Former Plateau State governor and current Senator of the Federal Republic, Jonah Jang has joined the race for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket for the 2019 general elections.
Jonah Jang, who submitted his letter of interest at the party’s state secretariat today, Tuesday, said that the ticket should be zoned to the North-Central geo-political zone “in the interest of equity and fairness.”
He argued that the zone had been the belt that tied Nigerians together over time, declaring that he is “the face of that middle belt in the presidential contest.”
Jonah Jang regretted that the zone had not produced an elected president and that his election would end that injustice.
He said that Nigeria is becoming increasingly divided along various lines, blaming the nation’s enormous security challenges on inherent injustices.
“My innate desire is to rescue Nigeria from the brim of collapse; I want to restore our greatness by building a nation we shall all be proud of.”
The former governor promised to make peace and security his major focus if elected, adding that he would build the economy and end the current situation where Nigeria had been turned into a dump site.
He also promised to take a closer look at calls for restructuring of the country to ensure justice for all segments of the population.
Jonah Jang promised to tackle impunity and criminality, and vowed to apprehend gunmen that had made life so cheap.
The former governor, who represents Plateau North in the senate, promised to strengthen anti-graft agencies to fight corruption within the confines of the rule of law.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jang’s opponents for the ticket include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Bukola Saraki, and the former governors of Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto and Jigawa States – Ahmed Makarfi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Attahiru Bafarawa and Sule Lamido.
Others include the incumbent governors of Sokoto and Gombe States, Aminu Tambuwal and Dankwambo.
