 In October 2017, Lamido wrote his political associates and senior members of his party (PDP) declaring interest to run for president in the 2019 presidential election.In February 2018, Lamido formally declared his candidacy in the run for PDP's presidential nomination for the 2019 presidential election at a rally he organised in his native Birni Kudu Local Government in Jigawa State.Lamido at the rally declared that he shall be Nigerian president in 2019 to the sheers of his supporters.