A political group, under the aegis of Plateau Central Concerned Patriotic Movement has joined in appealing to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji as a worthy replacement to the Minster of Labour and Employment Bar Simon Lalong .
The appeal was made in a statement signed by the coordinator of the group, Hon Peter Manasseh Wuyep in Jos .
The statement made available to reporters in Jos said Barji is an astute Politician and above that an opinion moulder ,who has what it takes to deliver the desired dividends of democracy to Nigerian citizens .
The group which consists of numerous political associations across Plateau Central Senatorial District said David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji deserves to be considered for ministerial position considering his wealth of experience and his immense contribution to the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state during the 2023 elections.
They explained that Barji is known for practicing an all-inclusive style of leadership by engaging various communities without an iota of discrimination, tribalism, or sentiment based on religion or section.
According to the group, Barji as chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state formed a formidable and powerful political support group with a solid foundation used as tool to attract the youth across 24 local government areas of Plateau state.
Barji worked very hard to see the actualisation of President Tinubu’s administration through his political support group.
The group described David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji
as a selfless politician who will be a tremendous asset to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to the group, his wealth of Knowledge has prepared him for the Ministerial job.
The group also disagreed with the Publicity Secretary of the Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress Sylvanus Namang over comments made referring to Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji as one who is “not known to the party”.
They expressed concern that “…the publicity secretary has become a magic wand for detecting known and unknown members of the party adding that he has continued in his unfamiliar esoteric science of mendacity and political make-believe which has always produced what they described as “an atrocious result”.
Recall that there was a leaked information which emanated following a meeting of the party last Wednesday 6th December 2023 which alleged that the party had concluded plans to adopt Hon Bitrus Kasuwa David Barji as replacement should Labour and Employment Minister Simon Lalong resign an take up his Plateau South Senatorial position, which INEC has already given him certificate of return following the decision of the Court of Appeal which sacked PDP’s Napoleon Bali.
An official of the party in Plateau State when contacted (names withheld) had confirmed that indeed the party had met but didn’t confirm if the party had adopted Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji, though he said that there are high level permutations and consultations to determine who will replace Simon Lalong as Minister from Plateau State should he decide to step aside. Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji could not be reached to get his reaction over the development.
In a rejoinder, the State Publicity Secretary of the APC Sylvanus Namang in had denied the said adoption of Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji and referred to him as one who was not know to the party.
This group however disagreed with Hon Namang and has requested the he tenders an unreserved apology to Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji, while also referring to the Mr Namang as “…the biggest cog in the wheel of progress in the Hon Rufus Bature State Executive Committee of our great party”.
The group also accused Mr Namang of being “…a tragedy in APC because he has no grassroot, media, Interpersonal relationships, religious, physical and spiritual value to our Party and he is just in the party to spite our faces and our faces will remain disfigured, unsighted, ugly and without any hope of plastic surgery reconstruction to make party members look presentable”, adding that they can’t stand and watch the Publicity Secretary in his macabre dance while their party is destroyed and buried.
They accused the Mr Namang of is being an agent sent to destroy their party.
The group presented evidences of the membership and participation of Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji as a founding member of the APC who has contributed in no small way to the development of the party in Plateau State over the years.
They also provided evidence of the member of Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji during the 2021 revalidation of membership of the APC at the polling unit, receipts of payments for administrative charges and purchased party nomination forms for House of Representatives (Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency) paid to the party by Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji in 2019 and 2023 respectively. The group wondered why Mr Namang would refer to Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji as one who is unknown to the party.
