The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, has said that Senator Ibrahim Lamido is not an indigene of Sokoto but of Zamfara State.
Gatekeepers News reports that Achida, in a statement, maintained that while Sokoto remains a hospitable and accommodating state, its people will no longer tolerate betrayal or insults.
According to the chairman, if Lamido intends to contest the 2027 elections, he should do so in Zamfara, not Sokoto.
Responding to reports that Lamido is leading a faction of the APC in Sokoto, Achida dismissed the claim, stressing that the party owes him no reconciliation, as he has been waging “a relentless campaign” against the APC.
Achida said, “There is nothing to reconcile with Senator Lamido. The APC did absolutely nothing to him. He has been the one fighting the party from within. And even if reconciliation were to occur, we would never trust him with the senatorial ticket again. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”
He also condemned Lamido’s reported attacks on Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, whom he described as the revered leader of the party in Sokoto State, calling Lamido’s alleged betrayal “unforgivable”.
Achida further described Lamido as a political liability, alleging that he lost both his polling unit and local government in the 2023 elections.
He added that both Lamido and Senator Abubakar Umar Gada, who recently claimed to have attracted APC members into the ADC coalition, lack grassroots support or political relevance.
Achida said, “In the 2023 governorship election, Gada got just over 3,500 votes across the entire state. That’s less than what a strong candidate gets in one polling ward. He has no base, and no future in Sokoto State politics.”
He reaffirmed that the APC in Sokoto remains united under Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto and Senator Wamakko, dismissing talk of factions or coalitions as mere media hype.
Achida added, “Our party is not under any threat from these self-serving individuals. The real APC is intact, working, and delivering dividends of democracy to the people. And the people of Sokoto have seen the difference.”
The chairman concluded by branding both
Lamido and Gada as “political opportunists” with no grassroots credibility or electoral value.
