-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.
