Niger State Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has warned his fellow politicians not to overheat the polity in the country.
Aliyu who is also the chairman of Northern States’ Governors’ Forum (NSGF) said politicians are expected to give priority to national interest above personal sentiments.
Aliyu said this in Minna while presenting cheques of N5.74 billion, donated by Federal Government to victims of the 2011 post-election crises in Niger and eight other states of the federation.
The giovernor, who was represented by Ahmed Musa Ibeto, noted that the survival of the nation should be paramount to leaders.
“Great nations are built by patriotic citizens who dedicate their lives to the development of their countries.
“Let me call on the political class in this country to exercise utmost caution and high sense of responsibilities in all our actions and utterances”, Aliyu also stated.
It is however pertinent to note that the Niger state governor is among the seven governors on the platform of the PDP who broke away recently to form a parallel PDP as part of their quest to seek fairness and equality from the party.