Taraba State Labour Party Chieftain Endorses PDP Governorship Candidate
Salisu Waziri, Taraba.
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Taraba state, Kefas Sule, has led an 18-member forum consisting of the various past 2019 governorship candidates in Taraba state to endorse Lt. Col. Kefas Agbu, the aspiring gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for the March 11 governorship election.
Kefas Sule, who served as a Director of Publicity, LP Presidential Campaign Council for Taraba state, had in a press briefing in Jalingo, the state capital, expressed that the decision was after due consultation and scrutiny of all candidates contesting the state’s governorship.
According to him, the forum, after wide consultation, found Lt. Col. Agbu Kefas as the best candidate to deliver the desired dividends of democracy to the people, tapping from his military experience and as chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
“That Taraba state is abundantly blessed with everything that is required to guarantee good quality life for the citizens is not in doubt. The problem has always been with the quality of leadership.
“If we get the leadership question right, every other factor will fall into place and our state will become a reference point in Nigeria.
“So, as we prepare to elect a new governor and legislators in a matter of days to come, we need not just any politician, but those with the best interest of the state at heart, in addition to the necessary experience.
“We need, as the governor, somebody that can steer the ship of the state’s affairs from the usual failed expectations and disappointments that have been our bane.
“It is on this note that we are here to announce that after careful scrutiny of all the governorship candidates of the 2023 election, we have found that the most suitable man for the job is Lt. Col. Dantala Agbu Kefas (rtd.).
“We found that his military background along with his experience as a JTF commander in the South-south, will come in handy in tackling the numerous security challenges we have been facing as a state.
“With adequate security, we believe production will be boosted in agriculture, mining, tourism and other areas where our state has huge potentials.
“We found that his experience as the Chairman of NIMASA has exposed him to some economic insights that will bring the much needed economic revolution that our state badly needs.
“We also found that he has the right temperament to lead Taraba state with compassion and fairness.
“We, therefore, urge all Tarabans to give him the opportunity by massively voting for him.
“We shall be mobilizing all our supporters and various groups in all the local government areas to massively vote for him,” said Kefas Sule on behalf of the forum.
Edited by Amaka E. Nliam
