One week after the APC Gubernatorial Primaries in Niger
State, the political tempo began to take dramatic turn. Some
top political statesmen decided to shift their interest over
who become the governor of Niger State in the 2015 political
transition. Governor Aliyu (Chief Servant), was said to have
worked all strategies to ensure his Chief of Staff, Hon. Umar
Mohammadu Nasko, picked or win the PDP guber primaries.
Virtually all the ruling and political class aligned themselves
with the Umar Nasko gubernatorial aspiration.
A source reported that a meeting was held at the London
residence of Sen. Isa Mohammed (Wazirin Nupe), while
others in attendance include Col. Sani Bello (Rtd.), father to
the APC gubernatorial flag bearer Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello;
the Chief Servant, Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu; Prof.
Mohammed Yahaya Kuta; Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar
(former Head of State); and Gen. M. I. Wushishi. The sole
aim of the meeting, according to reports, was to discuss and
plan who succeeds the Chief Servant Governor Muazu Aliyu.
The battle was between the sons of two military officers – a
Colonel and a General.
After the meeting, the reports have it, they all agreed to
support Abubakar Sani Bello for the 2015 guber race in
Niger State. This agreement went contrary to what was
agreed upon earlier in 2014, at a closed door meeting held
at the Hilltop residence of Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi
Babangida. Those in attendance then were Gen. Gado
Nasko, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida,
Col. Sani Bello, Governor Muazu Aliyu and Gen. M. I.
Wushishi, while the aim of the meeting was to discuss how
to produce a successor within the Cabal. Gen. Gado Nasko
presented the name of his son, Umar Nasko, Col. Sani Bello
presented his son Abubakar Sani Bello, Gen. Ibrahim
Babangida presented his own son also, Mohammed
Babangida.
They set the ball rolling, the three guber hopefuls moved
into the state so as to test their credibility and acceptability.
But, Gen. IBB brought up an idea that the Chief Servant
should front a candidate within his political camp, so that if
the three (Nasko, Abubakar and Mohammed) failed to live
up to expectation, Chief Servant’s Candidate will be a perfect
plan B. The chief Servant went back and held a meeting with
his cabinet members including the then State Party
Chairman, Hon. Abdulrahman Enagi. They concluded the
meeting and his Commissioner for Works, Hon. Mohammed
Bawa Rijau, popularly known as (MBR), was picked for the
guber race and his Deputy Governor Hon. Ahmed Musa
Ibeto felt bad and insisted that he needed to be
compensated, saying he want the PDP guber ticket.
Three months after, Gen. IBB was reported to have called
for another meeting at his residence and the same people
were in attendance. IBB concluded at the meeting that his
son will step out of the guber race, living the son of Col. Sani
Bello and that of Gen. Gado Nasko. Why Gen. Abdulsalam
will not present any candidate was because his daughter, a
medical doctor Dr. Amina, is married to the son of Col. Sani
Bello, (Abubakar Sani). So whatever goes to the family of
Col. Sani Bello, indirectly goes to him (i.e. Gen. Abdulsalam).
There was, however, no consensus reached between Gen.
Gado Nasko and Col. Sani Bello as the meeting ended.
Though Col. Sani Bello, the source added, held another
private meeting with the Chief Servant, at the London
meeting it was concluded that the political support should
go to Abubakar Sani Bello. Their major obstacle then, was
that for Abubakar Sani Bello to have a smooth ride, the Chief
Servant must prevent some of his key players from joining
the Nasko team which he did when the Chief Servant
allegedly cut-off financial commitment to the Kutigi group
but unknown to majority of the State PDP Stakeholders
The Billion Naira Campaign Fund
After the London meeting the Chief Servant was said to have
given the APC guber flag bearer, Abubakar Sani Bello, the
sum of N2 Billion for his campaign. This is the highest
political intrigue that unfolded in the 2015 gubernatorial
tussle in Niger State. So many calculations came up to ruin
the chances of Umar Nasko from winning the election,
among them include, the distribution of customized
condoms with the picture of Umar Nasko on it, braziers and
customized female underwears. This was done tactically by
the APC team to tarnish the image of Umar Nasko in the
guber race. Some allegations were also published so as to
tarnish the candidacy of Nasko’s running mate, Isah Liman
Kutigi.
The Talba – Ibeto Reconciliation
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalam, according to
reports, called the Chief Servant and his Deputy Hon. Musa
Ibeto to settle and reconcile them. Hon. Ibeto left the PDP
after losing the primaries to Umar Nasko. The aim of the
reconciliation was because the Chief Servant has agreed to
support (secretly) the candidacy of Abubakar Sani Bello,
Chief Servant support is very strategic to the success of the
APC. The reconciliation was successful and the mutual
political understanding between the two continues. In fact, a
night before the inauguration of the new Governor, Hon.
Ibeto visited the Chief Servant and told him frankly not to
come to the inauguration ground due to some intelligence
report they received on the activities of some angry mob.
Incoming Commissioners and the New Cabinet
The new Governor picked his Secretary to the State
Government (SSG) from his Ward in Kontagora. This was
seen generally as the first mistake Governor Abubakar Sani
Bello committed, even as it triggered a reprisal reaction in
Zone B. The Governor is from Zone C, while his Deputy, Alh.
Ahmed M. Ketso, is from Zone A. There is a powerful
tradition governing the distribution of political
appointments. Since 1999, the PDP wrote down a political
office sharing formula which is still in practice. The seat of
the SSG and that of the Speaker always come from the same
zone. This tradition is deeply rooted in the people, any
attempt to change it will trigger a disastrous conflict.
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria did
not specify separation of powers for the cabinet formation
of a state governor. This is what made Governor Abubakar
Sani Bello to feel ‘ok’ with his political return.
The Scandals
The key scandalous transactions in the administration of Ex-
Governor Muazu Aliyu are:
– The 5- Star Hotel Fund
– International Airport Fund
– M. I. Wushishi Estate Fund
– Minna City Tower Fund
– Scholarship Board Corruption Cases
These are the key projects under the administration of the
Chief Servant, as it was alleged that more than N100 billion
was squandered in these projects and they are the key
projects. The people of Niger State are expecting the new
government of Abubakar Sani Bello to look into so that a
probe on the above matter will return a substantial amount
of these funds to the coffers of the state government.
The government of Abu Sani Bello will find it difficult to
probe Ex-Governor Aliyu due to the political process that
brought the APC to power. An agreement was sealed and
from all indications that agreement is still binding.
Source: http://desertherald.com/why-gov-lolo-cant-
probe-ex-gov-aliyu/#sthash.kfKVTOSD.dpuf

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