A candidate in the fort coming gubernatorial election in Plateau has said that there is no zoning in the state. Chief Jethro Akun who was the deputy Governor when Chief Joshua Dariye was illegally impeached stated so while speaking to newsmen in Jos.

He said Governors in the state have always been elected based on merit and that zoning was never used since 1979 when Late Chief Solomon Lar was elected as the first executive Governor. He added that candidates from the three zones always presented their candidates to contest.

A candidate in the fort coming gubernatorial election in Plateau has said that there is no zoning in the state. Chief Jethro Akun who was the deputy Governor when Chief Joshua Dariye was illegally impeached stated so while speaking to newsmen in Jos.

He said Governors in the state have always been elected based on merit and that zoning was never used since 1979 when Late Chief Solomon Lar was elected as the first executive Governor. He added that candidates from the three zones always presented their candidates to contest.

Akun said that zoning shouldn’t start with the 2015 elections as he believes in true democracy that will afford everyone the opportunity regardless of zone he or she is coming from. He added that he is from the Central zone and contesting based on being competent.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate said that no single tribe can install a Governor in the state and promised to develop the state if given the opportunity.

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There has never been zoning in Plateau – Akun