Former governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah David Jang, has pitched tent with the Chief Raymond Dabo State Working Committee, describing him as the authentic chairman of the PDP in Plateau.
Jang’s reaction followed the recent congress by a faction of the party which produced another Exco of the party loyal to minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The faction had on Tuesday elected Peter Tongshep as its new state chairman, a development that the Dabo-led PDP faction rejected.
In a statement issued on Monday through Jang’s Media Consultant, Comrade Clinton Garuba, Senator Jang described a recent congress that produced Peter as “kangaroo exercise orchestrated by self-seeking individuals in collaboration with external undemocratic forces aimed at discrediting the party.”
The former governor stressed that the State Working Committee (SWC), led by Chairman Chief Dabo, was duly elected in a “properly organised congress monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and in full compliance with the PDP constitution.”
He said,”There has never been any crack in the State Working Committee. As far as the law and genuine PDP supporters are concerned, there was no basis for organising any congress. All actions taken at the so-called congress are therefore null, void, and of no effect whatsoever, “ he said.
Senator Jang acknowledged the ongoing challenges at the national level of the party but noted that he and other PDP stakeholders have been holding intensive meetings in Abuja over the past two weeks to address and resolve issues for the sake of unity and progress.
The former governor called on all genuine party members across Plateau to remain steadfast, united, and focused on constructive resolution rather than division.
He also urged “agents of distraction” in the state to stop actions that complicate matters, emphasising that the party should prioritize unity at this time.