The Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has raised the alarm over what he termed attempts to blackmail him in the countdown to the 2015 general election.
Aliyu said some politicians had concluded arrangements to print posters announcing his intention to vie for the presidency in 2015 contrary to the position of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, putting all 2015 election campaigns on hold.
Aliyu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, said the posters would have the message: “Vote Babangida Aliyu for President.”
He said some media houses have also been commissioned to write negative reports about his administration in the bid to discredit him.
Ndayebo said in the statement: “For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Aliyu has not declared for the presidency.
“If anything, he is at the moment focused on delivering on the mandate given to him by the people of Niger State and would not be distracted.”
Aliyu had a fortnight ago raised the dust when he said the President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, had a pact with the state governors in 2011 that he would only serve one term.
However, with the body language of Jonathan and his aides signaling that the President would seek for a second term mandate in 2015, there has been reactions from different quarters.
One of such is a suit urging the court to stop Jonathan from standing for the 2015 presidential election.
It was instituted by a member of Jonathan’s party, the PDP.
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