April 17, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has generated over five hundred million naira from Plateau State through the sale of nomination forms for various elective offices as at last Thursday when the extended deadline expired.
According to records obtained exclusively at the PDP State Secretariat along Yakubu Gowon Way, Jos, twenty (20) gubernatorial aspirants had purchased nominations and expression of interest forms at N22.5million each, and had duly completed other administrative procedures to qualify for screening on the scheduled date according to set guidelines.
The records also show that one hundred and thirty seven members bought nomination forms to contest for the twenty four State House of Assembly Seats at the cost of N600, 000 each.
With the zoning understanding in the Party now standing in favour of the Plateau Central Senatorial District, an analysis of the records show that eighteen of the aspirants are from Plateau Central alone.
They include Jack Peri from Barkin Ladi Local Government Area in Plateau North, and Kefiano Kefas Rotshak from Shendam Local Government area in Plateau South, two of which gubernatorial bids analysts have described as ‘sheer adventure and strategic calculation towards some concessions by the party in future’.
With Letep Dabang, of the Mupun ethnic tribe of Panshin local government area and recent decampee from the APC, as one of other twelve contenders fom the Plateau Central district, those of the Mwaghavul stock of Mangu LGA include Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, Retired Brigadier General John Sura, Barrister Caleb Mwutfwang, Alfred Dapal, Mazadu Daden, Satu Jatau, and Ephraim Lenka Dewa.
The list also shows that the Ngas tribe of Pankshin and Kanke LGAs are represented in the race by Timothy Golu Simon, Dauda Gotorin, former Immigration boss, David Shikfu Parradang and Jerry Goshop.
Jonathan Akums, who made the list of fourteen contestants who had purchased nomination forms at press time, hails from Bokkos, the same homestead of former governor, Joshua Chibi Dariye.
