Plateau State Gov. Elect, Caleb Muftward Promises to Run an All Inclusive Govt. Devoid of Marginalization
“I will run an all inclusive government devoid of marginalization against any of the 54 ethnic nationalities in the state”.
The Plateau State governor-elect promises this while responding to questions on Sunrise daily program of Channel TV today, 24th March, 2023.
Recall, Barrister Caleb Muftwang was declared winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with a total vote winning margin of 43,899 despite report of 14 BVAS, as well as 14 ad-hoc staff, have been declared missing while elections did not hold in 14 polling units in Jos North council area of the state.
INEC official results show that the candidate of the People Democratic Party won in 10 council areas: Jos South, Mikang, Mangu, Langtang North, Langtang South, Bokkos, Barakin-Ladi, Bassa, Riyom, and Qua’pan, while the APC clinched seven council areas: Jos North, Kanke, Pankshin, Kanam, Wase, Shendam, and Jos East.
The State Returning Officer, Professor
Idris Amale, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lafia-Nasarawa State, disclosed the results on Monday in Jos, Plateau State.
He disclosed that the candidate of PDP Muftwang polled a total vote of 525, 299 to defeat his close rival, Professor Nentawe Yiltwada, who scored 481 370.
According to him, the votes generated by other political parties are A 151, AA 98, AAC 675, ADC 1508, APC 481,370, APGA 779, APM 198, APP 147, PB 885, LP 60,310, NNPP 983, NRM 2,213, PDP 525,299.
Professor Idris Amale, therefore, declared the candidate of PDP, Muftwang as the Saturday governorship election winner.
However, while presenting the council results, the returning officer of Jos North local government, Professor Chris Vende, disclosed that the election did not hold in fourteen polling units in the council area.
He further added that fourteen BVAS had disappeared while fourteen ad-hoc staff were missing and called on INEC to investigate the incident.
Even as tension enveloped Jos, the state capital Monday as most shops, and business premises were closed for fear of a possible attack by miscreants who may want to use the situation to perpetrate violence.
Youths in their hundreds barricaded roads leading to the state headquarters of INEC on the suspicion that some forces were planning to manipulate the result.
However, immediately after the candidate of the PDP was pronounced by INEC as the winner of the gubernatorial election, Jos, the state capital, went agog and was thrown into jubilation as residents took to the streets to celebrate the victory. This further expresses that the emergence of the Muftward is the will of the people through the ballot, says anonymously
Meanwhile, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Patrick Dakum, has congratulated the candidate of the PDP, Caleb Muftwang, for winning the state gubernatorial election.
This is referred to as a come back stage by PDP after loosing Plateau State to APC in 2015 as a result of a protest vote by the party supporters and electorates over the refusal of the PDP then to adhere to the zoning arrangement among the three senatorial districts in the state. A feat not attainable in 2019 due to internal wrangling.
