Plateau 2019 – Northern zone Youth group endorses Lalong

By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos

Group operating under the aegis of Plateau Northern Zone Youths for better development (PNZGBD) has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Simon Lalong for his “exemplary leadership and performance in office.

The group noted that Governor Lalong has done well since assumption of office and deserves a second term in office come 2019/.

Our correspondent reports that in a statement signed by the President and Secretary of the group, Comrade Bere Pam and Ajang Azi respectively, the group disclosed that Governor Simon Lalong should be supported by citizens of the state in 2019. According to the statement issued at the weekend in Jos, the group said: “We commend our governor for awarding contracts to rebuild some roads in the Northern part of the state. We have visited the roads awarded and discovered that serious work is ongoing.” It would be recalled that the State Government had in February this year awarded three contracts worth N5 billion for the construction of roads in Jos that benefiting communities say were neglected by previous governments.

The communities include Anguwan Rogo, Tudun Wada, Tina, Dutse uku and Chanyap all in Jos north local government area of the state. The government awarded a contract of N1.5 billion to Letokem Nig Ltd for the construction of Anguwan Rogo to Ali Kazaure while N1.8 billion was awarded to Jolex Nig. Ltd for the construction of Tudun Wada to Mado village and China’s Chinazhonghao was awarded N1.7 billion contract for the construction of roads around Dutse Uku, Chanyap, Tina and others. The statement further reads: “We the youths from the Northern part of Plateau have observed that our Governor is determined to make Plateau great and we are solidly behind him, as a group we are behind him because of the good work he is doing in Plateau. “Lalong had done well in carrying along all tribes in governance ,and as a group we shall always say things the way they are at all times. “Our rescue Governor Simon Lalong has done well in his first three years in office and should be given the opportunity to continue to provide more dividends of democracy to Plateau citizens.”

They also appealed to the people of the state to give the governor their support, adding that it was only by so doing that the state would grow faster. “The huge debt and backlog of salary arrears that Lalong inherited did not deter him from executing his plans for the people of the state. Giving what he inherited on ground in terms of debts, accumulated backlog of salaries and hostile labour environment, Lalong decided to take the bull by the horns.

“He cleared the backlog of the salaries by diligently and prudently applying the bailout funds.

We call on the people of the state to vote massively for Lalong during the 2019 Governor ship election .

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Plateau 2019 – Northern zone Youth group endorses Lalong