By Israel Adamu,Jos
The Stadium in Wase local government council of Plateau state was filled to capacity on Wednesday as the All Progressives Congress (APC ) Governorship Candidate in the State Dr Nentawe Yilwatda officially flagged off his campaign.
Our correspondent reports that the LGA was at standstill for several hours as APC party faithful from all parts of the state thronged the stadium as early as ,9am for the rally which was turned into a huge carnival.
Even the roads leading to the venue of the APC flag off was jam parked with party faithfuls .
Also Mr Manji Gontori the Candidate of the Young Progressives Party YPP and 9 ,000 other persons decamped to the APC with a call on his supporters to support Dr Nentawe Yilwatda .
The Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong who led the rally at the Stadium called on the people to vote for APC candidates at all levels in the next general election.
The APC gubernatorial candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda promised a new Plateau State in all its ramifications if elected.
He expressed happiness with the mammoth crowd at the rally, describing it as a proof of love to him and the party l PO as their Candidate .
Dr Yilwatda pledged to utilise potentials of youths for growth, progress and development of the state if elected in the forthcoming 2023 general election.
“We will address the State’s economy and 10% of the State IGR will be deployed to address issues of the vulnerable groups like the youths, women, and people living with disabilities.
“We will be transparent, free, fair and run an all-inclusive government while the youths will be mentored and appointed as commissioners and into other positions.”
He said stringent measures would be taken to tackle insecurity as well as to revamp the educational sector.
Dr Nentawe vowed to bring the desire development to rural Communities if elected Governor.
“I call on the people of the state to continue to support our party at all times. I have the interest of Plateau at heart and would transform the state if elected.”
Deputy Speaker of the Federal house of representatives Hon Idris Maje also canvassed for votes for the party, assuring the people that better days are ahead..
He said the APC has done well and urged them to stand by the party at all times .
The member representing Pankshin /Kanke and Kanam Hon Yusuf Gagdi in his goodwill message said APC would continue to wax stronger as it approaches the general elections.
He lauded the development strides of Simon Lalong saying that by God’s grace if elected Dr Nentawe Yilwatda would do better than Gov Lalong .
” We do not have any other political party than the APC in Wase and Kanam local government ,he urged the people of the Southern Senatorial zone to vote Massively for Simon Lalong for Senate and Hon Idris Maje for Federal house of representatives representing Wase and other APC Candidates in the forthcoming general polls
Director General of the Dr Nentawe Yilwatda campaign council Prof Sebastian Maimako, said the Candidates of the party stands out and urged the people of the state to rally round him to provide dividends of democracy to the people of the state .
