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2015: Taraba South insists on consensus candidate

Published by The Nation on Mon, 20 Oct 2014


Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Taraba South District have adopted Chief David Kente as their consensus candidate for next years governorship election. They advised the former Defence Minister, Gen. Yakubu Danjuma, to support his candidature, saying that he is popular.Danjuma is backing the Minister of State for Niger Delta, Mr. Darius Ishaku, for the position. The stakeholders alleged that the elder statesman has endorsed the minister without consultation with them.As the Southern Tarabas consensus candidate Chief David Sabo Kente declares his governorship ambition in Wukari today, his people have urged General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) to drop his choice for the state governors slot. They also said that Ishaku may not be in touch with the political realities because he has lived outside the state.The stakeholders said in a statement by the Secretary of Screening Committee for aspirants, Chief D.S. Nyaturi, that Danjumas unilateral and unpopular decision is in conflict with the interest of the people. He said Taraba South will stand by the recommendation that Kente should be supported by the stakeholders.The community leader said Ishakus choice as the consensus candidate has implications for the PDP in next years elections.He said: Naming the minister as the PDP candidate for Taraba South may likely cost the party the governorship seat, if the peoples grievances are not addressed and laid to rest.The National President of the Jukun Development Association of Nigeria (JDAN), Mr. Benjamin Bako Danborno, said for the sharing formula should be honoured by the stakeholders so that the slot will not slip away from the district.He appealed to those he described as the Abuja based Southern Taraba elders, elitesand politicians to reflect on the negative consequence of ishakus candidature.He said: Let us all go back to the decision that was arrived at four months ago by all traditional rulers, youth groups, market women and religious leaders, who after one year of painstaking consultationacross the nation, especially among Taraba State indigenes, arrived at an equitable, just and fair power sharing formula.That power sharing formula necessitated the zoning of the governorship slot to Wukari Local Government an Area from where the consensus candidate earlier voted to represent them, Chief David Sabo Kinte, hails from. The senatorial slot was zoned to the Kuteg clan, while the House of Representatives slot went to the Chamba tribe, Donga Local Government. Other key political officers were shared between the Tiv and Ichen people for political balancing and equity.Danborno wondered why some politicians in Abuja would decide to upturn the power sharing formula and influence General Danjuma to make an unpopular decision that has trigered anger and protest by the people.He said: We call on well-meaning people of the state to throw their weight behind Kente, who has distinguished himself and brought glory to Taraba in all spheres and vote him as the next governor.]]>
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