Former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido has pushed back against claims that he abandoned his legal challenge against the Peoples Democratic Party or endorsed the party's planned national convention in Ibadan.
In a message posted on his official Facebook page on Friday night, Lamido labelled the widespread publication as "fake news," explaining that it sparked numerous calls from worried party members across the country after the rumour circulated around the proposed convention venue.
He clarified that the Federal High Court had, earlier on Friday, issued a judgment recognising his right to contest for the PDP national chairmanship - a right he argued had previously been denied to him.