Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu yesterday said he has no problems with President Goodluck Jonathan.
He spoke with State House correspondents after meeting President Jonathan behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Aliyu said: “A Governor can consult with the President anytime. This is part of the consultation. I have come to clear one or two things about infrastructure, airport in Niger State, roads. Let’s get something very clear, in politics you may disagree with a particular policy, you may disagree with the process, but you cannot be said to disagree with the President because you did not put him there. Nigerians put him there and God put him there. This is the mistake people make.
“They want to set people against each other. Even in your house as a father, sometimes your child may disagree with the way and manner to do certain things, but that doesn’t mean he is not your son. I think that is the misnomer many people have been giving out.
“We have many issues on ground, and unless they are discussed, there is no way you can solve them. I don’t think it is against the President. Some issues came up and they have been discussed. You remember our problems in the Governors’ Forum. We are discussing how to resolve them.”
He went on: “We want to insulate Mr. President from it because any issue that happens now, they will say the President is involved. Even the election that took place in the Youth Council in Niger, many people wanted to bring politics into it. I have heard people saying it should not be held in Niger because the Governor is against the President. I think that is a misnomer.
“I am here today to see Mr. President and remind him of some of the things we have been discussing. The roads in Niger, my airport, which has been for some time dormant and some issues are coming from the Ministry of Aviation and I know that he will help us.”
Denying a report of joining other governors to form a new party, he said: “I read it too. Sometimes if we deny or say yes, we are giving credibility to it. I saw it as you did.”
On whether he is quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he said: “I’m not a quitter. God took me to PDP. My prayer was to be a head of service and God said I should be governor on the platform of PDP and I am not about quitting now unless I am expelled. I am not jumping from one party to another.”
Speaking on the suspension of Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Aliyu said: “If I understand our constitution right, it says you can be suspended for 30 days after which NEC will have to rectify it. Now 30 days have passed and the issue has not been brought to NEC. So, on that part, that issue has lapsed.”
source: nigerianeye
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