Plateau state will make history
if Jeremiah Useni, retired lt. general and senator representing Plateau south
senatorial district, achieves his next political target.
In a letter seen by NE, the
senator expressed his wish to govern the state in 2019. If he eventually
succeeds, he will be the oldest elected governor in Nigeria.
In the letter addressed to
Timothy Golu, a member of the house of representatives, Useni said people
across Plateau have endorsed him.
“I write to intimate you of my
noble intention to present myself for the service of our dear state by seeking
the gubernatorial ticket under the platform of PDP,” the letter read.
“My decision to contest is based
on calls from various political and other interest groups across the state
urging me to contest the poll.
“It is in the light of above,
that I wish to kindly request for your support and prayers in actualising this
ambition.”
Maybe the former governor of
Bendel state plans to offer to the people of Plateau, something ‘juicier’ than
what Simon Lalong, the incumbent — aged 54 — is serving them.
For the record, he is eight years
older than the oldest governors in the country at the moment — Abiola Ajimobi
and Abdullahi Ganduje, who are aged 68.
And he is also older than — wait
for it — President Muhammadu Buhari, who turned 75 in December.
He was appointed minister of the
federal capital territory in 1994 and was in the position till 1998.
Born on February 16, 1943 at
Langtang in Plateau, Useni was educated at the Central Primary School, Langtang
and the Nigerian Military school, Zaria. His military training took him to
various professional institutions at home and abroad, including the British Army
Apprenticeship College, Chepstow, India.
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