• Friday, March 29, 2024
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2019:Taraba former Ag Governor denies dumping APC for PDP

Garba-Umar
The former  Acting Governor of Taraba state, Alhaji Garba Umar, has debunked the rumour making rounds in the state that he has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Umar who made this known while briefing journalists in Jalingo on Friday  described the rumour as false and baseless while stressing that he was still a card carrying member of the APC.
Umar vowed to continue to throw his weight behind the party’s presidential candidate and the party at large and called on the people to set aside party, religion and ethnic differences and come out in their numbers to vote for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election and subsequently, the governorship and state Assembly election.
“Let me tell you without missing words that I am still a card carrying member of the APC and I have no plans of leaving the party for any reason whatsoever.  I am solidly behind the party’s presidential and governorship candidates fully.  Let me enjoin you all to vote wisely and eschew acts capable of igniting crisis during and after the election.
“We can not undermine the need for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide a level playing ground for all the political parties to participate in the election.”
He urged security operatives to avoid the temptation to make themselves tools in the hands of the PDP to disrupt the conduct of the exercise.
Nathaniel Gbaoron, Jalingo