A former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has said that there was no iota of truth that northern governors of the Peoples Democratic Party worked against the re-election bid of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan during the 2015 general election as claimed by a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu. Aliyu had on Friday revealed that northern governors of the PDP worked against the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
He said they worked against Jonathan’s re-election because he reneged on an agreement not to seek a second term.
Aliyu said this in a statement he signed titled, ‘Why We Opposed Jonathan’s Second Term Bid –Babangida Aliyu.’
He turned into reacting to his purported suspension via the PDP in Chachanga Local Government Area of Niger State for alleged anti-birthday party activities, consisting of running in opposition to Jonathan in 2015.
But Jang who was governor of Plateau State at the time, in a announcement in Jos on Saturday, said there was no time the 19 northern governors “met, deliberated and determined no longer to support the re-election bid of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan.”
In the announcement titled, ‘Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu Lied,’ signed by using his Media Consultant, Clinton Garuba, Jang stated, “The interest of the immediate beyond governor of Plateau State, Senator Dr. Jonah David Jang, has just been drawn to a announcement credited to the past governor of Niger State, where he alleged that the then 19 states northern governors met, deliberated and all determined now not to support the re-election of the then President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. We desire to kingdom categorically that Senator Dr. Jonah Jang became not part of that meeting.
“For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the perceived shortcomings of President Goodluck Jonathan, Senator Jonah believed that Jonathan changed into better prepared to rule Nigeria on the time, mainly whilst his opponent become General Buhari. Jang did no longer disguise his conviction regarding Buhari’s inabilities to clear up the Nation’s challenges and sensitivities of the troubles in the intervening time. Unfortunately, Buhari received and we're all witnesses to the memories of woes.
“We view the assertion of Dr. Aliyu as an try to pull the difficult earn reputation of Jang into disrepute, having served Nigeria as a army officer, later a civilian Governor and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and discharged his obligations without blemish.
“Senator Jang isn't always one that speaks from each facets of his mouth, rather he speaks and supports handiest what he believes, little marvel that Plateau turned into gained by using President Jonathan in the 2015 popular elections, in large part because of the hard paintings of the then governor.
“For emphasis sake, there has been no foundation for Dr. Jang now not to have supported Dr. Jonathan mainly when the contest become towards General Buhari.”
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