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Plateau PDP alleges plans by hoodlums
to disrupt its Presidential campaign rally on Saturday, appeals to security agencies
to act accordingly.
By Dickson Gupiya
January 11, 2019
The Plateau
State PDP Campaign Council has raised the alarm that certain hoodlums are
planning to disrupt its presidential campaign rally scheduled for Saturday
January 12, 2019.
A statement
by the Media and Publicity Committee of the Council and a copy made available
to African Drum stated that the PDP
Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is leading national officers of
the party to Jos to officially launch the campaign for Nigeria's presidency in
the 2019 general election.
The State
Campaign Council, presided over by party Chairman Hon DT Sango, says it has
received credible information that sponsored groups are preparing to harass,
intimidate and attack PDP officials, members and stakeholders attending the
rally.
The party
therefore appeals to security agencies to act accordingly to allow for a
peaceful presidential outing.
It further
cautions that it will not tolerate hoodlums trying to replicate what happened
on Tuesday January 8, 2019, in Mangu after the flag off when the peaceful
passage of party members was violently interrupted in Mangu town between the
old market and the Divisional Police Office. PDP assures the people of Plateau
that it will continue to pursue the path of peace and decency, and to focus on
issue-based campaigning for the development of Plateau.
According to
the statement, “The party will not allow political provocations to derail its
commitment to the people of Plateau who are increasingly getting frustrated by
a ruling party that is daily resorting to thuggery to prove its incompetence
and shallowness while allowing the good people to face endless suffering”.
The PDP
stated that it’s Gubernatorial Candidate Senator JT Useni who pledged to give
every support to have a very successful presidential campaign, further called
on the people of the Plateau to unite and vote in PDP in the coming election to
have a secure, united and prosperous state.
The
statement stated that among Council members who attended the meeting yesterday were the gubernatorial candidate, Senator JT Useni and his running mate Dr James
Dalok, former Senate Deputy President Senator Ibrahim Mantu, former Minister of
Water Resources, Hon Sarah Ochekpe; former Governor of Plateau State, Sir
Fidelis Tapgun and former gubernatorial candidates of the party who contested
at the primaries with Senator JT Useni. Others were senatorial aspirants, and
Chairmen of State Campaign Committees.
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