The Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu has claimed that the Presidency is involved in the bribing of over 400 prominent Northerners in order to gain their support for the President’s second term bid in the 2015 elections.
Aliyu made the claim, yesterday, at the 25th anniversary of the enthronement of the Emir of Minna.
He said: “We are looking for that list so that we will tell the people of the region that these are the people that want to betray you.
“We hear the rumour of some people who say that they have the list of 400 prominent Northerners that they are going to settle and that they are sure if they settle 400 everything will be okay in 2015.
“No matter what happens by 2015, we (Northerners) should not be afraid because politics is a game of number. Through the ballot box we can always determine who becomes our leader. Do not be afraid, let there be 200 candidates, God will allow only one to emerge,” he said.
He said what happened in Anambra State last week must not happen in 2015 as it could throw the country into chaos.
His words: “We prayed that what happened in Anambra would not repeat itself in 2015 because that could cause a problem for all of us as a nation.
“We must put our hands on deck to ensure that both INEC, the electoral officials and the people understand what should be the right thing”.