Yakubu Busari
A former Governorship Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chairman in Plateau State, Hon. Sabiu Ibrahim Musa lambasted Governor Simon Bako Lalong adding that he has failed the people of Plateau woefully as there no development and no infrastructure in the past 7 years of his administration.
He stated that the APC contributed immensely to underdevelopment and causing crises, since Lalong came on board that there has been abysmal failure on the part All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
Musa regretted why he conceded power to governor Lalong in 2015, when the electoral umpire, Independent Electoral Commission, conspicuously omitted his party’s logo which automatically called for rerun of the election.
The chairman of ADC,in Plateau State, who doubled as the secretary of the party Chairman forum in Nigeria , Ambassador Sabiu Musa stated this in an exclusive interview with journalists in Jos.
He maintained that” why I maintained my reasons to kick against the idea for a rerun of the election at that material time was for the peace of the state, and because the party, ADC, so much believed on the APC led government in the state that he is going to change the lives of average plateau citizens “.
He added that the APC government has taken the Plateau State backward for another Twenty years, as the party government has no meaningful projects on the ground, which can best be described as wasted years, with nothing to show for it.
Sabiu stressed that he has traveled around almost all the states in Nigeria, and has seen the development going in some of these states as against that of plateau despite the enormous human and natural resources the state is endowed with.
He called on the people of plateau state, that another General Election is around the corner, they should not vote with sentiments and for money bag politicians who will come and impoverish them like the way APC did, but vote for the party with a credible individual that has the state and citizens at heart.
On the level of his party, ADC, preparedness for the forthcoming general elections, he said the party is much ready with credible aspirants that will match the ruling APC and any other political parties in the state at the polls.
“We just returned from Abuja to attend meeting geared towards 2023 general elections, our Congress, which supposed to have been held 16th April, was postponed till 16th May 2022 to conform with INEC electoral rules, for all political parties to conduct its congresses fifty days before the general elections”.
“As far as ADC is concerned, we are very much ready, to confront any parties in the state come 2023.” he maintained.
On the astronomical increase of the level of insecurity in the state, he said it’s worrisome, however, he berated the state government and the security agencies for not doing enough in securing the lives and properties of the citizens of Plateau state, which they took an oath to protect, particularly governor Lalong on the assumption of office.
The ADC chairman condemned the recent attack on the convoy of the federal lawmaker in the state Hon. Musa Agah, by yet to be identified gunmen, which claimed the lives of three persons, called on the governor and security agencies to provide more security for the state as human lives are sacred.
