Defection wave hits Plateau as PDP, APC stalwarts resign from Parties

By Marie-Therese Nanlong

Jos — The governmental scenery of Plateau State is witnessing renewed turbulence arsenic salient members of the 2 starring governmental parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), proceed to resign their membership, citing disillusionment and a nonaccomplishment of assurance successful Party structures.

In the latest development, a PDP stalwart, Nde Isaac Wadak, formally resigned from the Party successful a missive addressed to the PDP Chairman of Kabwir Pada Ward successful Kanke Local Government Area, Mr. Kichime Kassam.

Similarly, Chief Robert Taple, a chieftain of the APC, besides announced his resignation successful a missive submitted to the State Secretariat of the Party astatine Kalwa House, Jos, done the Chairman of his Lankan Ward successful Pankshin Local Government Area.

In his resignation letter, Wadak lamented the erosion of the PDP’s founding values and interior democracy, and stated, “I person watched arsenic the ideals and doctrine connected which the Party is founded are being eroded. Trust and loyalty are being sacrificed astatine the altar of mediocrity, portion sycophants and rent-seekers are being rewarded.”

Wadak, who described himself arsenic a loyal subordinate of the erstwhile Governor Jonah Jang’s Redemption Team and a contributor to Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s 2023 electoral victory, said his determination was driven by conscience and conviction, arsenic the Party was “gradually sliding into irrelevance.”

On his part, Chief Taple explained that his determination to discontinue the APC was to stay apolitical “to freely counsel and enactment for the advancement of Plateau and Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, the APC has constituted a committee led by Elder Pam Gyang to person returnees connected October 30, adjacent arsenic the National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, disclosed that his telephone rings regular with calls from individuals expressing involvement successful joining his Party.

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