Plateau State: Action Alliance Gubernatorial Candidate, Others Defect to APC

Similarly, some members of the working committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADP) and officials of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with their supporters have also joined forces with the APC ahead of Saturday elections.

Adamu, who spoke at a brief ceremony in Jos, the Plateau state capital, on Wednesday said that the decision to rejoin the APC with his supporters was to work for the victory of the APC governorship candidate, Mr Nentawe Yilwatda.

“Yilwatda has the potential to pilot the affairs of the people of Plateau at all levels.

“It is on that note and for the interest of the good people of Plateau that I am stepping down my ambition to support somebody that I believe can do better than me at this moment in time.

“I will go back to my unit, ward and the entire 17 local government areas and mobilize our supporters to work assiduously to ensure that Yilwatda emerge as the next governor of Plateau,”said Adamu.

Also speaking, the ADP State Chairman, Capt. Fire Venmap (rtd), said that he also defected with the party executive members to join Yilwatda in actualizing the victory of the APC in the state.

Venmap said that he was returning home (APC) because he was one of the people that formed the APC in the state.

“I want to proudly tell you that we are giving 100 per cent of our support for the victory of Yilwatda/Botmang on Saturday,” he said.

The state NNPP Treasurer, Mr Luka Abok, said that they were in the APC because it remained the party to beat in Plateau.

Abok described Yilwatda as a competent hand that could transform the fortunes of Plateau, thus they needed to team up with him.

The APC State Chairman Chief Rufus Bature, who welcomed the defectors, said they were home in the APC and would enjoy all privileges with other members.

Bature assured them that the party would not take their return to the APC for granted:

“Every single person is important to the party.

“I assure you that we will work together so that Plateau will be better at the end of the day because of the quality material we have as governorship candidate.

“I am sure that you have seen those qualities; that is why you have collapsed your structures to joined forces with the APC.”