The Senator representing Plateau
North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Jonah Jang, has declared
his intention to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019.
The former governor said if
Nigerians desire”effective, positive change and a better country,” they should
give him the chance to spare-head the affairs of the country.
Jang, a member of the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party, said the advice given by two former heads of state, Olusegun
Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, to the president on 2019 was apt as, according
to him; APC had not performed well since assuming power in 2015.
He spoke during an interaction
with journalists at his residence in Du, Jos South Local Government Area of the
state, on Sunday evening.
Jang said he would take over from
Buhari after he gets a go ahead from God.
“I’m in politics to serve my
people. If Nigerians really feel I can be President, why not? But I will have
to confide in my creator (God) first.
“But for God sake, they
(Obasanjo/Babangida) have done nothing wrong. They have the right to express
how they feel about his (Buhari) governance. Most Nigerians did same during
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration even when he was trying his best. Why will
Buhari’s own become an exception?”
He also accused the APC of
“mal-administration and mismanagement at all levels of governance.”
“I don’t understand the reason
for the blame game (by APC). If till today, after two years in governance, the
APC administration is blaming PDP for it failures, then the time is up for them
to leave.
“If you have hot heads of
youthful nature in the Senate and House of representatives, what kind of laws
do you think the National Assembly will produce for Nigerians? That is why the
House of Representative is always rowdy, full of young people, though we have a
few of them (youth) in the senate, the likes of Dino. That is why I said (the)
Senate is not for the young ones. And in Hausa language, the senate is called
“Maijelisan Datibai” meaning”assembly of elders”, so where is the position of
the youth here?
“Shortly before Lalong was
inaugurated as governor, I personally invited him to talk with him. I wrote him
a letter that I personally signed, but he never came nor has he replied me till
today. As we speak, I have not seen Lalong since he became governor. For God
sake, even by age, I am older than Lalong. I’m above 70 years. He should pay me
homage as an elder in this state (Plateau).
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