21st October, 2010
The quest by former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, to return to power suffered another setback yesterday when his cousin and former Commissioner for Health in Niger State, Alhaji Dattijo Aliyu dumped him.
Aliyu, a stalwart of the Peopleâ€
Aliyu, seen as the official spokesman of the IBB family, having announced the death of Maryam in December last year, accompanied Kure to open the Ibadan campaign office of IBB.
The secretary of ACN in Niger State, Alhaji Ahmad Ibrahim, explained that IBBâ€
“They were not satisfied with the way Talba (the state governor) was handling IBBâ€
IBB campaign office has described the development as a setback, saying they will react fully at the appropriate time.
—Musa Aliyu/Minna