Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong

he All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.

Lalong Will Go Through Party Primary, Party Says

Party Rules Out Automatic Ticket For Plateau Governor Lalong

The All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, has ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, who has indicated interest to vie for second term.

Governor Lalong declared his intention while speaking on Friday during the stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress held in Yelwa Club, Bukuru in Jos. “Yes, it is true. His Excellency, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has declared his interest to seek re-election in 2019”, The Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, confirmed after the meeting.

The Plateau State chairman of All Progressives Congress, Latep Dabang, while reacting to the development ruled out the possibility of an automatic ticket for the Governor saying that the Party will “surely conduct primaries”

Dabang said, “Governor Lalong has formally declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the APC.

“We are democrats and can’t stop anybody from contesting. However, the governor won’t get an automatic ticket because we will surely conduct primaries. But for now, governor Simon Bako Lalong is the one that has publicly declared that he would contest this election come 2019 on the platform of the APC. If there are others, we cannot stop them from contesting.

“The declaration of the governor was not part of the agenda. But at the end of the meeting, there were motions by party faithfuls requesting the governor to clear the air on whether he would contest the 2019 elections or not. And the governor took time to also inform the gathering that as a matter of fact, there has been that pressure from all sectors, including some from the political setting and the Plateau State Youth Council and quite a number of spirited party faithful who have have been drumming support for him to seek a second term in office.