The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Nigeria has urged it’s members in Plateau State, North – central, Nigeria to remain calm as 16s members of the Party get certificates of return.
APC Plateau State Chapter stated this in a Press Release signed by APC State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sylvanus Namang.
The Party urged the eight members, seven APC and one YPP who sat today Thursday, 25th January to hasten the process of swearing in the 16 members of the House of Assembly in the State, which comprises of 15 APC and one Labour Party members for the conduct of a seamless legislative duties.
“The APC wish to specifically commend the Honourable Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kudangbena Dewan for his steadfastness in standing by the rule of law and due process.
‘To the 16 Members who have exercised great patience in the face of all provocations, we salute and commend them for exhibiting maturity and due diligence towards the peace, security and good governance of the State. They are, indeed truly honourable men who deserve praise by true democrats,” APC stated.
The APC expresses gratitude to its supporters across the state over their maturity and understanding on this logjam in spite of all provocation and intimidation by the PDP members and supporters.
It urges them to remain calm and patient as the 16 members who have their certificates of return would be sworn -in in no distant time.
The Party has also commended security agencies in the State for averting a total breakdown of law and order at the resumed sitting of the Plateau State House of Assembly on 23rd January, 2023.
“Living to its threat of gatecrashing into the House of Assembly to resume sitting as members, the former members of the House of Assembly who were sacked by the Court of Appeal, trooped the House of Assembly temporary location at Old Government House with hundreds of their supporters,” the Party said.
The police and other arms of security agencies in the State, exercised maximum restraint and professionalism by preventing them from having access to the premises of the sitting.
The 16 former PDP lawmakers had their empty threat collapsed like a pack of cards as the law enforcement agencies demonstrated maturity in handling the issue.
Recall the Court of Appeal in Abuja the nation’s Capital had in November 2023, sacked all the 16 members of the State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the PDP on the grounds that the party had no structure to nominate them as candidates.
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