A former governor of Jigawa State, SULE LAMIDO, has responded to a statement in which former vice president, ATIKU ABUBAKAR said he would step down for him in the presidential race.

Both men are running for the ticket of opposition Peoples Democratic Party alongside about ten other aspirants.

At a meeting with PDP leaders in Dutse, Jigawa State on Monday, ATIKU ABUBAKAR said he believed LAMIDO would step down for him as his elder brother.

He said he believed LAMIDO would concede the ticket to him because the former governor is his younger brother and shares the same political ideology with him.

Responding to ABUBAKAR’s comment through a statement by his media aide, LAMIDO said he would not step down.