The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the April 11, 2015 elections in Niger State, Alhaji Liman Kantigi, on Sunday declared war against anybody who stands to distract the state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, from providing good governance to the people of the state.
Kaitingi gave the warning in a statement made available to our correspondent on Sunday.
He said those grouping in the name of PDP trying to work out modalities to distract the good beginning of the governor are only selfish.
According to him: “I will organize people to wage war against anybody who stands to distract the governor from providing good governance and dividend of democracy to the people of the state.
“I am prepared to use my resources, my supporters to wage war against any group that is trying to block him from doing his work as it is in the past. Our responsibility as PDP members is to put party issues aside and join hands in ensuring the government succeeds.”
Kantigi decried the level of distraction some politicians in the state have attained, saying it is better to join hands after elections to make the state better.
He said: “”As soon as elections are over it is the responsibilities of all Nigerlites to join hands with whoever God has granted Leadership position.
“It is our duty to follow Governor Abubakar Sani Bello so as to move the state forward. Those who do not mean well for the state are selfish politicians who always want to enrich themselves.
“Sani Bello is an indigene of the state, so I see no reasons why party differences should be used as a leverage to distract him instead of supporting him to perform better than other Governors.
“Parties are to select good, acceptable and credible candidates, once the choice is made by the people and God, it is our duty to ensure he is supported.
“He is our leader and l have joined him in the task to develop the state and it does not mean l am no longer in my party, the PDP, but I owe my support to the government of the day.
“God gives and takes power and he has given it to Governor Abubakar Bello, so we are mandated to follow him irrespective of our parties, this is not to seek favour from him or looking for any appointment from him but I discovered that the Governor is young and from his utterances has good ideas and we should all give him support and the free hand to perform.
“I am in PDP but will not tolerate and be part of those planning to distract a person God has given power to lead us in the state or a government that has barely started working.”