A group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the aegis of Progressives Foundation Movement (PFM) has urged the national leadership of the party not to forward the name of Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe as the party’s governorship candidate for Plateau state.
In a statement Wednesday in Abuja and signed on behalf of others by Mr. Jacob Gyang, Elder Victor Useni and Musa Ardo, the group called on the APC national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to summon an all important stakeholders’ meeting with the aggrieved aspirants and stakeholders in the state to the very critical issues and allegations.
The statement reads: “Resist and rescind every form of pressure from Governor Lalong to forward the name of Dr. Nentawe whose authentic membership of our great party remains a doubt to INEC as the commission’s deadline draws near.
“Pick someone from among the aggrieved aspirants who is more acceptable and popular and whose membership we are sure of as a substitute for Nentawe who is seen within and beyond our state as a stooge of the Lalong administration.
“This is more so considering the poor performance score-card of the incumbent administration in the state. Any wonder the governor has literally relocated to Lagos state where he has been lobbying for the VP slot to Tinubu. We can bet that the party would fail if it banks on the Lalong-led government to retain power in 2023 amidst mounting oppositions.
“This is our position and that of all those we represent, numbering over 50, 000 members of our party across the three senatorial zones of Plateau state.”