Yakubu Busari
As Plateau roadmap to political electioneering campaign drew nearer as many allegation filtering on air that the Former Governor Jonah David Jang is against the Presidential candidate of his party People Democratic Party ,PDP, but Comrade Clinton Garuba has debunked that Sen. Jang can’t abandon his party to work for the opposition party .
Clinton Garuba explained that the former Governor disagreed on principles of fear hearing to dialogue with stakeholders for the victory of PDP at the forthcoming general elections where the National Chairman ,Ayu need to stepdown for the unity of oneness .
According to him,”I am glad I asked the question for clarity, other wise I would have assumed you were questioning my right to speak on issues that concerns a state, I have lived in Plateau for over 10 years, paid my taxes and have investment worth over the combined investment of all those who have questioned my right to speak on issues that concerned our party that I have served with so much courage and sacrifice at different capacity including in all state campaign committee from 2011 -2019″.
Clinton Garuba explained further that ,”The same PDP that I paid dues to from 2007 – 2015 and some charlatans are of the view that I should keep mute ?? I have deliberately ignored some rats or at best squirrels who have tried to throw tantrums at me because they are too little to understand issues, some clowns have out of ignorance asked me to leave the state and i laughed at their folly for they have no idea as to who they are dealing with” .
He pointed out that ,”all I wanted was clarifications so that I don’t mix up things and I am glad that you have clarified the point. If I were to respond to you because I thought you were going to tow the line of very shallow minded individuals that display sheer ignorance of the fundamentals of human existence and the fact that one is free to live, interact, share his views anywhere and at any point in time, perhaps we would have engaged in something not befitting but since you have restrained yourself let me allow that to slide “.
You have come out to ask if I am comfortable with what Sen. Jang said and I will tell you very clearly that politics is about interest, your interest could be in former Vice President Atiku while Jang’s interest might not be in Atiku, even though in this case, you seem to have the same interest in the PDP wining the 2023 Presidential elections but for a fundamental procedural error which Sen. Jang has pointed out,he stated his position .
Garuba stressed that some of us will rather take sides with a Jang who has stood with the truth and with his people and by his people over the years, putting his life on the line for them, he won’t be making a mistake at this time.
So let the error in the processes be corrected.
Garuba maintained that ,”I will gladly tell you that whatever action Jang has taken is not in any way inimical to the Plateau agenda, it only aligns with and not deviates from the plateau agenda. I therefore expect you to advise your principal to do the needful and not short-change the people”.
However, if this discussion is going to take a different dimension, I am ready to have exchanges with you, lets exchange ideas. In the event that it degenerates and comes to dancing naked in the market square, I will dance naked with you,he adde
In swift reaction ,Clinton Garuba says,’ My dear brother @Hon. Timothy Golu, Not until now I did not know you were part of that group but you will agree with me that until this point much was unknown about your group and you can’t possibly blame me for that.
Rumours had that a group of persons were having regular meetings with our father Alh. Yahaya Kwande and that it is an Assembly of people who have decided to rubbish Senator Jang and his political legacies in the State and beyond.
A journalist friend also called me to say that he was contracted by a member of the said group to write negative features on Senator Jang before the press text of our dear Prof. I hope we are talking about the same group? If so, now that we know they exist and have their details, I most humbly apologise for the Unknown group tag.
