The governor said his absence at the group’s meeting on Sunday had nothing to do with his membership
The governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, has denied media reports that he has given up membership of the breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Mr Aliyu told PREMIUM TIMES that there was no basis to leave the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the party, and turn his back on colleague governors.
Speaking through his spokesperson, Danladi Ndayebo, the governor said reports suggesting that his absence at the meeting of the faction on Sunday, implied that he had quit the group, were untrue.
“The time of the meeting was changed from 8pm to 2pm and there was no way his Excellency could make it from Minna, and he has called to explain his absence which was recorded in the minutes of the meeting as reflected in the resolutions,” he said.
There were reports Tuesday that Mr Aliyu has pulled out from what has become known as the new PDP because he was no longer comfortable with the group.
The spokesperson of the Baraje faction, Chuwuemeka Eze, accused the Bamanga Tukur leadership of the party of spreading rumours about Mr Aliyu’s alleged pull out.
According to Mr Eze, the reports were published just to “cause disharmony among us by the Tukur faction & enemies of democracy”.
He also described the report as published by a national daily in its cover page of Tuesday as a “tissue of lie from the pit of hell and was just the imagination of the Reporter and those behind it”.
Mr Eze said the chairman of the faction, Abubakar Baraje, had already contacted the Niger governor and that Mr Aliyu “vehemently denied and refuted such an absurd and false report” adding that the governor had assured Mr Baraje that he would be the last person to leave the group comprising of seven serving governors, G7.
Mr Eze said Mr Aliyu informed the factional chairman that now is the wrong time for anyone to leave the new PDP at a time when the struggle to reposition the party is about to yield the desired result.
“To us, this is just one of those evil machinations by failed politicians on the side of Tukur to cause disunity in a group that God in answer to the prayers of Nigerians brought to restore hope back to our dying democracy,” Mr Eze said.
“We would like to assure Nigerians that this is a fight we shall see to its logical end not minding all the evil plots against us as a group.”

His Excellency is not comfortable with the direction the new PDP is taking especially in his state where any tiny slip would deprive him of the control of the party’s political machinery. He would be required to set up a new party structure and leave the formidable structure the PDP already has in place for others to use,” the source said.


They all pleaded with him to return to the PDP saying as a doctorate degree holder, he should view things differently from his other colleagues in the new PDP,” the source said.

Prof Corruption:

The fools hovering on this thread with unbelievable stupidity should bury their heads in shame. If a Ph.D holder could not figure out a need to raise a parallel structure before confronting a clueless meretricious mediocrity called Jonathan, what's the essence of such a Ph.D? Do you even need a PhD to know that? And by the way, what makes the PDP structure in Niger state formidable if not Aliyu and his supporters?

We have seen how Jonathan with his Ojuelegba PhD has been molesting this democracy with unbelievable impunity. Under his watch corruption is entrenched, looting is celebrated, cluelessness is rewarded and the president looks like a fool surrounded by idiots or an !d!ot surrounded by fools with policy flip flops here and there.

jmaine:

How does the nonsense above dissolve the rancid stench of shameless hypocrisy hovering all over you.

How does the nonsense above disprove the fact that you pontificate over Stella Oduah , yet intentionally develop a blind spot to your paymaster vices.

How does the nonsense above address the fact that mastvbating over Stella Oduah is useless cos people are able to see through your very dirty and opaque cloak of deceit.

No matter how hard you try, been an hypocrite is a tar you can't wash out cos its embedded in you.

Now stick to the thread and or carry your mastvbation over Oduah gate elsewhere

Pukkah:

This paid hack needs help and rehabilitation. You deserve pity. You won't get an insult-exchanging partner in me. I'm too busy for nonsense.

You were rejoicing and gallivanting all over the thread because of fake news. Shame.

Pukkah: Funny that no one is saying the news is a rumor or that the paper belongs to the opposition.

Anyway, what do we make of the following? Which one should we believe?

https://www.nairaland.com/1496365/buhari-tinubu-apc-govs-g-7



Former head of state, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, former Lagos State governor, Bola Asiwaju Tinubu, both APC leaders, all APC governors and the G-7 governors will storm Sokoto today to commission the N10 billion state-owned university and some government projects in the state.

A reliable source also told LEADERSHIP last night that apart from the inauguration of the projects, the visit of the personalities will be used as a meeting to strategise on how to fashion a workable formula that will enable the G-7 governors to break away from the PDP and join the APC.The source added that the arrowheads of the plan have concluded plans to use this occasion to build a structure that will allow the governors to move to the opposition party without creating unnecessary tension.

