From Yakubu Busari, Jos
The Chairman of Plateau Southern and Central zones of the People Democratic Party, Engr. Thomas Dimka has expressed dissatisfaction with the political arrangements and inclusion in favour of some groups in Jos North Local Government Area.
Engr. Dimka who made this known at the stakeholders meeting held at Paul Gindiri, Albarkan school ,Tudun wada in Jos North LGA said the idea of allowing only the three ethnic tribes to be the only group that can contest for the seat of chairmanship position of Jos North Local Government Council of Plateau state while the remaining tribes are relegated at the background was in bad taste and politically explosive.
He lamented what he called the political scheming by some group of selfish politician whose stock in trade is to create division amongst them and promote parochial interest of tribal agenda instead of building a great future for the upcoming generation .
Engr.Dimka stressed that the point that only the Anaguta ,Afizere and Berom are the original owner of Jos North LGA is what is bringing the unpalatable conflict of some group that are now pursuing their greedy and self-centered political scheming.
According to him ,the people of Plateau South and central had the second largest votes in Jos North LGA yet they are not given the opportunity to be elected into wards ,and LG electioneering processes which he lamented that this most henceforth be stop .
He pointed out the state belongs to all of us ,we see Igbo’s ,Hausa ,Yoruba are been given chance to occupied the seat of chairmanship position but we the indigenous tribes are totally denied from participating in the exercise that produced leaders in Jos north LGA .
Engr Thomas Dimka explained further that if the Plateau politician are willing to open the chairmanship seat to all the indigenous tribes of Plateau state the political platforms would interested’ to all credible persons of integrity to contribute to development of the state headquarters .
He said “the PDP Southern and Central forum frowned at constant backbiting by a few who illegally constituted themselves into political nuisance to use the name of the platform to be grabbing what came out from politician contesting for various seats in the state.”
Engr Thomas Dimka said henceforth the forum will take a stiff measure to sanction any of their member that took another step of causing confusion and setback among the faithful members of the forum .
He cautioned politician against romancing with the wrong group who called themselves delegates and are using the association to defraud individuals around that they have remove Engr Thomas Dimka who is the authentic elected chairman of the forum .
“We are a political association that can’t discriminate against anybody vying for Jos North LGA position but here is Uhuru whereby some have created political imbalance seeing some indigene as foreigners with their bias agenda .
Engr Thomas reiterated that for the state to achieve total political progress it most play an all inclusive politics of eschewing bitterness and togetherness which Governor Simon Lalong benefited in 2015 governorship race .
“We employ politician to shun politics of parochial interest and allow all qualify Plateau indigent to vote and be voted for especially where all of us abandon our villages to come and built here in the headquarters ,” he said , adding that the constitution’s freedom of expression and association was breach by the kangaroo gentleman agreement they claimed was reach recently in the party.
