From Yakubu Busari, Jos
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State
A group of ‘Christian politicians’ in Jos North and Bassa Local Government Councils have urged all the delegates for the scheduled rerun of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency bye-election to vote wisely and ensure that Hon .Abbey Joseph Aku is democratically elected to represent the interest of the state government.
Speaking during their emergency meeting held at the Bishops court ,Jos North Local Government on Thursday ,the convener Hon.Ezekiel Dung charged the delegates not throw away what he described as ‘any Christian vote.’
According to him, “the Christian Association of Nigeria ,CAN ,is a watch dog of the Christian faithful in Nigeria so there is a need for them to unite and defend the interest of it members in politics.’
He said; “we should stop deceiving ourselves that politics is not for clergymen ,we need them to pray and ensure that the state is under the rule of one of our own so no individual can ridicule the governor and the church while they stand a side and watch.”
The group described Governor Simon Lalong as a visionary leader who have done enough to promote the tenets of democracy in Plateau state by encouraging peaceful coexistence among all religions, which according to them, is the reason why the governor appointed two Muslims as the deputy chief of staff .
Hon Dung stated that all the All Progressive Congress, APC, aspirants are indigenes of the state and so all the delegates should carefully focus on what would promote togetherness .
He emphasized that it has been awhile that “CAN remained silent in Plateau state politics but with the recent development we appeal to our Christian brothers and sisters to stand firm to support the governor’s candidate.
Ezekiel Dung urged Christians not to be aloof to politics or remain unconcerned but rather join to influence decision-making for the good of the generality of the “Christian brothers and sisters in Plateau.”
He said Plateau state is in dire need of the faithful Christian that would salvage it from its many challenges, adding that the church should not be docile in the face of insecurity, corruption, and other vices threatening the country.
He noted that Plateau state under leadership of Lalong administration peace had come to stay in the state and that the days when people resort to violence to settle differences are over.
Dung , who expressed joy at the rescheduled primary stated that “we shall monitor all the delegates on how they cast their vote to adopt the candidature of Hon.Abbey Aku who is the CAN anointed candidate .
He thanked all the Christian for their continued support to the present administration.
