The suspension of Rivers State
governor Rotimi Amaechi by the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
yesterday is just one step against
alleged ‘rebellious governors’. A plot
to remove Niger State governor
Babangida Aliyu as the chairman of
the Northern States Governors’ Forum
would follow if he failed to endorse
Plateau State governor Jonah Jang’s
chairmanship of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF), a presidency
source said.
LEADERSHIP had exclusively reported
yesterday about the plot of the
presidency and the PDP to sanction
Amaechi if he failed to recognise the
chairmanship of Jang but insisted on
being the chairman. This time round,
the source said, the next target would
be the Niger State governor who is
regarded as “the Amaechi of the
North”.
Other alleged rebellious governors
marked for similar treatment include
governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Rabiu
Kwankwaso (Kano) and Aliyu
Wamakko (Sokoto).
According to the source, both the
presidency and the PDP leadership
have not been comfortable with the
perceived anti-party activities of Aliyu
of recent and the ongoing crisis within
the NGF would largely determine his
leadership of the Northern States
Governors’ Forum and, to some
extent, his continued membership of
the party.
The source said, “Babangida [Aliyu]
was party to the endorsement of Jang
as the chairman of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum; he was the
chairman of the Northern Governors’
Forum that adopted him as the
consensus candidate; if he decided to
go with Amaechi, that means he is
unfit to be a leader; and if he decided
to be working against the party’s
interest, the constitution of the party
is not silent on the consequence.”
Speaking further, he explained that
although both the Nigeria Governors’
Forum and Northern States
Governors’ Forum are voluntary
associations, whatever happens there
has to do with the PDP and the
presidency. “Both associations are
voluntary but, be that as it may, we
are interested in them because
whatever they say against the
government policies is directly against
the PDP and the presidency. Amaechi
and Babangida have been saying a lot
of things against the party that gave
them the mandate and the federal
government; this is wrong. Nothing of
such was recorded in the Second
Republic, and the earlier they are
called to order the better.”
According to the source, once
Governor Aliyu comes out to pitch his
tent with the Amaechi camp, “those
whom he presides over have the right
to decide whether he should continue
to be their leader or otherwise”.
When the time comes, those that have
been penciled in to do the hatchet job
are the like of Bauchi State governor
Isa Yuguda, Katsina State governor
Ibrahim Shema and Benue State
governor Gabriel Suswam who all
played prominent roles in the
endorsement of Jang before the
election of Amaechi, he stated.
When asked why the date on the
report of the consensus endorsement
by 19 governors was doctored and
how those that were not at the
meeting reportedly voted, our source
explained that those that were not at
the meeting were called to express
their views before the decision was
made.
When contacted, the spokesman of
Governor Aliyu, Danladi Ndayebo,
said: “We are not aware of any move
against the Chief Servant. I can
authoritatively tell you that Governor
Aliyu remains a loyal PDP member.”
Another source close to Aliyu also
said, “When the time comes, the Chief
Servant would speak but for now, I
am sorry, he would not say anything.
Whatever he says now could make or
mar efforts he and others are making
to reconcile the two warring parties in
the interest of peace and unity of the
country.”
But an insider at the Forum where
Jang was endorsed said the meeting
was called purposely to decide
whether Amaechi should continue or
not. But along the line, “people like
Shema and Yuguda began to say why
should we restrict ourselves to
whether Amaechi should continue or
not when some of us are interested in
the chairmanship. And during this
discussion, Shema said he was
stepping down and Yuguda said he
too was no longer interested. It was
then a motion to adopt Jang came in
and they all endorsed him, but what
happened at the Rivers State Lodge
was another thing”.
The Jang camp, meanwhile, is
considering a legal action to challenge
the propriety of Amaechi seeking a
second term. It claimed that the NGF
constitution does not give room for
the re-election of the chairman.
Source:leadership.ng/news/280513/ngf-election-fallout-pdp-targets-aliyu-other-rebellious-governors

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