By Ben Agande

Abuja — Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, yesterday, said the problem between the five governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the president was not a personal one, but a disagreement on policies and processes.

The governor, who stated this yesterday after meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan, accused some persons of trying to create a rift between the governors and the President.

He said: “Let us get something very clear: in politics you may disagree with a particular policy, you may disagree with the process but you cannot be said to disagree with the President because you did not put him there.

“Nigerians put him there and God put him there. This is the mistake that people make. They want to put people against each other.

“Even in your house as a father, sometimes your child may disagree with the way and manner you do certain things but that doesn’t mean he is not your son.

“I think that is the misnomer that many people have been giving out.

“We have many issues on ground and unless they are discussed, there is no way you can solve them. I don’t think it is against the President.

“Some issues came up and they have been discussed. You remember our problems in the Governors’ Forum. We are discussing how to resolve them.”