2023 Niger governorship: Campaign of calumny against me can’t stop me – Hon. Kantigi

The frontline givernorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Niger State, Hon.Isah Liman Kantigi, has said that his rising political profile is posing a threat to his opponents within the party which was the reasons behind the campaigns of calumny against him.

He stated that no amount of character assassination and ficticious petitions written against him by his opponent will stop his aspiration.

Fielding questions from journalists at his Kantigi country home in Edati Local Government Area in Niger State, Tuesday, Isah Kantigi explained that he has been invited severally by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on series of petitions against him, “but on several occasions they have not been able to get anything against me”.

The same persons have taken me to court, the court equally discharge me without finding me guilty.

“Even they went up to Court of Appeal yet, the case was upheld at Court of Appeal in my favour. They now use some group of Northern Youths to address a press conference to assassinate my character.

“This is the level they have gone all in the name of politics of character assassinations.They are doing all these to smear my names that I have built for years. But they will all fail in their plans” he declared.

According to him, no body has superceded his performance as a Local Government Chairman of Edati local seven years that he piloted the affairs of the council.

The ex-council boss said he never stole fund through out his seven years as the Chairman of the council, adding that as a Commissioner for Local Government in Niger State, he did not steal any money “only for these people to go about making all sorts allegations against me because of my rising political profile.”

He maintained that no amount of character assassinations and campaign of calumny against his person will deter him from contesting the givernorship position of Niger State insisting that he will continue to rise politically and they will be out to shame.

He pointed out that leadership belongs to God, if he so wishes to bestowed leadership on any body he so designed to lead,no amount of petitions and campaign of calumny “will stop you because God has already destined you to become a leader.”

Speaking further, Kantigi stated that if voted into office in 2023, his administration will focus on education, agriculture, rural development and construction of Kontagora, Rijau roads and Minna Bida roads as well improve the wellbeings of the rural dwellers.

Equally, he assured that his administration will give priority to infrastructural and social economic development that will improve the wellbeings of the people of Niger State.