Thursday November 23, 2023
Following the latest batch of judgement at the Appeal Court against the PDP, former Governor of Plateau State, Rtd Air Commodore Jonah David Jang, advised Barrister Caleb Mutfwang to jettison the idea of seeking redress at the Supreme Court because it would amount to a gross waste of time and resources considering how the PDP had consistently lost her cases and is still losing her cases at Appeal Court.
In a sober mood, the former Governor admitted that the PDP had no valid structure to nominate or even sponsor a candidate but under his directive, the partly flouted several court orders and, through subterfuge and manipulation, they were able to sell their candidates to the public.
In his words, Jang said, “Seeing how old I am and how closer I am to the grave, I can not continue to sustain the deception that PDP is right on this matter.
I urge Caleb Mutfwang and all members of the party who have been elected in Plateau State to ‘give to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar’.
Let’s stop all these meaningless protest and get our acts right by conducting a fresh and legitimate congress.”
The Governor stated that he had led the party astray and can not further lead them astray.
He also noted that even if, by some wild imagination, Barrister Caleb Mutwang wins at the Supreme Court, it will have little or no consequence on the party.
As such, seeking further redress is a pointless effort in futility. He adjured Caleb Mutfwang to immediately resign and hand over the State to Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda.
In the same breath, he cautioned PDP youths against fomenting unnecessary trouble and give peace a change.
There is an indication that the legal battles of Governor Caleb Mutwang are being financed from the coffers of Plateau State and this has continually halted attempts at developing the state.
Moreover, members of the PDP who had expected to benefit from the same Governor are lamenting about the paucity of resources among members who had worked for the party. Some of them supported the counsel of Jang to Mutfwang and further suggested that the PDP should have a rethink and toe the right path instead of heaping blames on the APC.
In another remark, Governor Jang stated that PDP will definitely rise again but not now. However, he is still of the opinion that PDP will take over power from APC in 2027 or sometimes in the future.
The told the teeming crowd of sorrowful members of the party who paid him a condolence visit at his Du Residence not to give up the party but rather they should remain loyal to the party.
He still iterated that Caleb Mutfwang should not even think about going to the Supreme Court because it would only increase their woes.
