Gov. Aliyu states reasons for not moving to APC

Minna- Niger state Governor Dr. Babangida Aliyu may have
finally dumped the G7 just as he has given reasons why he
did not defect along with the 5 from the G7 governors to APC
saying, "our mission had been to reform the PDP and put it on
the right track and not to defect to any other party.
He said his decision to remain in PDP to fight on should
therefore not been seen as a betrayal of his other colleagues
who have already defected to All Progressive Congress
(APC).
According to him, "I only led the so called G7 as a result of a
reform we were looking for in our party. The idea was not to
leave our party (PDP); The idea was to reform it and fight to a
logical conclusion before taken our final decision and since
the fight is still on, there is no point of decamping."
Governor Aliyu also explained that his continuous stay in
PDP is not a personal decision but the decision of his people
in the state and there is no way he would take such gigantic
step without consulting them.
"The fight is not about me, it is not a one man show, it is not
about my ambition. It is about my people. There is no way I
will take any decision without coming back to my people to
seek for their views.
Majority of my people prefer that we stay in PDP and we will
stay and make it work," Governor Aliyu declared.
The governor who made his stand non while receiving
members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers
(FIDA) led by the Country Vice President, Barrister Hauwa
Shekarau during courtesy visit at government house Minna
yesterday said the decision of his colleagues to joint the APC
was their personal decision while his decision to also remain
in PDP is also personal.
" The decisions of my colleagues to join APC is highly
respected and I respect their decisions and they should also
respect my own decision too to remain in PDP.
"If along the line of the struggle, some people find it more
expedite to leave the party, that is their decision and I respect
that. Those of us who felt we still need a reform and we felt
that we should remain, I think our views and actions should
also be respected."
The governor threw his weight behind the idea of a two party
system in the country adding that it would put an end to
political prostitution in the country.
"For us in Niger state, we welcome the development of two
parties in this country rather than having so many parties and
end up creating more political prostitutes but if we have two
parties, we would know how these things can play and control
it."

Via: Vanguard