Bomba Dauda
The House of Representative Member of Zango/Jaba Federal Constituency, Hon Amos Gwamna and the Jaba State House of Assembly Member, Engr. Henry Mara are been accused by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Jaba Local Government Area of alleged plot to upturn the outcome of the Ward Congress held on 27 July 2024.
Speaking at the State Party Secretariat in Kaduna on Monday at a press briefing, the Jaba Local Government Party Chairman, Hon. Jonathan Gyam, said, there was an alleged plan by the two lawmakers to upturn the will of the people long before now.
” My House of Representatives member, and the State Assembly member, Engr. Henry Marah, has been intimidating people that they’re the ones in Government, saying that even if we vote they will fill names and give forms , hence when we didnt see them we concluded what they have been saying.
Gyam warned that if the current modus operandi works without doing the needful, it would be the official end of the PDP as a political party in Jaba Local Government Area.
” We want to unequivocally warned that failure to adhere to the will of the masses will not augur well for the party because we conduct our election, which was free, fair, and credible.
Before now, “We were informed that the congress committee would be coming to every Local Government, which we waited and we didn’t see them and we went ahead and conduct the Ward election as directed by our party from the State.
” So, I addressed the congress committee and dispatched them to every Ward, and they conducted the election, which was free, fair, and credible. But up to this morning, we dont know who and who constituents the congress committee, but it was later that we heard that some groups were conducting elections somewhere.
” If a committee was to come to Jaba, it is expected that they’ll come and report to the Party office, but I didn’t see anybody. Adding, none of the committee members was contacted up to this moment,” he added.
He explained that: “So, up to the time we finished our congress on Saturday, there were no phone calls. So, we decided to come to the State party Secretariat with my result so that the State would give me forms to fill out because we had finished our election successful.
” As we speak, I have not seen any of the congress committee that was sent to Jaba, and I can not fold my hands waiting for them.
“We urged the State Party, to respect our result which was the will of the masses because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was there, Dss and the police which they all signed as witnesses,” he stated.
Gyam maintained that they’re at the State Party Secretariat to ensure that the wishes of the people are respected and failure to do so, they’ll defect and risk the party chances.
“Even if this Ward congress is to be conducted 10 times, it would be the same result even if not far better.” Gyam maintained.
