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Friday, May 15, 2015
Aliyu, Lamido: no plan by PDP governors to float new party
Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and his Niger State counterpart, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, yesterday debunked rumours that governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are planning to float a new political party.
They maintained that they would never allow intruders and interlopers to take over a house they laboured to build.
Aliyu, who spoke for the two governors at the inauguration of Shiroro Bridge built on River Kaduna, said they would not dump the party despite the crisis rattling it.
He said they have resolved not to leave the PDP as being speculated by some people, describing the story in a section of the media as a fabrication of falsehood.
“We are not creating a new party. We will remain in the PDP. Whoever planted the story has made a mistake.
“We had opportunity to defect. But we did not because we believe that defection was not the best way to develop and entrench democracy. Whatever you see today is designed by God. It is not compulsory to be on the winning side always.”
Aliyu, who is the chairman Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), said the loss of the party at the presidential and governorship elections was a lesson to everyone.
He added: “After 16 years of being in power, we should not be annoyed. We should not show unfaithfulness.”
He said the defeat of the PDP should not be viewed as a rejection of any individual, but a referendum on the performance of the PDP in the areas of management of economy and security.
Aliyu said the North, which felt disenchanted by the inability of the Federal Government to find solution to the activities of Boko Haram, voted against the PDP.
According to him, “the people felt the party has not done enough for the protection of their lives and property.”
The governor reiterated his call for the Adamu Mu’azu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP to throw in the towel for leading the party to a “disastrous defeat” in the general elections.
“How could you lead a party to disastrous outing in an election and you are still in place? Take the blame for the defeat by quitting and if the PDP still wants you, they will beg you to stay,” he said.
Aliyu warned that if the party chairman and his team refused to throw in the towel now, “the actual change will come in March 2016 when we will elect new leaders at the national convention of our party”.
Jigawa State governor, who commissioned the bridge, said: “We have both agreed not to leave the PDP.”
He added: “We dey kanpe for PDP; we dey shelele for PDP. PDP has honoured and dignified me, and I am not leaving it for tenants. I and Aliyu are from home background while others are from mere house background. We are well-groomed right from our homes and we will not leave the party for anyone.”
Lamido advised that “it is not time for blame game. We should all accept that we made mistake and find ways to correct it in the future”.
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