Ukandi Odey, Jos
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Bigwigs in Plateau State, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, has called on his former colleagues in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to abandon the Party and join the ruling APC, in order not to miss out of the dividends of democracy which others are enjoying.
Zazzaga made the call in Jos while addressing newsmen on the choice and quality of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, and why the APC will win the 2023 governorship election.
The Bigwigs chairman said he was formerly in the PDP until 2015 when he defected to the APC, and since then, he has been instrumental to the growth of the APC in several fronts.
According to him, there are many of his former colleagues in the PDP who are politically brilliant and hardworking, but hardly get any benefit from their political activities and commitment to the PDP, stressing that it will be in such people’s utmost interest to come to the APC and join hands with him and other party leaders so that they can emerge victorious in 2023.
He said very soon, many people from different political parties would be decamping to the APC and would be received/welcome en mass, and that before then, he is using this opportunity to reach out to his former colleagues in the PDP to join the APC as he would facilitate their coming in honourably and respectfully.
“Some of my colleagues and political associates who have remained in the PDP have been abandoned, and they are just wondering in the political wilderness. Most of those colleagues are very intelligent and are political juggernauts who worked tirelessly for the entrenchment of democracy and building strong political structures in Plateau State”, he noted.
“Unfortunately”, he continued, “those my colleagues have not been enjoying political dividends commensurate with their efforts and contributions. That is why I am calling on them to join me in the ruling party, the APC, so that they can bring in their wealth of knowledge to work together with the other dogged leaders, members, and supporters of our party”.
On the candidature of the Plateau APC governorship flagbearer, Nentawe Yilwatda, Zazzaga said without doubt, Yilwatda is the candidate to beat, pointing out that his pedigree shows he is just the man for the job. He added that Yilwatda is also a sincere enthusiast for the growth of the state and its citizens.
He called on on the party supporters to intensify their campaign and other political strategies so that Yilwatda will emerge with a landslide victory and continue with the task of developing the state.
He thanked governor Simon Lalong for focused and inclusive style of leadership which has not only advanced the state, buy has brought joy to many and hope for the hopeless.
