Lalong's unguided Remarks has earned him the Title “Chief betrayer of his people” Akans

Lalong's unguided Remarks has earned him the Title “Chief betrayer of his people” Akans

Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Plateau State,has described as “an insult on the psyche of Plateau” the statement of Governor Simon Bako Lalong which promised to lead the process of recalling members of the National Assembly who are against the development of the state

In a statement signed by the Party’s media and publicity secretary, J.T Akans, the party said, Lalong made the statement during the foundation laying ceremony of the workers estate on Friday 5th August 2022.

The statement noted how the “Governor is still yet to purge himself out of extreme arrogance and open hatred against his people. This has been his trademark, which has earned him the status of Chief betrayer of his people”

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PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER 20 / 22 YAKUBU GOWON WAY OPP NTA JOS

8TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022

PRESS STATEMENT

The attention of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) has been drawn to a statement reportedly credited to Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau state during the foundation laying ceremony of the workers estate on Friday 5th August 2022. In his usual diarrhoea speech he reiterated that “he has promised to lead the process of recalling members of the National Assembly who are against the development of the state “. One is perplexed with this unguarded statement because our brain has failed us in trying to count the projects/developments done by the present regime in the state. What development has Gov Lalong brought to the state since he assumed duty in 2015? Or is he trying to cover his shame with mere outpouring statements because some serious minded members of the National Assembly are perturbed over his underachievement and planned anti plateau/people policies.

This statement was not only an insult to the psyche of plateau people but a sad indication that the Governor is still yet to purge himself out of extreme arrogance and open hatred against his people. This has been his trademark, which has earned him the status of Chief betrayer of his people.

As a responsible political party we have watched with dismay the wrong track this administration has been tolling since 2015. For the past seven and half years of Gov Lalong/APC administration instead of moving the state forward they have drawn us many years backwards. Gone are the days when tribulations, intimidation and oppression was not resisted also, when a forceful takeover of Peoples ancestral land was proposed and when the oligarchs were trying to redraw the state map.

We recall with nostalgia before taking oath of office, in 2015, the Governor and his party told us that they would protect the State and it’s people against external oppressors to a path the state will once again be respected and cherished all around the globe as it was.

“But he has failed on both fronts

The disastrous conditions our people have found themselves in now as a result of kidnappings, bandits activities, incessant killings and land grabbing is appalling. Governor Lalong has betrayed his own people and emboldened our enemies yet ,he has shamelessly and arrogantly warned our members of the National Assembly not to speak out against his tyrannic position . He has now openly launched an unprovoked full scale assault on the people of plateau . This attack is an attack on democracy, freedom, rule of law and the heritage of Plateau people.

The party commends our members of the National and State Assembly for their boldness,resilience and commitment towards their people. We urge you our gallant members to remain focused as Plateau people stand united in solidarity with your brave steps as you courageously defend our State and heritage against Governor Lalong’s tyranny. As a party we will not ignore his incompetent ,outpouring statements of recalling you while defending your homeland, we stand with you and will defend your actions any time any day. Gov Lalongs weakness and incompetence has cost us a lot, and his approach to governance, particularly his policies and internal security mechanisms in the State has consistently been ineffective.“too late to change”

We call on plateau citizens to pity and pray for gov Lalong as he obviously suffers from leadership amnesia, complexity loneliness and absolute lack of touch with reality. Let the people know that there is no iota of truth in the specious utterance of the Governor who is evidently sulking from the coming 2023 defeat of his surrogate party.

If Lalong and APC are popular in the state which he portrays to his political allies he wouldn’t have been this confused and getting jittery with sleepless nights on hearing the name PDP and also experiencing the mass exodus of his party faithfuls who have brazenly tagged the party members as a bunch of liars and failures .So, let Lalong face his remaining months in office in redeeming his deceitful name of “GOV ALERT “to save his neck from the aggrieved, hungry and pitiable civil servants who have been forced to go begging for daily bread because no wages/salaries for many months now. Their Governor has suddenly earned a preferred name “GOV BACKLOAD “. He should also stop swimming in a pool that will swallow him forever.

It is time for Plateau people to once again project confidence in the tested and trusted party –the PDP. It is time to be decisive. It is time to lead our dear State out of the hands of a betrayer,a confused man,and an underachiever and his likes. But ,we cannot project this strength and capacity if we are weak and afraid, and that’s what we stand for as a party to lead the way out of these woos without fear .
THE TIME IS NOW !!!

Signed. .

John T Akans ksm Fcia JP.
State Publicity secretary PDP.