Governor of Niger state, Mu’ázu Babangida Aliyu, has advised all those championing his 2015 presidential ticket to stop doing so in order to avoid overheating the polity because, saying: “There is no vacancy in Aso rock Villa.
Aliyu made the declaration when he played host to a group under the aegis of ‘Babangida Aliyu Youth for Peace Initiative’, led by Inienimi Ballantyne Agiri, to ask him (Aliyu) to declare for the 2015 presidential race.
The governor told the group that he would not want to cause any breach of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s arrangement concerning the presidency, a position he said can only be decided by the party and binding on all members of the party.
“I have said it over and over as regarding what I will be or where I will be after handing over in May, 2015 and I have always replied what I will be is in the hand of God. And for me contesting the presidency, there is no vacancy yet in Aso Rock”, Aliyu said.
Without mincing words regarding his stand as far as 2015 is concerned, the governor, who was careful in choosing his words, categorical told the group that he is at the moment occupied with completing his second term mandate.
Aliyu challenged the group and Nigerians in general to continue to pray for positive things to happen in Nigeria ahead of the 2015 polls, saying: “Let me respond to the question by the big people with big question.
“All I will say is to thank you for considering me fit for the topmost job in the country. As a loyal PDP member, we will watch as things unfold in the party”, Aliyu said, adding, however, that the PDP has an incumbent President that may likely get the party’s nod to re-contest.
According to him, “We have an incumbent in place. Usually the incumbent, no matter the performance, you will not want to remove him. I believe the PDP will want to offer him that position and that is why I said, for 2015, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock”.
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