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Stakeholders in Plateau Central Zone did not handle the issue of
deputy-Governor well – Isaac Wadak
By Dickson
Gupiya
November 22,
2018
A stakeholder of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and former Senatorial aspirant for Plateau Central
Senatorial District, Mr. Isaac Wadak has observed that the party did not handle
the issue of he deputy governor well.
The choice of Dr. James Dalok has created
mis-understanding in the party the heights which is the passing of vote of no
confidence on the State Chairman of the party, Hon. D. T. Sango by some members
of the party in the Central Zone of the State.
However, in an exclusive chat with African Drum recently, Wadak noted that
those who are against the choice of Dalok saw themselves as potentials but did
not make the list consequently the reason for their grievances. He applauded
the efforts of the party that has already put machinery in place towards
resolving the issue. “The party is already looking into the issue by setting
the machinery to ensure that all aggrieved party members are pacified so that we
can have one voice and work towards the success of the party during the next
elections”. He said.
One the issue of alleged
marginalization of the people of Kanam by the Angas people taking into cognizance
that both the senatorial and House of Representatives tickets of the party
where clinched by the Angas speaking candidates, Wadak took an exception to the
issue of marginalization. “I take exception to the claim of marginalization
because all the candidates emerged through a credible, transparent due
political process open to all and it so happened that candidates from Angas
extraction won, so where is the marginalization”?
He however said that his personal
opinion is that micro zoning would have done the magic.
“Despite this, I would say that as a
matter of fact, we did not handle this issue properly from the central zone. I
said we because I am one of the stakeholders of the PDP in the zone. I expected
that there should have been a kind of micro-zoning of positions to local
government areas that make up the central zone. You see, when some of us
agitated for micro-zoning of positions, the party in the zone in its wisdom
said that was needless.
“Unfortunately, the case of the
deputy governor for instance turned out to be different as the party suddenly
observed the micro-zoning to the surprise of some of us. So, you can see the
double standards as regarding the issue of deputy governor. The deputy governorship
position was zoned to central zone, and the central zone micro- zoned it to a
particular local government, a decision the party did not adopt in other
positions.
“So, we did not handle it well. We
mess up but like I said earlier, this kind of problem is not beyond redemption.
It may be daunting but certainly, not insurmountable”. He said.
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