A socio-political lobby group, Movement for the Liberation of Plateau State, has hinted, ahead of the March 11 Governorship Election that residents of the state are unanimous in their resolve and determination to vote for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Caleb Mutfwang, come Election Day.
This resolve is coming on the heels of the impressive performance of the PDP in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The group has, accordingly, urged the people to come out en masse and vote for the PDP governorship candidate for the protection and liberation of the state from bondage and the clutches of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
Chairman of the Group, Simon Dung, and the Secretary, Peter Zita, in a press statement in Jos, said their decision to support Mutfwang of the PDP was borne out of a need for freedom and unity, as well as to place the state firmly on the path of steady growth, development and rediscovery.
The statement said, “It is on record that the performance of the PDP) in last Saturday’s National Assembly elections has left no one in doubt that Plateau is a PDP state. The party needs the support of all patriotic citizens in Plateau State to win the March 11 governorship election to end the APC misgovernance in the state.
“It is heartwarming to note that based on the official results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the PDP won Plateau North and Plateau South Senatorial seats and 5 out of the 8 seats for the House of Representatives in the state.
“Information available to us shows that the PDP is coasting to victory at the Plateau Central Senatorial election, whose result is yet to be announced by the INEC due to alleged incidents of overvoting and mutilation of results sheets brought from one of the Local Government Areas.
“It is on this account that a Coalition of Plateau citizens under the aegis of ‘Movement for the Liberation of Plateau’, reviewed the outcome of the last election and decided to settle down for the PDP Governorship candidate, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang. We appeal to all patriotic residents of Plateau State to put behind party and ethnic sentiments and settle down for the PDP in the March election for the prosperity of our state.”
According to the group, although the result of the presidential election as announced by INEC does not reflect the desire and expectations of Nigerians, there is a need for plateau citizens to come out en masse and support the PDP candidate to end the self-centred APC administration that has caused several setbacks for the state.
“We wish to encourage all Plateau citizens and other ethnic nationalities resident in Plateau that the time has come for us to be united and take political decisions with regard to who will lead us in the next four years. We cannot afford to divide ourselves ahead of the next election. Enough of the APC misrule in Plateau,” it concluded.
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