Plateau state government has cautioned the State PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. John Akan, against character assassination This was contained in a press statement signed by Emmanuel Nanle the director of press and public affairs to the governor and made available to newsmen in Jos The statement reads that the ” the Universal Reporters online Headline of November 1, 2017, captioned “I lost my Toyota SUV after I received threats from Governor Lalong and APC Chairman, Chief Hon. Letep Dabang”, credited to Plateau State PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. John Akan, is not only vexatious and libelous but is to say the least the unimaginable outburst of a man living in the trance of his perceived importance.

The statement of the PDP spokesperson is the height of the elevation of buffoonery because it obviously shows the ignorance of Mr. Akans as to the implication of that statement. While talk is cheap and wisdom is grossly lacking in the expression and for which the Governor of Plateau State would obviously not have gratified with a response, it has become pertinent to so do, so the cheap capital that Akans seeks to get from politicizing the theft of his so-called SUV car is not allowed to gain any public value. The Governor of Plateau State finds it necessary to state that though the statement denigrates the exalted office which he occupies he would rather warn Mr. Akans that ignorance of the law is not an excuse and that should he further engage in a character assassination of his person, he will appropriately address the matter through the instrumentality of the law.

For now he would rather sympathies with him as a person in a state of trauma bereft of ideas on how to address the nightmares surrounding his shattered dreams in political and social life. This generous consideration would however not be available with a second libelous public statement.

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Gov Lalong cautions PDP Publicity Secretary against character assassination