PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE STATE CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLES
DEMOCRATIC PARTY(PDP) PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, HON CHRISTOPHER
ADUKUCHILI HASSAN, ON 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 AT THE STATE
PARTY SECRETARIAT
On-behalf of the State Executive Committee, Our Leaders, Elders, critical
Stakeholders, Members of our great Party across the state, I welcome you
all to this press conference.
YOU will recall that two months ago I approved the constitution of the
Plateau South Senatorial Bye-Election Campaign Council and was
Subsequently inaugurated with a sole mandate of not only presenting our
Candidate to the electorates in all electoral wards across the zone, but
equally reminding the people of the PDP's legacies of performance with the
ultimate aim of winning the Plateau South Senatorial seat.
The Campaign Council immediately swung into action with our Candidate,
Rt. Hon George Edwards Daika who has a track record of performance in
the Plateau State House of Assembly serving as Speaker and also at the
National Assembly, representing Mikang, Shendam and Qua'an-Pan Federal
constituency.
This you will agree has placed him as the most credible of the candidates
to represent Plateau South Senatorial zone.
It is with great enthusiasm that the Campaign Committee with our
candidate immediately took off on a thank you tour to all the six (6) local
government areas and thereafter the just concluded ward to ward tour.
We give God Almighty the glory and praise for a successful outing.
It was indeed an awesome experience. It is gratitying, that Plateau citizens
have clearly demonstrated their readiness and resolve to go with the
Peoples Democratic Party as they came out in their numbers to give a
rousing welcome to this potential senator loaded with message of hope.
We are indeed humbled by this show of love, solidarity and support for our
Party and the candidate, we promise not to take this support for granted.
Our party is well known for performance and qualitative democratic
representation as demonstrated by our serving and past legislators.
lt is however, very unfortunate that the APC in its usual desperation to
Subvert the will of the people, have been making unpopular attempts to
disrupt the election process by spreading fake news as their stock in trade
that our Candidate has been disqualified, while billions of naira meat to pay
CiVil servants and pensioners has been diverted for vote buying during the
coming election. We are saddled that up to this moment governor Lalong
have refused to implement the new minimum wage but takes pleasure in
misappropriating public funds for his personal gain.
We find it mandatory at this moment to put the record straight and clear
the air that there has never been and there is no any subsisting order
Trom any court setting aside the candidature of Rt. Hon George Edwards
Daika or the Peoples Democratic Party contrary to the fake news of the
mischief merchants of the APC.
On the alleged disqualification of our popular Candidate, gentlemen of the
press, It is pertinent to bring to your notice that, Rt. Hon George Edwards
Daika does not in any way have credibility problem, and so he remains the
Peoples Democratic Party's Candidate for the 5th December 2020 Plateau
South Senatorial bye election, rather it is the APC that have credibility issue
with its candidate for not being a card carrying member and a registered
voter. It is sad that Prof. Nora Dadu'ut cannot vote and she wants to be
voted for. We challenge Prof. Nora Dadu'ut to make public her voters card.
We are praying that by the grace of God we shall celebrate our victory as
the people of Plateau South have clearly shown their preference for the
Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate.
While we have continuously restated our commitment to a free, fair and
non violent process we are saddened by APC's intention to vote buying and
massive riging, a party that lacks Democratic ingredients and have since
been rejected by the populace.
We therefore demand that come 5th December 2020 the Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC) should carry out their statutory responsibilities
based on the oath of office sworn by them to be impartial in protecting the
already earned integrity of the Commission and the Security agencies also should protect all electorates as they come out to exercise their rigts to Vote.
However, it should be noted that anyone who deviates from this sacred
Oath and does anything illegal the law will take its course on such a person.
We call on the Parents/Guardians and employers of all the Ad-hoc staff
that will be engaged in this election to call their Wards to order.
Plateau people and PDP in particular are expecting nothing short of a free,
Tair, credible and peaceful election.
No one whether the security agencies or officials of the Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC) will be allowed to subvert the will of the
people. No more no less.
As a party, we will follow the process from A to Z from multiple angles with
Our eagle eyes. Any compromise will not be tolerated. As a party that
promotes equity and justice, a party that believes in the right of the people
to freely express their choice will be watching and fullest wrath of the law
will be effected on such a person.
We have also been alerted on movement of thugs from Jos north to
Shendam, and this is just one out of many calls we have received in the
last 48 hours, we are liaising with relevant security agencies to ascertain
the mission of these thugs. We have adviced members of the public to
watch out for persons whose presence and activities in their neighborhood
are suspicious and report same to the police and other law enforcement agencies.
Finally, I wish to appreciate all our aspirants for the plateau south
senatorial who contested the primaries along with our candidate, Rt.
Honorable George Daika for their great show of maturity after the
primaries. They rallied with the candidate in a united solidarity of purpose
by campaigning along with him. We therefore celebrate their courage and
sacrifice for the good of the party. May the good lord grant you all your
heart desire in any future endeavoOr.
Long live Rt. Hon George Edwards Daika!
Long live Plateau South!
Long live PDPI
Signed...
Hon Christopher Adukuchili Hasan
State Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Plateau State.
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