PLATEAU: Governor Jang’s deputy picks form, to battle governor’s candidate
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Monday, October 27, 2014
The crisis in the Plateau State chapter of the ruling People’s Democratic Party took a new dimension on Monday as the Deputy Governor, Mr. Ignatius Longjan, picked a nomination form to contest the 2015 governorship election in the state.
Longjan, who was presented with the form by his people of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, has therefore confronted his boss, Jonah Jang, who is believed to have shown his preference for the Senator representing Plateau North, Mr. Gyang Pwajok.
Speaking while being presented the form by a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly from Qua’an-Pan North constituency, Mr. Joe Dawam, at his lodge in Rayfield on Monday, Longjan said he had no option but to bow to the pressure mounted on him by his people, who asked him to contest.
Dawam said, “We the people of Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area and the southern Zone have associated ourselves fully with the deputy governor’s progressive vision for Plateau State and have resolved and are urging our son and father, Hon Ignatius Datong Longjan, to come out and contest the 2015 governorship election in Plateau State without further delay. This is our modest contribution towards the actualisation of our collective dream to occupy the Government House come May 29 2015.”
He added, “We the people of the state deem it necessary to not only compel him to vie for the governorship but have gone ahead to purchase and expression of interest form to enable him to vie for the governorship race in the forthcoming elections.”
What surprised political watchers at the event was the presence of Jang’s kinsman and alter ego, Mr. Bulus Dareng, who was the pillar behind Jang’s campaigns in 2007 and 2011 and throughout the more than seven years of his administration.
Dareng, an elder from the northern zone, described Longjang as a committed and loyal deputy to governor Jang, adding that the deputy governor played a vital role in the Jang-led administration.
He said the deputy governor possessed all the qualities of a leader and called on him to obey the call of the people of the state. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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