MIDDLE-BELT: "We Want To Be On Our Own And Not Part Of The North” – Sen. Jonah Jang



 
                Sen. Jonah Jang

Senator Jonah Jang, former PDP presidential aspirant and governor of Plateau state, stated that the middle belt needs to be on its own and not regarded as the north

Senator Jonah Jang lamented that northern Christians are being oppressed in the north, adding that the people want to be separated from the Hausa-Fulani.

According to him, the northern Christians want to be under a different regional identity known as the middle belt.

Speaking to Daily Sun in an interview published on Saturday, January 23, Jang said the ethnic minority from the middle belt should be given the opportunity to produce the president in 2023.

Jonah Jang kicked against the rotation of the presidency between the north and the south and instead advocated that the middle belt should be included among the regions to benefit from the rotation of the nation’s number one job.

He stated that the northwest is the biggest beneficiary of the rotation, adding that politicians from the region are already gearing up towards 2023.

Sen. Jang advocated for the major political parties in the country to review their rotation policy to accommodate the Middle Belt.

“When I was running for the presidency in 2019, I went to see one of the top leaders in this country and you know the presidency has always been rotated between the major tribes except for Jonathan that got it because of the death of President Yar’Adua, I call it by accident.

“You remember, just to allow him to act before the death of President Yar’Adua, it was war. What was I told by that leader? He said as good as I may be, he cannot see how a Christian minority will win an election in Nigeria, this is the first time I am saying this out.

“It has come to a time that we have to start talking out. So if there is going to be a rotation of the presidency, then it has to be between the north, the Middle Belt, and the north otherwise, no Middle Belter can be president, I didn’t hear it as a rumour, I was told face to face.”He said.

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 5:26 AM

    I am a party to this wonderful God-inspired movement. Is about time we emerge as a country of our own as we have been subdued for too long. Thank God for people like Dara Jang may he live long. I pray the likes of Gen. Gowon see reasons too. Our autonomy is our way out.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 6:25 AM

    I have always seen Jonah Jang as a bold and courageous politician who's equals has not yet been found. If the rotation doesn't favor the middle belt this time around then we'll not be part of the election. Long Live Se. Jonah David Jang

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  3. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 7:33 AM

    Been calling us middle belt is another problems, because we do not have any middle belt in our political zone that we have now in our great country. So Christian in the north central are minority to rule this country.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 7:34 AM

    Baba Jonah Jang, u actually reasoned like an elder statesman spoken well. How I wish this should be noted and consider a point. May God bless ur political carrier and fell u with his wisdom.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 10:15 AM

    Now we're walking up if not we were death and berry no one want to know there's middle belt at list by this good step we can turn our voices out

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  6. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 10:53 AM

    Gbam baba you said our mind all God bless u and keep you, for the actualization of middle belt republic !!!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 27, 2021 at 1:59 PM

    Do carry the Plateau dream along..
    It's a justj cause fighting this noble battle. Do remember to pass this right hand of fellowship to the other quarters.This is a good cause which should start with
    Power shift to the Central Zone in Plateau State. This is a good cause for a battle beginning in Jerusalem..

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  8. UnknownFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:26 AM

    Good decision, let's keep on pushing to enable them do the needful, in total support, Gbam.

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