need to strengthen internal democracy and reposition the opposition party ahead of future elections.

“My commitment to democracy and resolve to restore our dear party to its old glory is unstoppable,” he added.

The PDP is expected to elect a new National Working Committee (NWC) at its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.

In August, the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) zoned the presidential ticket to the South, and in line with the party’s tradition, zoned the chairmanship to the North — and further micro-zoned it to the North-West.

Lamido, alongside former Kaduna governor Ahmed Makarfi and ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki, are among those believed to be eyeing the seat.

The PDP governed Nigeria between 1999 and 2015.