[size=14pt]How Babangida provided venue for CPC’s Minna rally[/size]
By Mike Odiegwu, Minna
Monday, 7 Mar 2011

Without the intervention of the former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), a presidential rally organised in Minna, Niger state, on Thursday, by the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would have been cancelled, investigations have revealed.

It was learnt that all hope was lost over the possibility of the CPC holding its North Central presidential campaign inauguration, which had generated concerns within the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the state.

A source, who pleaded anonymity, said IBB provided an alternative venue that made the rally possible.

The first hiccup to the planned rally was recorded when the state leadership of the CPC raised the alarm that the government had hatched a plot to deny the party the use of the Minna Trade Fair Complex proposed for the campaign.

Though, the government had tried to distance itself from the management of the complex, many people had accused it of planning to stop the event for fear of the large followers of Buhari and to avoid using the state as the inauguration point for the CPC’s rally in the zone.

The management of the facility under the President of the state Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Abdullahi Suleiman, had claimed that the facility was booked from February 28 to March 3 and would not be available for the CPC.

However, investigations by our correspondent revealed that no activity was held at the complex on the stipulated dates.

[size=14pt]The CPC was said to have reported the matter to Babangida[/size], who immediately prevailed on the police in the state to allow the event to hold.

Babangida was said to have provided the Polo Ground in Minna for the party to hold its presidential rally as planned.

[size=14pt]It was gathered that the role played by Babangida had dispelled rumours that both generals were not in good terms and had compelled Buhari to pay him a courtesy visit after the rally.[/size]

The source said, “Buhari was not happy with the role played by the Niger State Government. He was supposed to have paid the Governor of the state, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, a courtesy visit but he directed that the item should be expunged from his itinerary.”

[size=14pt]When our correspondent contacted the Chairman of the CPC, Mr. Shuaibu Umar, he confirmed that the role of Babangida made the rally possible but failed to disclose the details[/size].


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ha ha ha ha i dey laffffff, where are all those naive people, asking for a miracle from buhari, utopian dreamers.

Thank God, even the enemies of Nigerians are beginning to see reasons in supporting a man who has display an uncommon hatred for corruption in Nigeria.

SOOO whats the problem with that!!,

The first hiccup to the planned rally was recorded when the state leadership of the CPC raised the alarm that the government had hatched a plot to deny the party the use of the Minna Trade Fair Complex proposed for the campaign.

Though, the government had tried to distance itself from the management of the complex, many people had accused it of planning to stop the event for fear of the large followers of Buhari and to avoid using the state as the inauguration point for the CPC’s rally in the zone.

do these pdp thugs have no shame, or are they beyond stoopid?

so they are openly admitting what is clear to all of us, that they are playing dirty and doing all they can to stop buhari?

for all ibb's faults, at least as a politician of the old school, he is a gentlman who can call this thugs to order

if there were such people in akwa ibom someone may have called godsfart akpaibo to order a long time ago

moderators please change the topic

gej's number one liar is at it again with the desperation to paint buhari as a northern candidate

It is becoming clear now that PDP is trying so hard to taint and infect the opposition with their deadliest viruses; IBB/OBJ/Cabal

The pungent smell of desperation is difficult to miss. . .

PDP is a wounded lion fighting with shameless abandon. . . I hope Nigerians are not being fooled into thinking that this Toilet of a Party can clean it's own faeces.

The headline should read "How PDP denied Buhari venue for rally"


I remember one heediot telling us that Sanusi was holding CBN golf tournament at IBB golf club last year.

Real fisherman has no need for umblerra umbrella

Wonder shall never end.

Another dumb attempt by the Niboro of NL aka Beaf.
Abeg try another line as this one has turned out to be dead on arrival.