JOS-NORTH/BASSA RERUN: HON. DANJUMA DANIEL, BOWS TO PARTY PLEA, PROMISES TO THROW HIS WEIGHT AND SUPPORT BEHIND BASSA

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

Hon. Danjuma Daniel (aka Judgment Day), one of the  Aspirants in the forthcoming Jos-North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State Bye-election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided to withdraw from the race.

Danjuma has also promised to throw his weight and support behind any candidate that may emerge among the Aspirants from Bassa Local Government Area (LGA).

Hon. Danjuma Daniel made the disclosure of his withdrawal from the coming race in a telephone interaction with REALITY today.

You would recall that, the seat at the National Assembly was made vacant, owing to the sudden death of its occupant, late, Hon. Haruna Maitala.

Explaining the reason behind his withdrawal, Hon. Danjuma said, he took the decision to withdraw based on the information, understanding and decisions reached between the Aspirants and the All Progressives Congress family in Abuja this week.

According to Hon. Danjuma, during the meeting in Abuja, the party made its position known to all the Aspirants under the platform of the APC, while pleading with them to allow Aspirants from Bassa LGA, go into the primary election and from the exercise, elect a flag bearer for the party, whom hopefully, would complete the remaining tenure of the Member, who represented Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, Late Hon Haruna Maitala.”

Adding that, “I decided not to purchase the form in compliance with the appeal by my party, the APC.”

Danjuma stressed that, 2023 is just by the corner hence, he would be patient and allow Bassa LGA people complete their tenure, before handing over in future to a  candidate, who hails from Jos North LGA by 2023.

He noted that, he was not under any form of pressure not to contest, but decided not to contest the Bye-election in the interest of fairness as pleaded by his party the APC.

HON. DANJUMA

“You know I cannot be stubborn against my party, and in the same way, 90% of the Aspirants in APC from that meeting complied with the directive by not purchasing forms.”

He however pointed out that this was his own position, as he was speaking for himself alone and not for other Aspirants.