No regrets over Tukur’s removal as PDP chairman —Gov Aliyu

Minna—GOVERNOR Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, has revisited the removal of former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as chairman of the party, saying “it is in the best interest of PDP and a saving grace for members of the party.” In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Israel Ebije, the governor recalled that under Tukur’s leadership, impunity and disregard for due process was the order of the day which almost tore the party apart. According to him, “The impunity within the PDP leadership would have wrecked the party. Today, the party has stabilised but we must all join hands to ensure that the challenges within the party are addressed to make it more formidable. I don’t think it is wrong for me to call on Bamanga Tukur to remain committed to the PDP regardless of what transpired before and after he was removed as PDP National Chairman. My position was not meant to offer him any form of justification but to spur party members to work harder towards excellent performance at the polls in 2015.” Governor Aliyu who was one of the G-7 pressing for the repositioning of the PDP under the leadership of Bamanga Tukur that eventually led to the removal of the party chairman, said the G-7 had to go round the country to make consultations with prominent PDP members on how to put the party on track and not to derail. The governor said: “We had to go round the country to consult with well meaning Nigerians on the way forward for our party. We discovered at a time that the problem was not going to affect the PDP alone. Those we consulted were, therefore, unanimous that the leadership of the PDP must be changed and thankfully, the party has since bounced back from the brinks.” - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/no-regrets-over-tukurs-removal-as-pdp-chairman-gov-aliyu/#sthash.jMH7ALax.dpuf