There are strong indications that the member representing Jos South/Jos East constituency of Plateau State at the House of Representatives, Hon. Edward Pwajok, will dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) imminently.

ViewPointNigeria gathered that hundreds of people from the five Districts of Jos South Local Government Area of the state, including twenty electoral wards besieged the residence of the Federal lawmaker on Saturday where they demanded his defection from the PDP to the ruling APC.

Representatives of the districts who took turns to speak lamented the persistent injustice, imposition and many unresolved crisis that have factionalized the PDP from the wards, local government areas and the state, saying such was enough for them to leave the PDP, coupled with the leadership tussle between Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi at the National level.

ViewPointNigeria learnt that the lingering disquiet in the state chapter of the PDP has brought the party to its knees where members are forming different opinions as they discuss in clusters about the travail of the party.

A consolidated motion moved by the immediate past PDP State Youth Leader, Hon. Pam Audu and seconded by Chairman of PDP ward chairmen in Jos South LGA, Arch. Dung Chuwang, endorsing the defection of Hon. Pwajok to APC said, “we are directing, mandating and authorizing you, Hon. Edward Gyang Pwajok, to immediately proceed with all necessary formalities at the National Assembly and write a letter to the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, to officially denounce your continued membership of the PDP and embrace the APC as a platform where we aspire to improve the lots of the constituency.”

Former State Secretary of PDP, Dalyop Bok lamented that the party has lost relevance since former President, Olusegun Obasanjo quit and declared it dead in 2015.

He noted that former Governor, Jonah Jang, held the party close to his chest since 2007 and kept on dictating what happens in the party, which led to its total collapse during the 2015 governorship election in the state.

Pwajok while addressing the crowd after the meeting, accepted the mandate of the people, assuring them not to betray their trust and decried politics of exclusion in the PDP.

He said the party has been enmeshed in leadership crisis since it lost power in 2015, adding that effort of former President, Goodluck Jonathan in resolving the prolonged crisis has failed.

The Lawmaker lamented over parallel factions that emerged after the 2016 state congresses in Plateau due to irregularities and sense of injustice that marred the election.

Those who spoke for the five districts includes, Da. Kim Davou, Kuru District, Hon. Dalyop Jambol Lowang, Vwang District, Hon. Dickson Pam James, Zawang District, Joseph Gyang, Du District and Hon. Gideon Dandereng, Gyel District.

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Edward Pwajok at final stages of decamping from PDP to APC