The immediate past Governor of
Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau North, Jonah Jang, said he holds
no grudge against those behind his trivails, following his detention in EFCC
and his incarceration in Jos prison for over two weeks.
Jang disclosed this while
speaking with journalists after he was granted bail by a Jos High Court earlier
on Thursday.
He said, “For over a week, I was
kept in detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
deprived of the inalienable right to personal freedom and association.
“If the laws of our country are
still potent under the current circumstances, my detention constitutes a gross
abuse of the fundamental rights guaranteed me as a law-abiding citizen as
enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as
amended.
“Where the constitution provides
for an accused person to be charged to court within one day, I was held by the
EFCC for over a week in flagrant disregard to the letters and spirit of the
supreme document which legitimizes the very existence of our country.
“My lawyers have instituted a
case at the FCT High Court and I shall pursue it to its logical conclusions,”
he stressed.
According to him, “As a believer
in Jesus Christ, I count it all joy to be found worthy of these trials and
tribulations. I am aware of my fallibility as a mortal, but it has been a rare
privilege by all standards of estimation, to be granted the opportunity to
share the gospel of our Lord and Saviour to many souls I met in captivity. It
was a remarkable experience to fellowship with brethren in that kind of
condition.
“As Governor of Plateau State in
the 8 years entrusted to me, my preoccupation was the welfare, wellbeing, and
security of the people.
“My work was dedicated to opening
new frontiers and elevating our state and people to a status commensurate with
the expectations of a world which has changed tremendously. A testament of that
can be easily identified in all 17 Local Government Areas of the State, and
other strategic areas within the governance landscape.
The former Governor maintained
that, “The burden I carry in my heart is not of grudges against those against
me, but of gratitude for those who have endured difficult conditions to stand
with me through this ordeal. I am convinced beyond doubts that your labour of
love shall not be in vain.
“May God bless you for
remembering me in my hour of distress”, he stressed.
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