PROF. CJ DAKAS VISITS APC STATE SECRETARIAT

 -Extolled the leadership of the party,

-Praised Governor Lalong's Developmental strides,

-Urges Plateau people to preach peace

 
By Walbe Orgak

Professor CJ Dakas on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 in the company of his wife led supporters, friends, and well-wishers to the Plateau State All Progressives Congress Secretariat to congratulate the APC chairman and his EXCO over their victory at the last congresses.

 

 DAKAS said the new leadership is on the threshold of breaking the jinx of returning the APC government to power in 2023.

He said the administration of Governor Simon Bako Lalong is on the verge of making history by producing his successor.

 Dakas charged the new Exco to work assiduously towards the unity of the party, saying the APC Chairman's track record of bridge-building is legendary, therefore; the APC is on the right track of achieving greatness and success in all the elections to come.

 The APC chieftain said it is the duty of all the EXCO and party faithful to support the government of Simon Bako Lalong to succeed.

 The gubernatorial hopeful said ‘"may I seize this opportunity to congratulate His Excellency Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong for the strides he has so far accomplished in the course of his tenure’; he said three things that have just taken place in the last three weeks are heartwarming:-

 First, the Lalong administration has won the opened government partnership awards. This is an international award that celebrates transparency and accountability in governance, and Plateau state came first in Africa. This shows that Plateau state is excelling at an international level.

 Secondly, within the week the Plateau state government signed a memorandum of understanding in collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers council on putting the Jos Inland Port to proper use for the good of the people adding that the Jos Inland Port is the best in the country.

 Thirdly, within the last week, the Hon Commissioner of the Ministry of works announced the government's decision to construct an interchange (Flyover) within the British-America Junction.

 Dakas said another exciting event that occurred within the last one week was the announcement that in 2022 Shoprite is coming to open a franchise in Jos describing it as very cheering news.

 He noted, all these indicate that Governor Simon Lalong is creating a conducive environment for foreign investments to thrive and urged the party leadership to work towards having the right choices of flag bearers that are competent, have integrity, God-fearing, just, peace-loving, and team players. They must work towards getting a flag bearer that holds demonstrable records of managing our diversity, he added.

 Dakas said "Plateau state is a miniature Nigeria; a rainbow state and we have a responsibility to make sure that we manage our diversity in a manner that is constructive and engenders peace on the Plateau and to do so we have to make sure that the person who aspires to govern our state is not an ethnic chauvinist and a religious bigot.

 He said any person who wants to govern Plateau State must demonstrate that at the heart of his desire is the Plateau Agenda not religious or ethnic agenda.

 Dakas stressed that he was not in the party secretariat to declare his intention to contest for an office, but the day is coming that he will come and make a formal declaration and the unveiling of manifesto for the race of the governorship of Plateau State. On that day he said Plateau state will shake for the good.

 He said he has had the privilege of serving the APC in different capacities not just at the local level, but up to the national level and he is a member of the APC constitutional review committee.

 Prof Dakas made a donation of One million Naira to the party as he assured the chairman of his continued service to the party faithfully and with a passion.

 Wife of the Governorship hopeful, Beatrice Dakas who accompanied her husband greeted the Party EXCO as she expressed her delight with the role of the women leaders in the party and prayed that God will help them to succeed.

 Responding, Chairman of the APC in Plateau State, Hon Rufus Bature extolled the virtues of CJ Daka, saying he is endowed with all the attributes of a good leader.

 Bature appreciated him for identifying with the leadership of the party, saying they came in as leaders of APC not because they wanted to be elected, but they want to serve the Plateau people and assured the party faithful’s that his EXCO will not only be fair but will be just to everybody.

He said they will create a level playing ground for every member of the party who is aspiring; noting that they will make sure whoever emerges as a candidate is the choice of the people and urged followers to support their candidates faithfully and committedly.

He added that Plateau state is bigger than one person as such all must do away with religious and ethnic politicking’, noting that one of the banes of Plateau state is lack of continuity in governance and concluded that with the support of the party faithful’s that jinx will be broken.