Senate President Godswill Akpabio says he usually cries whenever someone is killed in Plateau state.
Akpabio spoke on Saturday at Jos Polo Field, Plateau state, during an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to welcome defectors into the party.
The event was attended by top APC stakeholders in the north-central zone, including Nentawe Yilwatda, APC national chairman, and Simon Lalong, a senator and former governor of Plateau.
Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa; and his Benue counterpart, Hyacinth Alia, were also present at the event.
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The senate president lamented that many people have been killed in Plateau owing to the insecurity, assuring that President Bola Tinubu is working to bring peace to the state.
“Too many lives have been lost. Too many homes destroyed. Plateau deserves peace, and anyone who wants to govern this state must be committed to peace,” Akpabio was quoted as saying in a statement released by Anietie Ekong, his media aide.
“I cry whenever anybody is killed in the Plateau. The state is looking for peace, and President Tinubu will deliver peace to Plateau state.”
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Akpabio commended defectors for joining the ruling party, adding that the state will be delivered to APC and Tinubu in 2027.
“Today we have received political caterpillars, including several governorship candidates in the last election,” Akpabio said.
“We have also received the director general of PDP campaigns in the last election, several serving and former members of the national assembly and their supporters.
“Let me appreciate President Tinubu for finding a man of valour, a man of integrity and a man of dignity, Prof. Nentawe, to become the National Chairman.
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“You can see that he has delivered Plateau state to APC before the elections. When you are escorted by a lion like President Tinubu, you have nothing to fear.”
Some of the defectors are Istifanus Gyang, a senator who represented Plateau north in the ninth assembly; Latep Dabang, director-general of the campaign for PDP during the 2023 elections in Plateau; Patrick Dakum, governorship candidate for the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections; and Alfred Dabwam, former governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Plateau is one of the worst-hit states by insecurity in the north-central as violent attacks have led to the death and displacement of many residents.
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