One of the Governorship Aspirants of the PDP in the 2019 Elections, Mr. Dominic Datong has suspended his ambition.

He thanked his teeming supporters for believing in him and the supports thus far.

His decision to suspend his ambition is contained in the Press Statement duly signed by him and made available to Viewpoint Nigeria as shown below:

Suspension of my Aspiration for the Governorship of Plateau State

Since August of 2017, I declared my aspiration to serve Plateau State in the capacity of the Governor of the State. Since then I received a lot of support and encouragements from you which sustained the dream for over a year.

In the course of the year, together, we designed and refined a 10-point plan which we envisaged would lead the state to sustainable development including:
– Increasing our life expectancy from 46 years to anywhere above the national average of 53.5 years
– Increasing the number of youths and women in active employment
– Reducing our maternal mortality
– Reducing the cases and intensity of violent conflicts in the state
– Reduce prevalence and intensity of violent conflicts

We have sensitized the population of the Plateau of the need to improve on these attributes that describe us negatively in the eyes of the international community. By so doing, we have *lifted the minimum standard expected of our state leaders* from mere building of infrastructure to targeting human development indicators that directly affect the lives of the people.

In the course of the movement, many of you have spent monies and times in propagating what you and I believe are good for us as a people.

I sincerely thank you for the support.

At this juncture, I would like to state that recent events in the state political atmosphere do not pose favorable grounds for us, therefore, I would like to suspend my aspiration for the Governorship of Plateau State. As I always say; *It’s not about me but about the programmes*

I will spend the next few days associating with the other aspirants to solicit that they include our proposed programmes in their blueprint since we all have a firm belief in them. Whoever accepts us more will be communicated to you and I will solicit your support for the person.

Do not see this as a betrayal of your trust in me but a bid to ensure that our programmes sail through as our chances became slimmer over the months for some reasons beyond our control.

Once more, I thank you sincerely on this 3rd day of September, 2018.

Yours Sincerely,
Datong, Dominic Gwaman
[email protected]

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Plateau 2019: Datong, Dominic Gwaman Discontinues Gubernatorial Ambition