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According to Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) current conflict is a group ego battle among party members rather than just involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Lawal stated that power conflicts and personal interests are the root cause of the PDP’s internal crisis during a media roundtable with journalists in Gusau on Wednesday.
“Everybody has their own issue; it’s not just about Atiku Abubakar. It’s beyond him,” he said.
“It’s an internal problem within the PDP, and we are making conscious efforts to address it. I think it’s about people’s egos, everybody, no exception,” he added.
Governor Lawal rejected the idea that outside forces are exclusively to blame for the PDP crisis, despite some party members accusing President Bola Tinubu of supposedly influencing it from the outside.
The governor gave a direct response when asked if he thought of himself as a contributing factor to the issue: “Yes.”
Regarding Nigeria’s electoral system, Lawal said he hoped that free and fair elections could still be held there in spite of current structural problems.
He mentioned his own encounter in Zamfara, saying, “I will say yes because I experienced it. With all the powerful people and the might of the Federal Government, I still won.
“It was a free and fair election. That’s how I became the first elected PDP governor in Zamfara State. So yes, it can happen again, it’s only a matter of time.”
Lawal’s comments coincide with the PDP leadership’s continuous attempts to patch things up with irate members and reposition the party in anticipation of the 2027 elections.
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