Mischief makers behind my purported defection, Uztaz Ibrahim, Says APC Chieftain
From Yakubu Busari, Jos
Mass defection looms at the Plateau state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as top officials of the party at many of the wards to local governments have perfected plans to defect from the party owning to perceived injustice melted on them .
Some of the aggrieved politicians claimed what they called non- adherence to the APC guidelines and plot to frustrate the former APC chairman, ex-speakers, ex-LG chairmen, ex-commissioner from the party ahead of plan convention.
They said the poor performance of the Governor Simon Lalong plus imposition, impunity have caused them to abandon the party to the PDP .
According to them, some of them who sacrificed for the party were not carried alone in spite of mobilizing for it saying, “we see a lot infernal crises that the party might crash and the Governor can’t produce the next APC governor.”
Led by a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Chief Letep Dabang, a large number of other aggrieved members of the ruling party in the state have resigned their membership of the party to join the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The group of aggrieved APC members took the decision to move en masse to the PDP at the end of a meeting held in Barkin-Ladi on Wednesday under the aegis of what they called “THE GREAT MOVEMENT.”
A statement issued on Thursday in Jos and signed by Engr. Manji Danladi, said that the meeting of the group which comprises of all the disenchanted members of the APC in the state, was chaired by Dabang.
It disclosed that over 150 representatives of the group’s men and women across the 17 local governments of Plateau State came together and brainstormed on the way forward.
“After an intensive deliberation, the group unanimously and unequivocally agreed to resign their membership of the ruling party, APC, and collapse into the PDP, where their future is certain and can be assured,” the statement said.
It named some of the prominent defectors as follows:
Chief Letep Dabang, the immediate past and pioneer chairman of the APC in Plateau State.
Hon. Peter Azi, former speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA).
Hon. Joshua Madaki, former speaker Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA).
Hon. Henry Yunkwap, former Majority Leader, Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA).
Dr. Kuden Kamshak, former Commissioner of Healh, Plateau State.
Hon. Isaac Kwallu, former impeached Executive Chairman of Quanpan LGA.
Hon. Nicholas Vongsing, former Chairman, Langtang South LGA.
Chief Binkur Binkur, former Plateau State APC Assistant Secretary.
Alhaji Ustaz Ibrahim, former APC Financial Secretary, Plateau State.
Mr. Cletus Datong, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Plateau State Government House.
Mr. Alex Pam, former Plateau State APC Youth Leader.
Alhaji Alhassan Ayiki, former APC chairman, Bassa LGA.
Hon. Ajiji Pate, former APC Chairman, Jos East LGA.
Alhaji Kabiru Pakachi, former Plateau State APC Auditor
Meanwhile, the immediate past Financial Secretary of the APC in Plateau state Alhaji Ustaz Ibrahim, has debunk the story of his defection to the rival PDP in the state as been widely circulated.
Alhaji Ibrahim who reacted to the news that he and a former APC chairman in the state, including two former speakers with others made in Barkin Ladi LGA of the state met and agreed to decamp said it was false and just a figment of mischief makers.
Making his position known in a press release signed by himself, he warned those behind the purported revamping to desist from such falsehood will be forced to take up the matter legally.
He said, “Without mincing words, I wish to distance myself from the purported decamping which, as far as I am concerned is the work of mischief merchants.
“I also wish to call on the state APC and the faithful government, my ardent supporters, friends and well wishers to discontinue the said news item because it is a black lie in its entirety”
Alhaji Ustaz added that for the avoidance of doubt, “I was not in Barkin Ladi on the day the so-call meeting was held and in addition; no one had dared to contact me or sold the blackmailing Idea to me to warrant a decamping”
He then warned those behind the story to desist from such acts of blackmail or be prepared to face the consequences of their actions.
