The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has said she will never be at loggerheads with the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, saying both of them have their separate roles to play.
The former Deputy Governor of Plateau State also said her appointment as a minister in the federal cabinet is like being an ambassador of the state at the federal level, saying instead, she should be pampered being the messenger of the state.
Tallen disclosed this in a chat with reporters in Jos, the Plateau State Capital.
She said, “By the grace of Almighty God, what use to happen as loggerheads between a minister and a governor is a thing of the past as far as I’m concern.
“It will never happened during my time by the grace of God, you know how I managed it very well during my first term as minister, I never had issues with my governor, because each of knows our roles.
“I’m assuring you and by the grace of God, there won’t be any problem; it takes two to quarrel, but I will never quarrel with my governor.
“You saw the reception he gave me on the day of my inauguration, so I’m appealing to all of you to give him the necessary support, the progress of Plateau is paramount to all of us.
“Our functions will not clash in anyway. I as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I’m the number one ambassador of Plateau at the federal level.
“I’m like the house girl to run around and get the federal cake and send it to Plateau, and if I send it to Plateau, it will be a credit to Mr President and my governor, so there is no reason being at loggerhead.
“Instead the governor should pamper me as his messenger, the governor should embrace me and I too will embrace me as my governor, so that we can work together with all his team.
“Because there can only be problem when there is no unity amongst us, and there will be development when there is peace and unity.”
