A member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, is entitled to contest for the National Chairmanship of the party.
George stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme monitored by newsmen.
His comments followed Lamido’s threat to institute legal action against the party for allegedly denying him the opportunity to purchase the nomination form for the chairmanship position.
According to George, the fact that party leaders endorsed a consensus candidate does not prevent other aspirants from contesting.
“The fact that PDP leaders converged and supported an individual for consensus candidate does not mean that others will not compete,” he said.
“You want to make the process seamless. It’s an internal dynamic. We have done this in the past and the party did not tell anybody that he or she cannot contest.
“Sule Lamido has the right to compete. He can go and get the form, fill the form and follow the normal process and appear on the day of the convention. We will vote,” George added.
The PDP is currently working toward selecting new national leadership ahead of its next convention.
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