Fidelis Tapgun, a former governor of Plateau State and a PDP chieftain, has warned against the PDP’s purported efforts to deny the Central Senatorial District of the state the governorship in 2023.
Tapgun, who spoke with journalists in Jos on Sunday and expressed remorse for past mistakes and the extended turmoil that had engulfed the party, stated that failing to zone the governorship to the central zone would deny the party victory in the 2023 general elections.
He urged Chris Hassan, a former Commissioner for Works, to bring all dissatisfied sections together and work hard to guarantee that the PDP reclaims power in the upcoming general election.
Tapgun said, “The PDP in Plateau State has passed through a lot in the past but I believe the emergence of a new exco during the just concluded state congress offers the party a new beginning for greatness. And I blame the party crisis on those who thought that they own the party to the exclusion of other stakeholders.
“But the experience has shown that everyone is important in the party and I hope the emergence of a new state exco led by Chris Hassan will mark the end of the crisis.
“And my advice to the new exco is to work and return power to the PDP come 2023 because the people still have confidence in PDP to provide good governance. But one way to achieve victory for the PDP is for the party to respect zoning for the governorship in Plateau state because it has come to stay.”
“So, given the fact that the Southern zone will complete their eight-year tenure in 2023 after the Northern zone had held power for eight years, I believe that it is the turn of the Central zone to produce the next governor in 2023. And I can assure you that the PDP will lose the governorship in 2023 of the party does not zone the governorship to the central zone.”
