Plateau 2023 – APC has de-marketed itself before the public – Ex Gov Jang
By Israel Adamu ,Jos
Former Governor of Plateau State Senator Jonah David Jang on Sunday tongue lashed his Predecessor Governor Simon Lalong for attacking him before the Plateau Public in what he termed his desperate bid to cover his under performance in the last 8 years on the Plateau.
Senator Jang in a statement through his media Consultant Clinton Garba and available to newsmen in Jos said his attention was drawn to his predecessor Lalong disparaging comments against him at the flag-off of the APC campaign rally, held at Wase Local Government Area of the state.
Jang wondered why Lalong sought to disparage him in bad light while trying to
curry some favour for his anointed APC candidate in the state
The statement reads in parts ” One would ordinarily have dismissed the vituperations as the outbursts of a person who has taken a difficult task of marketing a bad product all in the need to stay relevant. “
“It seems Governor Lalong has just woken up from his slumber of almost 8 years having discovered that he has spent these years doing nothing in the interest of Plateau people, hence the degeneration to day dreaming.”
According to Jang, “For someone who has spent all these years as governor not doing what makes for the welfare and wellbeing of his people; in addition to the dismal performance in terms of basic infrastructure, healthcare, tourism, education and all the sectors necessary for the people, he should be hiding his face in shame rather than trying to denigrate the former governor whose records of performance dot the Plateau landscape.”
He wondered how Governor Lalong is daydreaming that the G5 PDP governors and allies including him Jang would support the APC presidential candidate at the forth coming Presidential election.
“The G5 Governors have repeatedly said that they do not have personal problems with the candidate of the PDP but with the process that brought him up and the ensuing structural imbalance it has created in the party. Yes the integrity group has disagreements with the PDP and their withdrawal of support for the PDP presidential candidate’s campaign does not in any way suggest that they support the APC candidate”
“Only Lalong and his fellow dreamers will think so and will stop at nothing to mislead the public in order to get favorable feedback for a bad product they so desperately want to sell.”
Jang said Lalong has been struggling to no avail to show that he is in good terms with former Governor Joshua Dariye and that the latter supports the APC candidates.
“Need we remind the governor Lalong once more that this again is a figment of his imagination conjectured to put him in good stead with the Plateau people he long abandoned in pursuit of interest that clearly undermine the Plateau people he claims to govern.”
He added that APC has de-marketed itself before the Nigerian Public to a level that the opposition does not need too much time talking about it.
According to him, Nigerians have been subjected to tortuous life never imagined and that they are willing to express their anger through the ballot box this general elections, wondering how Lalong could be thinking of delivering APC top to bottom in Plateau state.
“Nigerians have seen them for who they truly are and will speak through the ballots in a matter of weeks.”
Jang hinted that his administration left unpaid salaries of 4 months which was later paid by the Lalong administration but added that the most recent refund by the federal government to the state for the infrastructure executed by him Jang to the tune of N6.5bn is an evidence that he spent Plateau peoples commonwealth in their interest while serving as Plateau Governor.
“The recent N6.5bn is only a part of the already refunded funds Jang administration spent in constructing federal roads. If Lalong has received such a huge amount, why then is he still owing salaries when there is no infrastructure to justify the spending of the equally huge allocation the state has received in addition to the mindless borrowings he has engaged in.”
Jang hinted that the 2023 elections is a referendum on the 8 years of the APC in the saddle and if they do not have anything to show, they sould simply admit failure and prepare to hand over the reins of power to another party.
“Had the Governor spent his time working for the plateau people and their interests, he would have had several projects to showcase as a bait to wooing the electorate not the needless whining about what he met on ground in 2015”
He advised Lalong to stop referring Plateau citizens to what happen in 2015 and market himself and his so called candidates through his performance of his nearly 8 years administration, saying the people of Plateau are watching and they will hold him accountable at the polls for his inept leadership, underperformance and the sufferings he has brought to Plateau.
