By: Valentine Adese (JP),
The former Deputy Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Johnbull Shekarau has call on the Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, to indicate his interest now if he is going to run for the Plateau South Senatorial District seat before it is too late.
Rt. Hon. Johnbull in an exclusive interview with REALITY said the Governor should indicates his interest now because, “It is not going to be business as usual”.
Johnbull, who has also indicated to run for the Plateau South Senatorial District, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also disclosed that there is nowhere in the Southern zone of the state where the Governor’s interest is established even through posters.
“He needs to do it now and sharply too because, there are few months left”. Rt. Hon. Johnbull stated.
He said, “It is not the issue of birth right. We have governors that were never Senators. Late Chief Solomon Lar, Sir Fidelis Tapgun, never went to the Senate.
“So, because Sen. Dariye and Sen. Jang were able to make it to the Senate, does not mean it is a birth right!
I understand that, governors have this penchant of wanting to contest to go to the Senate after their tenure, may be to go and hide or cover their filth past among other motives, but there is no way you can say that, it is a birth right.
“It has happened in many other states when governors wanted to achieve that feat, but they lost!
“If you recall, in Bauchi State, former governor Muazu, tried and he was defeated and there are plethora of examples of such cases in different states in the country.
“So, I don’t think is an issue for me to worry about!
The way it is at the moment, especially in the Southern zone of Plateau, our Governor, Simon Bako Lalong is not interested in coming out to contest for the seat of the Senator representing the zone because, he has not indicated such interest and no posters are on the streets for that purpose.
“As at this moment, election is just few months from now and he has not indicated interest simply means, he is not interested.
“My advice is, if he is thinking of contesting, it is better for him to do it sharply because, it is not going to be business as usual!”
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