Ex-Governors Of Plateau, Former Ministers And Senators Begin Political Realignment For 2019 In Plateau

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Yakubu Busari

Political realignment ahead of 2019 Gubernatorial election in Plateau has begun in earnest, as this medium learnt that  the former FCT minister who is now a Senator representing Plateau southern senatorial district ,Sen. Jeremiah Timbut Useni alias Jerry-boy  has been in a secret political romance with Senator Jonah Jang ahead of 2019, this newspaper learnt that this begun with a political gathering  of assembling  party stalwarts across the 17 local governments in the state, it was also learnt that the meeting started with opened dialogue and seeking of forgiveness.

The meeting also saw the two ex-governors of Plateau state, Ambassador Fedelis N. Tapgun and the immediate past Governor, Senator Jonah David Jang, agreeing to work together.

Amb Fedelis Tapgun who admitted his first appearance in PDP affairs since the party lost the victory, said; “we asked our people to vote for Lalong which was unnecessary, I have been praying and asking God to forgive us because of the injuries inflicted on the people of Plateau state.

All of us have sin against the people of plateau state because we allowed annoyance to be cloud our sense of reason and allowed the All Progressive Congress (APC) to win the state in 2015 general election.

Unless we learn to tolerate one another, things may likely not work out the way we want it.

We are all guilty of committing atrocity and I believe God has answer my prayers, this temptation move me to the present ruling party is wrong, please fellow supporters let learn to sit behind and correct the mistake in our party rather than cross carpeting like prostitutions .We have learnt our lessons behavior toward the PDP not only in Plateau state but all over the country we re-organizing PDP is the only party on the ground for the 16 years you cannot push its away.”

These  immediate past political gladiators  , governor of plateau state and serving senator in the hallow chamber   in the national assembly, made  the revelation at the inauguration of various committees of People’s Democratic party (PDP)to  reposition the party in readiness for 2019 general election   at the party secretariat along Miango road in jos south  LGA .

Senator Jang maintained that democracy is a government of majority; “if majority decides to chart a course, it is expected that others should follow, but where is the other way round, it is no longer democracy,” he said.

He was however said he is confident that the committees’ set-up to chart new course for the party, Reconciliation, Finance, Elders committees, no doubt will help to put the party in a right course.

Jang discouraged the members of the party who see decamping from the party as the only option to address their grievances “person from the same family do disagreed, even twins they disagree to agree, that should not warrant living the party for another party.

Senator Jang berated the party members   of their negligent who made the party lost election, “in 2015 we did not lose the plateau governorship election, we voted and did not protect our vote, which is why we lost the governorship election on the plateau”.

“The same thing repeated itself in the just concluded Edo election which PDP lost, because of negligence, we allowed ourselves to be rigged out. He however charged the party members to be ready to protect their vote in 2019.

He said he is not in doubt the workability of the committees set-up,  considering the caliber of people involved” many powerful people has be involved in this reconciliation process, people like IBB, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar ,Gen Gusau and host of other powerful persons”.

He however appealed to the members of the party to forgive one another with a view of moving the party forward.

Speaking earlier in his address ,the former governor of the state, Fidelis Tapgun(KSM)said since  2015 general election which the party lost; “ I have be praying  to God to forgive us our sins for the injuries we inflicted on the people of plateau state”

Tapgun maintained that nobody can be exonerated from the electoral misfortune that befell the party in the state; “all of us committed atrocities against the people of plateau state and against the party”.

He said the members of the party have prayed enough which he so much believed that their prayers have been answered.

He charged those running to another party to tread with caution as the option of running to other party does not arise “the option of running to other party’s does not arise, is because we did something wrong that is why we lost the election.”

He urged the party faithful to remain and correct the mistakes made instead of moving from one party to  other;  “I believe that all of us must have learnt  our various lessons, whether we accept it publicly or not we must have learn one or two lessons”

He said PDP is the only party on ground which is not easy to just be discarded with wave of hand “PDP is the only popular party in Nigeria which is not easy to push it aside just like that”.

He maintained he has been following what has be going on in the party, but have be praying “I have not attended the party’s meeting not because I was not invited, I was invited but as I told you before, I have be praying for forgiveness from God”.

Personalities that attended the function include the former minister FCT Gen.Jeremiah Usani, members of the state house of assembly, local government chairmen and other party stalwart.

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