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The gubernatorial candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, Barr Caleb Mutfwang has assured citizens of the state that if given the mandate come 2023, he will bring “genuine leadership, peace and prosperity by the grace of God “.
He also said it was gratifying that there was no “petition or agitation” against his emergence as a candidate of the party, adding that it shows how united the party is going into the upcoming general elections.
Mutfwang disclosed this while addressing thousands of party faithful on his return to Jos, from Abuja, after receiving the party’s certificate of return.
He said, “The presentation of the certificate of return by the National Secretariat of the party marks the formal end of the emergence of the candidate of the party and that means that the party has made a statement that this is the person we are forwarding to INEC, as we know INEC cannot disqualify a candidate, so we have settled the matter of candidature.
“It is more gratifying that there has been no petition or agitation since our emergence; this shows how united our party is to go into this upcoming general elections.
“I feel highly honoured to be bequeathed with this responsibility by this party in this State, and I take this responsibility seriously and by the grace of God we will lead our party to victory”, he maintained.
On what he intends to do if given the mandate as governor of Plateau State, Mitfwang said, “Let me summarise our intention; we will bring genuine leadership, peace, and prosperity to Plateau State; this in a nutshell is what we want to do by the time the people of Plateau give us the mandate come 2023; and by the grace of God, peace will return to Plateau.
“I want you to know that APC knows that it will not win the 2023 governorship election unless it rigs, but that will not happen, because we are going to protect our votes; we will follow them bumper to bumper, and by the grace of God our victory will be landslide”, he assured.
“Nobody should deceive you that our victory would be stolen; because those who would attempt that act are not yet born; God is with us and by His grace after our victory, there won’t be any petition”, he admonished.
He appealed to those who lost in the various primary elections, saying”wherever there was a misunderstanding, it would be corrected; we will make sure that we all work as a team.
“The umbrella is large, whosoever comes under, we shall move together; so there is no need for any quarrel amongst us”, he admonished.
Mutfwang also assured that in no distant time, the party would choose its Deputy Governor, “As I was chosen without any rancor, so shall our Deputy Governor would emerge”.
Earlier in his remarks, a former Governor of the State, Senator Jonah Jang, thanked party faithful and assured that they would work as a team to ensure the party wins the governorship polls and the presidential elections come 2023.