We Can’t Abandon You, PDP Promises Sacked 16 Plateau State Lawmakers

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, pledged support for the 16 lawmakers of the Plateau State House of Assembly sacked by the Court of Appeal last November.

The support which was to boost the morals of the 16 Lawmakers was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in a interview with THISDAY.

Ologunagba while responding to a question, said, “We cannot abandon them. The party is with them body and soul. This was why we called for a review of the judgement of the judgement of the court of appeal.

“We will follow due processes and the PDP as an organic party that knows the value of due processes will follow this matter to its logical conclusion.

“You don’t expect me to disclose what we are doing in support for them to reclaim their mandate, but remember we have earlier before the judgement of the Supreme Court called for the disbandment of this court of appeal election petition tribunal?

“So, we cannot abandon them. We in the PDP believe that it’s the duty of the electorate to elect public office holders and not the judiciary. We are on this matter and PDP cannot abandon them,” Ologunagba stressed.

Meanwhile, one of the sack lawmakers, who represented Langtang North-North, Joseph Langyi, has said he would not be leaving the state’s House of Assembly because he had to protect the mandate that was given to him by the voters of Plateau state who believed in him.

In an interview with ARISE NEWS, Langyi spoke regarding the situation, saying he was waiting on the judiciary to solve this issue as he would protect his mandate.

“This mandate was given to me by the majority of votes cast at the 2023 January election. And three people will just sit down there and decide to say that I’m no more the member. I have to protect the mandate given to me by my people, because they believe in me,” he said.