The meeting was held on Sunday
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For those criticizing former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, over silence on political happenings under President Muhammadu Buhari, they must school themselves on politics of tact
He made the remarks in Minna as the Chairman at the second edition of the NDEDI Annual lecture series, which had as its theme: “The Emergence of the Current Economic Realities: Expectations on the part of government and the private sector.”
Aliyu was booed at the handing over ceremony to his successor
Sanni gave the assurance in Minna when he played host to the media ahead of the February polls in the state
Aliyu assured the people during his remarks at the 25th anniversary of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Living Faith Parish, Minna, that the government would do everything possible to protect lives and property
The state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Hassan Saba, at an interaction session with journalists on Thursday in Minna, also frowned at the press conference addressed by some of those that participated in the election, saying they are crying wolf where none is
Part of the letter reads: “Acting on the power conferred on him by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the law establishing the Niger state University of Education, No. 21 of 2013, the Governor of Niger state, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu has approved your appointment as the Vice Chancellor of the University with effect from January 1st, 2015
The opposition, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Comrade Jonathan Vatsa, and made available to our Correspondent on Sunday, said it found it difficult to believe that a man who said permanent secretaries and commissioners must have Masters and Doctorate degrees decided to deceive the people of the state with transparent processes ahead of 2015 by parading those with questionable academic background
“It is in line with this policy that this administration had over the last seven and half years embarked on massive investment in the development of education at all levels through the construction of roads and provision of health facilities in all the nooks and crannies of the state, which has been beneficial to majority of people of the state
Aliyu said in Minna at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with a German technical partner, GIZ, that presently the power supply in the country is in the neighbourhood of 5,000 megawatts, which is grossly inadequate
The statement said that the forum was optimistic of the continued existence of Nigeria against speculation of its collapse in 2015
He said that the disease would eventually be conquered with a change in people’s lifestyle, adding that the government had taken measure to prevent its entering into the state
The Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, who made this known when he played host to the President of Dominion Church of God, Abuja, Archbishop John Praise Daniels, at the Government House in Minna on Monday, however, did not name the governors on the committee
Aliyu recently stated that some of his Special Advisers have not offered him any advice in the over seven years he has been in office
The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, on Friday described the late Senator Wash Pam as an uncommon leader whose commitment to the upliftment of his people was never in doubt
Speaking in Asaba, Delta State on Thursday evening, the governors conceded that there was crisis in the party, which has been resolved, and that the PDP has now re-positioned itself to win convincingly in the 2015 general elections
Aliyu advised the people of Niger State not to be taken in by the gimmicks of the opposition, saying that the projects carried out by him makes the APC’s claim on the state of infrastructure in the state untenable
Aliyu said: “Life expectancy has been short simply because people ignorantly indulge in bad feeding habits of eating and drinking with little regards to their health now, which also affects them in the long run when they are getting older in life
Also speaking, the state Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Ahmed Ibeto, said the government would minimise the cost of administration in order to meet its target of 2014 budget