PLATEAU HAILS BUHARI'S
DECLARATION
By Lovins Yakubu
11 April, 2018
Governor of Plateau State, Governor
Simon Bako Lalong has welcomed the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari to
contest in the next presidential election.
A statement by the Plateau state
Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, said the
declaration is an indication of the President’s firm belief in democracy and
the rule of law adding that Buhari has equally demonstrated that he is willing
to submit himself to democratic processes and the will of the people rather
than submit to the wishes of a few.
"The President made it clear that
his declaration is as a result of a popular clamour by Nigerians thereby
reinforcing his belief in listening and rendering service to the people,"
he said.
The Commissioner said that by endorsing
the President’s declaration, Governor Lalong of Plateau State has shown that he
is fully in support of the President’s bid to seek to serve the country for
another four years.
Dati said this is not surprising as
Lalong was among the first set of governors to call on the president to
re-contest.
"So for us, it is a positive
response to our wishes and an affirmation that the president is a listening
leader who is committed to doing what is in the public interest," he
added.
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