Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State Wednesday declared that  the outcome of the presidential election was a lesson for the North, adding that the North has no choice than to negotiate back into the mainstream.

Said he:  “as Northern states, we have to negotiate ourselves back to the mainstream; that is what we have to do if we must reclaim our position in this nation. We must ensure that anybody who wants to discriminate on religion or sow the seed of discord fails”.

The Niger state governor said  Nigerians and the people of Niger State in particular have thousand and one reasons to thank God that the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), did not win the April presidential election, saying his state would have been a goner if Buhari had won.

He said “we thank God that Buhari did not win the presidential election in the country; we would have been a goner by now. People like that will not win election because God judges people by their intentions. It is always good to have good intention”.

Aliyu was at a retreat organized for State Houses of Assembly members-elect held in Jos, Plateau State on Wednesday, where he stressed again and again that “if the CPC had won the presidential election coupled with the victory they recorded in Niger state, PDP would have been a goner in Niger state”.

rasputinn:

Babangida Aliyu:Thank God Buhari Lost The Election

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State Wednesday declared that the outcome of the presidential election was a lesson for the North, adding that the North has no choice than to negotiate back into the mainstream.

Said he: “as Northern states, we have to negotiate ourselves back to the mainstream; that is what we have to do if we must[b] reclaim our position in this nation[/b]. We must ensure that anybody who wants to discriminate on religion or sow the seed of discord fails”.

The Niger state governor said Nigerians and the people of Niger State in particular have thousand and one reasons to thank God that the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), did not win the April presidential election, saying his state would have been a goner if Buhari had won.

He said “we thank God that Buhari did not win the presidential election in the country; we would have been a goner by now. People like that will not win election because God judges people by their intentions. It is always good to have good intention”.

Aliyu was at a retreat organized for State Houses of Assembly members-elect held in Jos, Plateau State on Wednesday, where he stressed again and again that “if the CPC had won the presidential election coupled with the victory they recorded in Niger state, PDP would have been a goner in Niger state”.

Meanwhile, a petition has been brought against the Director General of the Major General Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Campaign Organization, Alhaji Sule Hamma, at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the former proterm National Financial Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Bayo Abdulwahab for allegedly diverting presidential campaign donations to his company’s account.

The petitioner also asked the EFCC to investigate the former National Treasurer of the party, Hon. Hadi Sirika over his role in the botched N22.5m contract for a biometric membership registration exercise of the party.

The petition, which was dated May 27th and addressed to the Chairman of the EFCC, alleged that Hamma had diverted the party’s presidential campaign donations recieved from party supporters to his private company, SHY Nigeria Limited through its accounts in UBA and Zenith banks domiciled at Transcorp Hilton Hotel.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/polls-buhari-s-loss-lesson-for-the-north-/92478/

evilspirit:

he must be a fool for saying that.which position

rasputinn:

He said “[size=13pt]we thank God that Buhari did not win the presidential election in the country; we would have been a goner by now.[/size] People like that will not win election because God judges people by their intentions. It is always good to have good intention”.

Aliyu was at a retreat organized for State Houses of Assembly members-elect held in Jos, Plateau State on Wednesday, where he stressed again and again that “[size=13pt]if the CPC had won the presidential election coupled with the victory they recorded in Niger state, PDP would have been a goner in Niger state[/size]”.

charlisco:

@ Odunnu
please the topic about jamb postponement is not yet on nairaland front page
you are the moderator of education, so what are u doing, please act fast
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-681240.0.html

Demdem:

I would have thout that even if all others didnt read the article before they comment, at least the poster will spare us such embarrasement

daroz:

This is how it is, pple will always want to identify with the winner, he has an interior motive for saying that.

daroz:

This is how it is, pple will always want to identify with the winner, he has an interior motive for saying that.

rasputinn:

Much as I agree with you that people always tend to identify with successes,Babangida Aliyu has always been a pragmatic politician.

Last year,when the PDP's numerous presidential candidates were holding their declaration rallies,Babangida Aliyu,while speaking at Jonathan's declaration at the eagle square,informed that though he attended that of IBB some days earlier,he had to be at GEJ's too and(with an apparent implication that IBB wasn't likely to get the ticket) advised party faithfuls not to diminish the personalities of people like IBB as whoever succeeded in clinching the ticket would need the support of all partymen

Follow some of his other comments and you'll see that he quite frankly  says it as it is

Eziachi:

So that is your idea of pragmatism, IBB supporter on Wednesday and Jonathan's on Thursday by the same person? Sometimes I wonder,

rasputinn:

Truth is bitter
Babangida Aliyu has just told Buhari the plain truth that no one wishing to be president of Nigeria can adopt an ethnic/regional posture.Nigeria does not begin and end in the Northern states

Though he tried to rig,but the groundswell of popular support and votes for the nationally accepted and very-well-loved Dr Goodluck Jonathan,ensured that Buhari's rigging and use of under-aged voters didn't count for anything meaningful