Ahead of the 2023 elections, it has been discovered that some desperate politicians who are threatened by the successes of the APC Rescue Administration in Plateau State, have resulted to deception, blackmail and propaganda as their last resort to discredit the progressive administration of His Excellency Rt Hon Simon Bako Lalong, KSGG.
It is gathered that in the wake of their desperation and fear of losing elections, they have set other propaganda machinery covertly and also budgeted huge sums of money to embark on media campaign of calumny against the APC Government as well as damage the reputation and integrity of the Governor through peddling lies, fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
Available and concrete facts show that the infamous strategy is being championed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as they believe that this will revive their destroyed forunes and restore their candidates to winning elections again. They hope that this can only succeed when they bring down the Government of the day and the ruling Party the APC using lies, deceit and character assassination.
It is worthy to note that democracy has given everybody the freedom of association and speech but sadly, this has been hijacked by propagandists like the opposition party in Plateau State who are bent on doing everything mischievously misinform the people with a view to clinch to power by all means.
Instead of the opposition to go beyond fault-finding to give or invent a vision of their own on how they intend to make Plateau State and the nation better, they are stuck with old tricks and wailing propaganda. All that they seem to give the public is destructive and disruptive actions coated with hate speeches, falsehood, adverse, comments and vitriolic attacks on Governor Lalong and his Rescue administration. This act if not checked poses danger to democracy in the State.
Although their plan is to use the mainstream media, bloggers and social platforms to perpetuate their evil acts, the Press on the Plateau must be commended for their act of selflessness, professionalism, diligence and unbiased stand on issues which has not allowed the opposition to use them to achieve their their selfish desires. We encourage them to remain independent, objective and faithful to facts.
We are also aware that some prominent politicians outside Plateau State have committed huge sums of money to members of the opposition parties to sponsor media war and propaganda against the Governor and the APC with the sole aim of bringing it down.
We strongly belief that the media on the Plateau who have been partners with the progressive government in the restoration of peace and good governance in State will not be distracted or induced with money by any group of people to carry out any evil propaganda against the State.
We also advise the PDP to concentrate on promoting its obscure and faded image and market its aspirants, rather than embarking on vicious disparagement of the APC government through baseless and empty write ups and press releases that serve no good than to disparage the State and expose its citizens to ridicule in the eye of the country and the world at large.
The people-centered ruling APC continues to question the PDP’s credibility and moral justification in planning such a humongous and expensive media propaganda when their sixteen (16) improvident years in power was characterised with a legacy of deep-seated insecurity, poor and equal welfare to our Civil servants, Pensioners and Plateau people.
Because of the shaky foundation upon which their party stands, they have in addition to planning this vitrolic media propaganda agenda, Possibly resorted to recruiting aggrieved, desperate and disgruntled APC members with the hope using them for mischief. Their thinking is that they would receive cheap popularityn cto revive their misfortunes. This will definitely fail just as they failed in using the Local Government strike, Endsars Protests, Abok impeachment saga and the attacks in some parts of the State to sway people to their side. Plateau people are wise and know that Governor Lalong and the APC mean well for them.
Already, the propaganda has failed woefully because some of the alleged ruling party "decampees" have since recanted and confessed that they were misled and exploited. They reject being used and further re-assured the APC of their loyalty and commitments to the ideals of the party which has mechanisms for settling disputes.
Our conclusion is that what is giving the opposition sleepless night is the fact that they are aware that good governance has become one of the yardsticks for evaluating proficiency and efficiency, and Governor Simon Lalong administration has from every indication established that keeping a campaign promise is possible.
The Plateau people are admonished to continue supporting the administration of Lalong as he remains resilient and resolute in his approach to governance. He remains firm and focused on the pact with Plateau people and refuses to be intimidated nor be bullied by the enemies of peace and good governance, and no amount of campaign nor propaganda would take that from him. Plateau people are wiser and will not be deceived again.
Diket Plang
Special Adviser to the Governor of Plateau State.
21st January 2022.
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