The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger on Tuesday, maintained that the former State Governor, Dr Babangida Aliyu, remained suspended over alleged anti-party activities.
Malam Yahaya Usman, the party’s spokesman in the state told newsmen in Minna, that the former governor was suspended over his alleged role in ensuring that former President Goodluck Jonathan lost in the 2015 Presidential elections, thereby undermining his party.
Usman noted that the party leaders in the three senatorial district of Niger East, North and South have reaffirmed their support for the suspension of the former governor and leader of the party in the state.
“We are throwing our support behind the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike who said that, former governor Babangida Aliyu owes the PDP an apology for admitting that he undermined the party in 2015 elections.
“We have been vindicated, we had told Nigerians and indeed Nigerlites that Dr. Aliyu betrayed us and worked for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the election.
“He betray the party, President Goodluck Jonathan and our governorship candidate, Alhaji Umar Nasko.
“We said it several times that he went as far as donating funds to the opposition party in the state,”he said.
Wike had recently on a live interview said, “so, we were campaigning not knowing that Aliyu was undermining us, and then you also ran for the senate in that election and lost, Babangida Aliyu owes an apology to the PDP.”
The former governor, earlier this week admitted in a statement that the 19 Northern governors worked against former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015 because there was an agreement with Jonathan to serve only one term, which Jonathan reneged.
However, Jonathan denied the statement saying that Aliyu was a pathological liar and a backstabber.
Similarly, former governors Jonah Jang and Sule Lamido have also denied knowledge of such agreement cited by Aliyu. Usman said, “we reaffirm the elevation of former deputy governor of the state, Dr. Shem Zagbayi as the new leader of our party.
