Hassan Emerges State Chairman as Plateau PDP Gets New Exco

Seiki Adinoyi in Jos

Former Plateau State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Chris Hassan, has emerged as the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday congress held at Langfield Park in Jos.

Hassan polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest rival in the contest, a former House of Representatives member, Mr. Bitrus Kaze, who got 186 votes. The third contestant, Mrs. Monica Gwom, garnered eight votes.

Captain B Y Golen emerged the state deputy chairman, while Mr. Emmanuel Tuan clinched the state secretary position.

Others are: Mr. Yakubu Gwott Chocho (state organising secretary); Mr. John Akans (state publicity secretary); Mr. Daniel Azi (state financial secretary); Angela Shinkur (state auditor); Mr. Davaou Mang (vice chairman, Plateau North); Mr. Jeremiah Satmark (vice chairman, Plateau Central), and Mr. Simon Domle (vice chairman, Plateau South).

Others are: Barrister Pankshak Dakyen (state legal adviser); Mrs. Martina Dakur (state women leader), and Mrs. Christy Nyam (assistant state women leader).

A total of 1,788 delegates were accredited and participated in the congress.

Meanwhile, Hassan has enjoined all contestants to join hands with the new Exco to make the party stronger and formidable in order to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.

He added that he would operate an open-door policy to garner ideas to take the party an enviable height.

Kaze, on his part, embraced and congratulated Hassan as a sign of readiness to work with him.

The national headquarters of the party had dissolved the Exco of the party, and set up a caretaker committee after the party had a serious crisis following the last state congress. The committee, after holding reconciliation meetings with stakeholders, decided to conduct a fresh state congress.