Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, has congratulated the winners of the by-elections for Pankshin South State Constituency and Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, which were held on Saturday, February 26, 2020.

Governor Lalong commended APC candidate Chief Ezra Dakup on winning the Pankshin South State Constituency by-election, as well as PDP candidate Hon. Musa Agah on winning the Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency seat.

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In a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Makut Simon Macham Lalong praised the people for turning out to vote for their preferred candidates and conducting themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner, ensuring that law and order was maintained throughout the process.

He also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting the by-elections in a transparent way and ensuring that all parties and candidates had an equal opportunity to campaign and participate in the by-elections.

The governor is particularly pleased with the security agencies’ impartiality and cooperation for INEC and other stakeholders in ensuring a successful outcome, which reaffirms the benefits of the peace process that his Rescue Administration has worked hard to establish since taking office.

The Governor had this to say to the newly elected members:

“The people’s trust in you is demonstrated by your election. You should make every effort to serve the people honestly and diligently, regardless of their tribal, religious, political, or other affiliations. After being elected, the main focus should be on how to enhance people’s lives and work for the Plateau’s greater good. Now that the elections are done, it’s time to get down to business, which necessitates unity, commitment, and sacrifice.”

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Lalong pledged his support and assistance in the performance of their duties, encouraging them to go right to work as soon as they are sworn in.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed his joy over the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) win in the recently concluded bye-election in Plateau State’s Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency.

Governor Ortom, who was the chairman of the PDP campaign council, praised Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who was the co-chairman of the campaign council, for holding firm the party’s structures in the run-up to the election, while praising the perseverance and determination of the party faithful and its candidate who earned the victory.

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“With this triumph, it is no longer in doubt where the people stand in 2023,” the Governor stated in a statement released on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nat Ikyur. Nigerians have clearly aligned behind the PDP in their endeavor to rescue and restore the country from the APC’s misrule.”

He was gratified that, despite harassment by state government agents in Plateau, the people showed their resolve and indomitable spirit in the run-up to the poll, during the election, and afterward.

He promised Nigerians that the PDP will live up to its promises by working for the country’s citizens’ peace, welfare, and security.

Governor Ortom pledged that his party will return Nigeria to an egalitarian society in which every citizen, regardless of tribe or religion, could follow his or her genuine desire in any region of the country without fear of intimidation or molestation.

“It was a razor-thin margin,” he stated of the PDP’s loss in the state assembly byelection. This indicates that our forecast is on track.”

Ortom led the PDP campaign council to success in the Federal Capital Territory council elections a few weeks ago, defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“It is a strong evidence that Nigerians are tired of the poor leadership of the APC,” he said, citing the party’s string of triumphs in previous elections. And we will not let Nigerians down in our determination to restore the country from the wreckage of misrule.”

Hon. Musa Agah Avia, the PDP candidate in the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency bye-election, was declared the winner with a total of 40,343 votes.

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Avia, who is currently a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly representing Irigwe/Rukuba Constituency, was closely followed by the Peoples Redemption Party’s candidate, Mohammed Adams Gwani, who received 37,857 votes, and the ruling APC candidate, Joseph Abbey Aku, who received 26,111 votes.

Some All Progressives Congress stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Saturday under the auspices of the APC Rebirth Group said they anticipated a separate committee to prepare the national convention than the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led group as part of the arrangements for the March 26 national convention.

This came as it praised stakeholders for renewing their promises to guarantee that the APC’s long-awaited National Convention takes place on March 26, 2022, as scheduled.

‘APC Rebirth Welcomes fresh pledge to conduct national Convention, says El-Rufai has inspired confidence,’ the organization stated in a statement signed late Saturday by the group’s spokeswoman, Aliyu Audu.

It stated it isn’t astonished by the sequence of events because it believed the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee would not be willing to hold the Convention anytime soon.

It stated, “We were vindicated.”

It voiced dismay over the fact that the same Caretaker Committee that has “consistently failed” to deliver on its fundamental purpose of delivering the national Convention will be allowed to continue to supervise the proceedings of the same Convention it was unable to organize.

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“Our intention was that following the meeting of governors with the president, a new committee would be formed immediately to prepare for the revised convention date of March 26, but this was not to be,” the statement said.

“While we have nothing personal against the CECPC, our concern, as we have always indicated, is to guarantee that the party’s handlers conduct their affairs in such a way that the party is stabilized and its fortunes are preserved for the tasks ahead.” We trust that the CECPC will be transparent in this matter.

“An early commitment to deliver the Convention has been exhibited with the few activities that have immediately preceded the announcement of the new date of March 26, especially with the entry into the contest of the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.”
Unlike what was previously available, El-Rufai not only inspired confidence by communicating the decisions reached at numerous stakeholder meetings, but he also ensured that the zoning arrangement was conveyed to the public as agreed by the stakeholders, according to the report.

“Despite Elrufai’s intervention, it would have been very gratifying if he and many other party leaders had not only spoken out against the party’s dismal trajectory during the last 22 months with the CECPC at the helm, but also taken responsibility, as he has done in the last few days.”

“We believe that his protracted silence, along with that of many others, contributed significantly to the position in which the party found itself, and we hope that lessons have been learned and that future occurrences of this sort will be avoided.”

“Now that the revised date for the Convention has been agreed upon, the APC Rebirth is determined to working with other party stakeholders to ensure that we produce a convention that will be the pride of not only party members but the entire country,” the group said.

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“We beseech the leadership of Mai Mala Buni to complete his stewardship as party temporary Chairman on a good note by delivering a transparent, free, and fair Convention,” it said in a letter to the CECPC.

Musa Agah of the Peoples Democratic Party was proclaimed the winner of the Jos North/Bassa federal constituency in Plateau State by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Dr. Yinka Oyerinde, INEC Returning Officer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Jos, announced the election results in Jos on Sunday.

On Saturday, February 26, 2022, a bye-election was held.

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After the prior holder, Haruna Maitala of the All Progressives Congress, died in an accident on the Abuja-Jos route last year, the seat became vacant.

According to the Returning Officer, the PDP candidate, who now represents the Plateau State House of Assembly’s Irigwe/Rukuba state seat, received 40,343 votes, defeating his nearest challenger, Muhammad Alkali of the Peoples Redemption Party, who received 37,757 votes.

Abbey Aku, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, came in third place with 26,111 votes.

The Returning Officer announced the following results from the eleven political parties that ran in the election: ADC received 1833 votes, ADP 571 votes, APM 52 votes, APP 55 votes, LP 33 votes, NNPP 136 votes, SDP 52 votes, and YPP 84 votes.

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“That Musa Agah of the PDP, having satisfied the conditions of the law, is hereby proclaimed the winner and returned elected,” the INEC Returning Officer remarked.