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‘I cry each time someone is killed in Plateau’, says Akpabio at APC event
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says he usually cries whenever someone is killed in Plateau state.
Akpabio spoke on Saturday at Jos Polo Field, Plateau State, during an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to welcome defectors into the party.
The event was attended by top APC stakeholders in the north-central zone, including Nentawe Yilwatda, APC national chairman; Simon Lalong, a senator and former governor of Plateau; Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives; Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa; and Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue.
The senate president lamented that many people have been killed in Plateau because of insecurity and assured the crowd that President Bola Tinubu is working to bring peace to the state.
“Too many lives have been lost. Too many homes destroyed. Plateau deserves peace, and anyone who wants to govern this state must be committed to peace,” Akpabio was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his media aide, Anietie Ekong.
“I cry whenever anybody is killed in the Plateau. The state is looking for peace, and President Tinubu will deliver peace to Plateau state.”
Akpabio also praised the defectors for joining the ruling party, saying the APC and President Tinubu will win Plateau in 2027.
“Today we have received political caterpillars, including several governorship candidates in the last election,” he said.
“We have also received the director general of PDP campaigns in the last election, several serving and former members of the national assembly and their supporters.
“Let me appreciate President Tinubu for finding a man of valour, a man of integrity and a man of dignity, Prof. Nentawe, to become the National Chairman.
“You can see that he has delivered Plateau state to APC before the elections. When you are escorted by a lion like President Tinubu, you have nothing to fear.”
Some of the defectors include Istifanus Gyang, a senator who represented Plateau north in the ninth assembly; Latep Dabang, director-general of the PDP campaign during the 2023 elections; Patrick Dakum, Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 polls; and Alfred Dabwam, former governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Plateau remains one of the states most affected by insecurity in the north-central region, with violent attacks leading to the death and displacement of many residents.
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