My Appointment As DG APC Presidential Campaign Not To Ridicule Christians, North Central ― Gov Lalong

My Appointment As DG APC Presidential Campaign Not To Ridicule Christians, North Central ― Gov Lalong

• North Central APC Forum asks Lalong to reject appointment

Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has stated that his appointment as the Director-General, All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council is not about religion or an attempt to ridicule Christians and the North Central.

Lalong’s statement is coming on the heels of different calls on him to reject the appointment. One of those who made the call is a group within the APC christened “North Central APC Forum” which described it is an insult to the region.

Speaking on behalf of the forum in Jos, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, said since last year they have been canvassing for the emergence of the next president from the zone, because it was time for the zone to produce the next president of the country come 2023.

He explained that their initial stance was not to compromise the 2023 Presidency for any other position because apart from the military era, the region since this democratic dispensation hasn’t actually produced either the president or the vice president, but has largely contributed to the democratic growth in the nation.

“Our concern in the 2023 elections is that of North Central as either the President or Vice President, but we were denied because they consider us either not qualified or competent enough. But as soon as it comes to Director General of the presidential campaign we suddenly become the most qualified.

“Ironically, it is the same Governor Simon Bako Lalong whom we have been canvassing support for as either president and then later as a presidential running mate/vice president, but the party discarded our call, that is suddenly been appointed as the director general of the party’s presidential campaign organization. We spent lots of resources pushing for either the presidential slot or vice president at different times and it was all over the media since last year.

“We therefore consider Lalong’s appointment as insulting, degrading and making the region irrelevant in the political calculation of the country. We won’t accept this because this is quite unfair and sort of relegating our people to the background.

“That is why we are calling on Governor Lalong to reject this offer, and those celebrating his selection from the region should desist henceforth because this is a great slap on our face.