Reports say that the Elders from 17 LGAs reaffirmed to maintain existing zoning convention
for gubernatorial seat to remain in the Southern Senatorial Zone, drum
support for Gov Lalong
By Golok Nanmwa,
As the 2019 elections gets closer ,a Group of elders in Plateau
State operating under the aegis of Equity and Justice Forum has drummed
support for the state governor Simon Lalong for a second tenure in
office.
The forum also strongly reaffirmed to maintain the existing zoning
convention for the gubernatorial seat to remain in the Southern
Senatorial Zone of the state for another four years after which it
should move to the central zone in 2023 and subsequently to the
Northern zone
This was contained in a communique issued to newsmen in Jos on
Tuesday by the group and jointly signed by Barrister Maimako Umar
Shittien chairman of the group and Chief Samuila Danko Makama reads
that forum commended the inclusive character of governance in Plateau
State where all interests in relation to religion, ethnicity, gender and
age are being accommodated in the current administration of the state,
which has enabled the Governor to embark on developmental projects
,especially in road construction, renovation, construction and
development of primary schools across the seventeen local government
area of the state and other projects which are on going.
The communique reads that the equity and Justice forum is a
Political platform in Plateau State that is committed to the advancement
of democracy and good governance at all levels in the state and
Nigeria at large, the group came into existence as a Political action
group on the Plateau to challenge the impunity that the last
administration wanted to impose a person on the good people of Plateau
on the eve of the build up to the 2015 general elections .
As a group we rose in defense of democracy and the Plateau cause which history shall continue to uphold
Our meeting which took place at the Residence of Barr Maimako
Oumar-Shitten last weekend was the first for the year and had in
attendance notable people like Ignatius Longjan,former Deputy governor
Plateau State, Dr Johnson Zogore, former member, house of
representatives, Professor Garba Sharubutu, Professor Shem Binda,Hon
Diket Plang, Hon James Bakfur, NDE Joshua Walked, Barrister Danjuma
Maina, Ambassador Binfa Selchum, Dr Charles Gonyok, Alhaji Shehu
Massalla amongst over 170 delegates from the seventeen local government
areas of Plateau State.
The forum discussed a number of issues concerning the current
Democratic administration in Plateau State led by Hon Simon Lalong, the
zoning arrangements and other issues
It was agreed that members of the Equity and Justice forum should
put every machinery on ground to ensure that they deliver their polling
units and wards to the All Progressive Congress APC in the forthcoming
local government elections in order to consolidate on the gains realised
so far,
The forum took note of the briefing by the Director General Plateau
Peace Agency ,Mr Joseph Lengmang ,in the efforts of Gov Simon Lalong
to find a lasting solution to the farmers and herdsmen conflict in the
state
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