Ibrahim Lamido, the senator for the Sokoto East Senatorial District, has revealed why he has chosen not to run for a second term.
He clarified that the Senate lacks the administrative authority required to address the growing insecurity plaguing the local communities in an interview with reporters in Sokoto on Monday.
He clarified that he decided to run for governor because he wanted to personally address the security issues Sokoto East residents were suffering.
The legislator claimed that many residents of the district had pushed him to run for executive position, claiming that only a governor had the power and resources necessary to successfully combat banditry and other violent crimes plaguing the area.
“The insecurity that my people were experiencing made me want to run for governor. I lack the executive authority required to properly handle the problem as a senator,” Lamido stated.
However, as the African Democratic Congress reached an agreement and named former Sokoto State Deputy Governor Mannir Dan’iya as its candidate for the 2027 governorship, the senator was unable to earn the party’s governorship ticket.
Lamido declared that he will be faithful to the ADC and contribute to the party’s success in the upcoming elections despite losing the ticket.
“I’ll stay in the ADC and back the chosen candidate. For me, politics is about serving my people, not about gaining personal advantage,” he said.
In order to maintain party unity, he also revealed that every candidate running for the party’s governorship ticket agreed to the consensus plan.
“There were ten candidates, and the remaining nine have all agreed with the party’s decision,” he continued.
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