Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has publicly dismissed reports of his withdrawal from a lawsuit against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “fake news.”
The reports had claimed he cleared the way for the party’s planned National Convention in Ibadan to proceed.
In a statement issued on Friday, Lamido clarified that the Federal High Court had, in fact, ruled in his favor.
He stated the judgment, delivered at about 2:30 p.m., affirmed his right to contest the PDP National Chairmanship position—a right he alleges was previously denied to him.
Lamido specifically denied claims that he met with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to withdraw the case.
He revealed that the false story prompted numerous calls from concerned PDP members across the country, which he urged the public to disregard.
He confirmed that the court order prohibiting the November 15th and 16th convention in Ibadan remains in effect.
Furthermore, Lamido announced that the certified court order has already been formally delivered to both the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He condemned the misleading report as malicious and reiterated his commitment to legally pursuing his rights within the party.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
