Senator Jang has insisted that Nigeria’s image can only be redeemed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) judging by the performances of governors on the platform of the party.
The former governor made the statement on Monday, June 18, when commissioning 24 three-bedroom flats for civil servants in Port Harcourt.
Former governor of Plateau state and senator representing Plateau north, Jonah Jang, has hinted at running for a higher office in 2019.
Jang, who said this while briefing journalists in Jos, also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Muhammadu Buhari administration of destroying Nigeria's democracy ahead of 2019.
Jang said: “I am the senator representing Plateau north, I may be re-contesting the Senate, and I may be contesting a higher position.
“That decision is in the making and the PDP is working very hard to win the election on the Plateau and I am a key figure here on the Plateau.
“So, there seems to be a very deliberate plan to get me out of the way so that I don’t participate in any of the electoral processes.
“I just want to make it very clear that if this is the way our politics is going to be, then I am sorry to say that the democracy that we worked hard for is dying.
“I was part of the G-18, G-34, that fought for this democracy to come, and the G34 formed the PDP, and PDP nurtured democracy for 16 years.
“But now, the APC as a party has come and wants to destroy it by trying to make sure that there is no opposition.
“They want Nigeria to become a one party state, and I believe that this is a subtle way of destroying democracy in Nigeria.
“But by the grace of God, it will not happen. This democracy has come to stay, and we are going to participate fully and no amount of threat will stop us from taking over power as a party in Nigeria in 2019.”
Jang also accused the APC government of planning to incarcerate him ahead of the 2019 general election.
The former governor has also dismissed his indictment in
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