A former Governor of Plateau
State and Senator representing Plateau North, Jonah David Jang has accused
Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, of masterminding his
unlawful detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Jang in a press statement signed
by his Media Consultant, Clinton Garuba, said he was detained by the anti-graft
agency after he wrote a letter to the Minister seeking the retraction of his
name from looters’ list.
He noted that he was not deterred
and would continue to speak up against the ills of the APC led government.
The statement read “You would
recall, that Senator Jonah Jang issued an ultimatum to Minister of Information
Lai Mohammed stating his intention to seek legal redress if the Minister does
not expunge the Senator’s name from his infamous looters list released some
weeks ago wherein the Senator was said to have looted N12.5billion.
“Shortly after that, the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other
related crimes Commission ICPC, in what was a curiously dramatic and
braggadocios awakening, swung into action inviting the Senator over the same
allegations he has generously given explanations to all along, leading to his
eventual detention.
“As a man fondly referred to by
many admirers as the Architect of Modern Plateau, for his transformational work
in the State, he has consistently availed himself whenever occasion demands to
give account of his meritorious service as Governor of Plateau State from
2007-2015, a period characterized by massive infrastructural development and
giant feats in the socioeconomic lives of Plateau people.”
“The desperation of APC
Government to the continuous unlawful detention of him at the EFCC after
honouring their invitation will not deter him from doing what is right to the
liberation of his people in the Middle Belt who are been killed on daily basis
by Fulani herdsmen.
“A government renowned for using
deodorants in the its fight against corruption within the ranks of its
supporters, cronies, and hallelujah choristers, is not justified when it uses
insecticides against Senator Jang and those like him who speak truth to power.
“For the avoidance of doubts, the
man Jonah David Jang cannot be broken, dispirited, or intimidated. His resolve
to be strong for his people is intact.
“His opinion against a government
which allows the killing of innocents in the Middle-Belt is unchanged. His
position against the transfer of ancestral lands from the people of the
Middle-Belt to herdsmen for grazing reserves or colonies is emphatic.
“His criticism of the government
and its totalitarian tendencies is unstoppable. Therefore, his persecution in
the hands of the EFCC will not yield the intended result envisaged when the
plot was orchestrated.”
Garuba warned that a massive
massive protest will be staged in the Federal Capital Territory to demand for
the immediate and unconditional release of the Senator if the EFCC failed to
arraign Jang in Court on Wednesday.
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