Plateau Southern Zone Displays Love To Governor Lalong, Envelope Shendam Mini Stadium
Yakubu Busari
The All Progressive Congress APC Candidates for the 2019 general elections, Governor Simon Bako Lalong ,former Deputy Governor ,Amb Ignatius Lonjang ,including those seeking for elective position in Plateau Southern zone all mobilized their supporters to welcome the zonal rally to solicit for votes .
The Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau state stadium was filled to capacity with different dancers and entertainers who came from far and near to grace the occasion which is one of the biggest rituals by politicians use in canvassing for votes during the exercise.
The Goemai Masquerades were not left out in the celebration of their son Rt Hon Simon Lalong and most of the APC stalwarts were dressed in the party attires to add colour to the event.
It was gathered that the mini stadium was overcrowded with political supporters of all the candidates vying for various elective position in the forthcoming election .
The late arrival of Governor Simon Lalong to the venue generated a serious concern where some party stakeholders have resorting to mixed feelings ,while some disgruntled element took advantage to cause unnecessary tension .
Governor Simon Lalong was confident that Plateau citizens would move to the next level by voting massively for the All Progressive Congress APC .
The Governor also admonished the people of the state not to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in order not to take us back to the “dark days where salaries are not paid in Plateau and workers were left to suffer untold hardship .
He challenged the people of Plateau southern zone to reject the PDP at the forthcoming election because the APC government would liberate them ,this is a regime that focus more on revamping the state moribund industries and jobs creation as one of the cardinal policy .
Lalong reiterated that “The APC government in Plateau state in less than four years has resuscitated the fertilizer blending plant in Bokkos , we have stemmed the hitherto open-ended spate of violence; we have diversified the state’s economy to agriculture with amazing results to be savored in the not-too-distant future; we have empowered women and youths .
We have resuscitated some few moribund state-owned industries; we have completed most of the multi-billion naira projects which the government inherited from past administrations and also embarked on new.
According to him ,there so many projects, such as the Lalong Legacy Projects, among which give priority attention education ,roads contributions ,and agriculture to improve the wellbeing of Plateau citizens .
He appealed to people in the southern zone to come out massively to vote for APC in the forthcoming coming election has done well in prompt payment of salaries of workers
“Lalong has done well in bettering the lives of civil servants since his assumption of office and deserves their support .
The Chairman of Shendam Local Government Council, Hon Alex Naanyuam Miskoom expressed satisfaction with the mammoths crowd that came out to give Mr Governor a welcome.
We know that lalong will not campaign in Shendam because the people have confidence in his leadership and they said go and sleep ,you don’t need to come seeking for us to vote you .
He called on the people of the state to vote massively for Gov Lalong and President Muhammad Buhari at the polls .
Senator Victor Lar in his goodwill message at the occasion said people of southern zone would vote massively for Gov Lalong at the polls .
The APC led government in Plateau has done well and deserve the votes of citizens at the polls .
Our correspondent reports that the reelection bid of Governor Lalong received a major boost in Shendam as thousands of citizens of the state at the southern zone threw their weight behind his bid to govern the state again .
