Gov Lalong , Letep Dabang Camp Tears Pankshin APC LG Congress Apart

Yakubu Busari

Internal crises hit the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pankshin Local Government Council of Plateau state on Saturday consensus tears factional group

The Commissioner Representing Plateau at the federal character commission, Hon.Steve Jings, Member Plateau State House of Assembly Barr.Henry Longs, the current, Executive members of the local government and five chairmen of the federal ward, Former Aspirants of the APC chairmanship position in the local government Yokden Gideon Rotsha, Barr. Chaka oste are among the notable faces in the first group loyal to Hon.Letep Dabang, the suspended chairman of APC.

Meanwhile, Lalong support group includes, Maichibi Vwarji , Diket plan includes notable faces among which are: Hon. Regina Soemlat commissioner of finance, Hon. Kakmena Audu, Commissioner of Education, Chief.Robert Taple, Dr Patrick Dakum, Phil Dasun member Pankshin North and many other stakeholders.

Hon Diket Plang and Vwarji led faction refused to sell the forms to Mr.TANSAN PAKSO, which sparked off the protest to the federal level in Abuja, even though without a nomination Form, he claims to have the payment voucher.

This medium gathered that the process of selection turned stakeholder leaders against each from the grassroots.

“It would be recalled, the LG APC Congress was slated for today 4th September 2021 with the electorates supposedly drawn across all the wards in the Local Government but the process cannot be said to normal”.

Information revealed that the process was marred by irregularities as two separate Factions emerged with two LG chairmen and 48 Excos.

The outgoing APC local government Chairman of the Party addressed all party faithful in the presence of Armed security men, the conduct of the election by way of consensus to nominate worthy party members to take full charge against the usual tradition of conducting the election.

The chairman appreciated the level of patience, of members and pleaded with all aggrieved members to shed their swords in the interest of the party unity.

Some  Excos at ward level complained about the inability to conduct congress at ward level as earlier schedule, while others insist that they have conducted congress at ward level stating they are satisfied with the outcome of the process which they claimed to be free, fair, and credible.

The Factions threatened that anyone who tries to undermine the decision of the congress at any level will be resisted by all legal mechanism

The fractionalize congress election was well staged as the purported new EXCO took their oath of office at the Residence of Hon. kakmena before matching to in a carnival procession to the stadium and lastly to the Pankshin APC office, which was under lock because the first group who had the current chairman had finished and left.

The INEC official confirmed that INEC recognizes both factions, but they are only Monitors and at best it only to write a report but any settlement is for the court.

The question that begs for an answer will be, who is the APC chairman in Pankshin? And can a party without internal democracy guarantee leadership for the state? The coming days shall answer the questions