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Appeal Court Judgment: Leave political scene for younger generation, Lalong taunts Useni

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The governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has ‘advised’ the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, in the March 9, 2019 elections, General Jeremiah Useni, to leave the political scene in the state for the younger generation.

Lalong, stated this in reaction to the ruling of the Court of Appeal, that dismissed the appeal filed by PDP and its candidate, Useni, challenging his election.

He described the litigations by the Gen. Useni as a distraction meant to make him loose focus.

Fielding questions from State House Correspondents on Friday, after the Appeal Court’s decision, Lalong stated: “I will say it again here, his daughter was my classmate, I have told him several times, his first daughter was my classmate. So at this stage I would have been expecting his daughter to contest for governor and not him.

“His daughter was my classmate, we went to school together and so why should we be fighting? Fighting him is like fighting a father, it’s unfortunate but for me, I say my focus is Plateau State.

“We have done that in the first election, he was defeated, he said no, they will go back for a re-run, I said let’s go back for rerun. We went back for rerun I defeated him, he said no he was going for the tribunal. We went to the first tribunal, he said he is a General he doesn’t fight and retire, he will go to the Supreme Court.

“That I think is to make me lose focus but I have not lost any focus in Plateau State. As he is moving, I am becoming more determined. The governor of Edo was telling me today that he left Plateau last year but when he went to Plateau a week ago, it was a different Plateau and I told him after Christmas if you come, you will see a different Plateau.

“As far as I am concern, the main election was more important for me. I did the election, I did a run off, we went to the tribunal the first time, we went again for the second time.

“Well, I don’t know whether he is going for the third time. One thing I am very sure and with the confidence I have in Plateau people I know that this victory they are very happy about it. They have prayed about it and the victory is very sweet.

“You know when you get things this way and people are very happy. I am serving people and each time I look at them, I pity them if there is any change in Plateau State with what have done so far, restoring peace in Plateau State, bringing development to the people of Plateau state and overnight, to say that something can change it, it will be very very unfortunate. But I thank God for the judgment and also the confidence we have in the judiciary.”

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