There are strong indications that the
governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, may soon become another
casualty of the ongoing battle for the soul of the Nigeria Governors’
Forum.
Our correspondent gathered in Abuja on
Sunday that there were moves to unseat him as Chairman of the Northern
Nigeria Governors Forum.
A reliable source confided in our
correspondent that the plot bore the stamp of the Presidency and the
ruling People’s Democratic Party.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said,
“There is a plot to remove Dr. Aliyu as the chairman of the Northern
States Governors Forum if he does not recognise Governor Jonah Jang as
the Chairman of the forum.
“Governors Isa Yuguda (Bauchi), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina) and Gabriel Suswam (Benue) are the arrow heads of the plot.”
A meeting of northern governors has been scheduled to hold on Thursday.
Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor, Dr. Cletus Akwaya, however, dismissed the allegations made against his principal.
He said, “I can only speak for my
Governor. My principal, His Excellency Governor Gabriel Suswam, as you
are aware is not in the country.
“My governor left for Japan with the
Vice President on May 29th and is still there as we speak. I can’t see
how he will be conniving with others to do such a thing.
“He is the Vice Chairman of the Northern
Governors Forum and if he has any issues with his chairman, he has
access to him and he can always take up such issues.
“There is absolutely no true that my governor is involved in any such thing.”
Telephone calls to the media aide of the Katsina State governor, Malam Lawal Matazu, indicated that his telephone set was busy.
He, equally, did not respond to a text message sent to him on the subject.
The source however, said, “The plot by
the presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party to deal with Governor
Mu’azu Aliyu of Niger State is real, contrary to the tepid denial by
presidency that President Jonathan has no hand in the NGF crisis.”
Nigerians, he said, were aware of the
crisis “that engulfed the Nigeria Governors Forum as a fallout of the
election which produced Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as
winner.”
Yet-to-be-verified reports indicated
that a group of lobbyists had moved to the Niger State House of Assembly
to lobby members of the House to move against the governor as plan ‘B.’
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ReplyDeleteGov Aliyu no shaking carry on, they will not succeed. Leave Yuguda and the likes they will not get what they want. Nigerians are watching them.
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