Clinton Garba Clarifies Why Hon .Bagos Jettisoned Zoning To Politicize My Call For Unity In PDP
Yakubu Busari
The political impasse ripping between the former sacked Member Representing Jos South-Jos East Federal constituency of Plateau State and the media consultant to Sen. Jonah David Jang , Former Governor of the State,Mr Clinton Garba in a recent public comments pouring by the supporters of Hon.Bagos .
“In our interview with Mr Clinton Garba on phone ,he revealed the details of what happened between the two gladiators “,he said.
He explained that,the actions taken by by Hon.Musa Bagos that seek to disrupt the political equilibrium is the attempt to impose a local government party chairman on the people of Jos South LGA against the zoning arrangements of the PDP .
According to Clinton Garba ,”my first encountered with Bagos was through the late Senator G.N.S. Pwajok, and the story surrounding that meeting is quite unfortunate story -something I think we should leave for another day.
Despite the sad event, I had the opportunity to meet with Hon. Bagos before the elections that led him to the House of Representatives, and I decided to support him.
He vividly stressed that ,”my household and I voted for him, and three years into his tenure, when I noticed some missteps being taken, I invited Bagos to lunch for, in Abuja for a candid discussion about these issues.
“Once again, during the last election, I and my household voted for our friend and brother.
In political circles, rumors fly as we all know. When it was rumored that certain individuals had devised a plan to undermine the political influence of someone I consider a father (Baba Jang) , I initially dismissed it as just another lie spread against politicians by opponents.
As the African proverb goes, “The fool at the market sees not the danger that lurks,”
I called my brother Bagos and advised him to visit his father ( Baba Jang)to dispel this rumor(this was never done).
Sadly, I realized almost too late that this was a well-orchestrated plan aimed at undermining the hard work our leaders have put in for decades—a work that earned the zone the title of “beautiful bride,” sadly threatened for selfish reasons.
One morning, the old man ,(Jang) was in country home in Du was alerted by some stakeholders who informed him that Hon. Bagos and the former Commissioner of Finance,(Hon.Davou Many) who also serves as the Vice Chairman of the party in the zone, had appointed a party chairman in his local government without consulting party leaders.
The elected chairman of the party had been away for quite some time, and there was an urgent need to replace him with party congresses approaching.
However, Bagos was uncomfortable with the acting Vice Chairman and made a change in leadership almost singlehandedly.
Stakeholders met and agreed to revert to the previous status quo, but it was a struggle to make that happen.
It’s significant to note that Baba Jang called two meetings that all other stakeholders attended, except for Bagos, who insisted that the leadership change must go ahead.
Furthermore, I would like to draw your attention to the recent past, just before the concluded local government elections.
While the leaders of the People’s Democratic Party encouraged party faithful across all local government areas to work towards consensus—believing it would reduce friction and bolster cohesion—
Hon. Bagos, unfortunately, made consensus impossible in Jos South, which should have been a shining light.
After many consultations and meetings, stakeholders decided on a candidate and received approval from their leaders, yet Bagos forcefully pushed his legislative aide to run, ignoring all pleas to drop his ambition.
Close observers can attest to the role Bagos and his associates played that day.
Shortly after, Bagos joined the campaign for the party as if nothing had happened.
As Bob Marley said, “You can fool some people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.”
Bagos’s support group, which has taken the initiative to politicize my simple call for unity, should know that throughout this process, Bagos avoided the same man with whom he has been posing for pictures online as a sign of loyalty—only paying him a visit last week. I’m sure he did not take that opportunity to discuss these pressing issues.
In closing, the Bible in Psalm 127 says, “Children are like arrows in the quiver of their parents.” As a responsible child, I cannot sit by and watch things go wrong at home. I want to make it clear that this matter is deeply personal to me, and as I said, it is a family affair that should not be politicized with hidden agendas and throwing stones in the name of support groups. In other words, trying to hide under one finger.
I would like to sincerely thank His Excellency, the Governor, for not only his purposeful and impactful leadership thus far but also for not endorsing actions that could drag us back to Egypt. God forbid.
Clinton Odafe Garuba
30th June 2025
