It goes without saying that the outcome of today’s election would determine the results of many seats of the keenly contested governorship elections which comes up on 11th April 2015. If Buhari wins the election, expect a lot of states to swing towards APC. If Goodluck Jonathan wins, then expect a lot of the states which are still dangling on the edge to be swayed towards PDP.

On the Plateau, the situation is not dissimilar. The state is rife with dissatisfaction from what many construe as the imposition of GNS Pwajok by Governor Jang. As such, in protest, they have vowed to vote APC.

It goes without saying that the result of today’s presidential election would determine the outcome of many seats of the governorship elections which comes up on 11th April 2015. If Buhari wins the election, expect a lot of states to swing towards APC. If Goodluck Jonathan wins, then expect a lot of the states which are still dangling on the edge between PDP and APC to be swayed overwhelmingly towards PDP.

On the Plateau, the situation is not dissimilar. The state is rife with dissatisfaction from what many construe as the imposition of GNS Pwajok by Governor Jang. As such, in protest, they have vowed to vote APC.

If Buhari wins the national vote today, this will go to consolidate the resolve of these protesting Plateau voters to vote against the PDP establishment. However, should Goodluck Jonathan be declared winner, the situation may be very different – the momentum of winning the national vote may do a lot of good to the candidature of GNS Pwajok. Either way, the will of the people is supreme and if Plateau decides to swing PDP or APC, then let it be.

That said, what would be a travesty for Plateau, is if we end up voting a Governor who is of different party affiliation than the new President. So for instance if the new president was from “Party A” and our governor is from “Party B” – that would be a travesty. History has shown us that states which are in opposition to the ruling party typically lose out on key benefits such as appointments, developments and perks. But over-archingly for Plateau, the situation is a lot more complex than that. Given the fact that crisis and attacks have remained constant and unabated, our Governor will need to be in constant contact with the president, and if there is a political barrier (e.g., say the are from differnt parties), then the president who is the Commander-in-Chief may not be inclined to assist the governor.

One thing remains clear through this all – this is a defining moment for Plateau. We’d either be back to the darks days of bondage and imperialism, when Gen. Dabazzau and Gen. Saleh Maina, led brutal campaigns of terror and carnage against our people or we’d be in an era of relative tranquility where the Plateau man is an “equal” in the committee of states.

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How the outcome of today’s Presidential elections will shape who wins in Plateau