According to the source, “I can tell you that the G-7 governors have finally decided that there is the need to take their destiny in their own hands as the previous reconciliation meetings have not yielded positive results.

They have all decided to dump the PDP. Additionally, Kebbi State Governor Saidu Nasamu Dakingari and a few others are on their way to joining the G7 governors and I can assure you that the necessary arrangement has been put in place to actualise the objective.”

http://leadership.ng/news/291013/buhari-tinubu-apc-govs-g-7-govs-storm-sokoto-today

Israelmossaic: G7 now G6.
Kwara state Gov didn't attend d meeting too, Oh G5.


Jonathan doing the needful

sleek_p: @jmaine
Bros leave Pukkah na. Shebi you don dey they beat the man from page1. You no dey sorry for person?

sleek_p: @jmaine
Bros leave Pukkah na. Shebi you don dey they beat the man from page1. You no dey sorry for person?

Lolz . . . . We are here to crush shameless, double faced numb skulls . . . . .

jmaine:

Lolz . . . . We are here to crush double faced shameless numb skulls . . . . .

Pukkah:

[s]Continue to delude yourself.

Every right thinking and genuine poster that has followed what's happened knows the truth.

You called someone a hypocrite because you've not heard from him on Lekki issue and not because you have any evidence that he supports corruption. How foolish and shallow can an opinion be!

Because of this, you have become indulgent and supportive of corruption due to TRIBAL considerations. Isn't this shameful? You have unintelligently admitted that your conscience goes up and down according to the reactions of your imaginary 'hypocrites'! Why not simply admit that your conscience, if you had any, has since been bought?

This has led you to forget that the fight against corruption, whether it occurs within or outside PDP, starts and ends with President Jonathan. Is this TRUE or not?

Rather than address these ISSUES, you are all over the place throwing insults and your fellow bigots and hopelessly corrupt people are with you.

What's my business with PDP's political machinery? Would opposition really thrive or be attractive or have a voice if PDP had lived up to expectations in its over 14 years of having power? [/s]

Pukkah:

What's this 'your brother is more corrupt than my brother attitude' about?


Why can't the anti-corruption agencies move against those behind the alleged Lekki scam? Who is stopping them? Who takes the blame? Is it not the President?

How on earth should that be used to justify another case of alleged corruption?

Don't you realize that in trying to defend Oduah and probably the President, you're actually putting the search light on the President's inability to ruthlessly fight corruption?

The anti-corruption agencies, under the supervision of Mr Goodluck Jonathan should wake up from their deep sleep and clean the Augean stable regardless of party affiliation or tribal considerations.

Nigerians are suffering and corruption is getting stronger. Yet some of you are peddling the annoying argument that Mr A is should be left alone because Mr B is more corrupt!

Nigeria!!!

jmaine:

More irrelevant nonsense from a double faced goon . . .

The harder you try to defend your glaring hypocrisy, the more your stench reeks to death.

Please spare me your rabbles and learn to cast your moral net on all vices even when it affects your principals.

Smooyis: Thanks my brother. Ignorance is a disease!

Pukkah:

Other than throwing insults and repeating 'hypocrisy' like a stammerer, which of the issues have you addressed?

Pukkah:

I have no principal.

Pukkah:

You're the one that uses your IDs to collect pittance and submit number of your posts per day/month to qualify for ungodly pay.

Pukkah:

Good-natured and undeservedly-suffering Nigerians are my principal.

Pukkah:
I have criticized and commended policies across party and tribal lines many times. My post history attests to that..

Pukkah:

Repent now!

jmaine:

Please don't get tired so quick, we need to classify, label and call you out for what you truly are. An Hypocrite

The only issue i did like to address is that proving to all your not a slimy double faced goons.



Your Hypocrisy says otherwise.



Sounds like one revealing to the world his organisation modus operandi and his job discription.

Pukkah:

There's no point talking to a deaf man. Address the ISSUES! I've repeated them enough. Many times. You're doing selective picking and still have the guts to call another person a hypocrite!

Pukkah:

I challenge you to stay off this forum for two weeks. Let's see what happens to your pay.

jmaine:

What useless issues is this double faced goon yapping about.



Your stvpidity is increasing by each post of yours. No offense.

Pukkah:

My point is made. Let the foolishness, cluelessness and deliberate confusion in which I wallow persist.

Pukkah:

It's all in a day's job for you. For now, this is what you specialize in.

Pukkah:

If you're ready to change for good, I pray for a better and more dignifying means of sustenance for you. You're the only one that can redeem yourself. I have tried my best. It's a pity my time for such is not unlimited.

ckkris: The Princess didn't buy any car. The latest news is the MASSIVE CORRUPTION in Lagos state.