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Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has given the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a 10-day ultimatum to resolve its internal crisis in the interest of its members and Nigeria.

Lamido issued the ultimatum while addressing Jigawa State stakeholders of the party at his residence in Kano on Thursday, and called for the dissolution of the Ibadan elective convention.

The stakeholders included for­mer local government chairmen, Jigawa State executives of the party, former commissioners and other ex-political appointees who paid him a solidarity visit.

The former governor decried what he described as the sidelin­ing of long-standing stakeholders like himself by “new forces” seek­ing to alter the PDP’s established structure.

He alleged that efforts to dimin­ish his political relevance were partly responsible for the present turmoil.

Lamido clarified that his recent legal actions were not motivated by personal ambition or a desire for party leadership, but by a com­mitment to preserving the PDP’s legacy and defending his funda­mental rights, which he said had been violated.

He insisted that, based on the PDP constitution, Umar Dama­gum and Senator Samuel Anyan­wu remain the legitimate national leaders of the party until their ten­ure concludes on December 8, 2025.

Allowing the party to drift without clarity, he warned, would jeopardise the plans of aspirants, current officeholders, and those seeking re-election.

“I am pushing for a caretaker committee. I am calling on Wike, Damagum, and others to forgive one another and support the for­mation of a unified caretaker body,” he said.

Lamido urged the PDP’s top hi­erarchy to convene a joint meeting to discuss the party’s challenges honestly and chart a path toward restoring cohesion and credibility.

He also appealed to his support­ers to remain calm and patient until December 8, stressing that developments within the party in the coming days would determine its direction moving forward.