Saturday Polls: Plateau Citizens Urge To Vote Wisely For Candidates Of Their Choice

Saturday Polls: Plateau Citizens Urge To Vote Wisely For Candidates Of Their Choice

By Moses Gbande

A group operating under the aegis of ONE Plateau Unity Forum, based in Abuja has commended all plateau sons and daughters leaving in and outside plateau for their desire to come home and vote in the gubernatorial and house of assembly election slated for Saturday 9/03/2019.

Pius Yenshi leader of the Abuja groups told Journalists at newsmen conference in his office that the plateau citizens living in Abuja are much concern to participate in the elections at home.

He added that governor Simon Bako Lalong emplore to come home and vote to their conscience and a candidate their choice with out any fear of molestation and to report any case of intimidation to the election security operatives.

The Plateau state Liaison Officer Abuja, Mr Pius Yenshi was appreciated for providing transportation for plateau citizens during the presidential and gubernatorial election not minding political, religious or ethnic affiliation.

“This is the kind of leadership that we have been looking for on the Plateau”.
“He called on all electorates most especially our members to be matured in our conducts, most especially in trying to press home our views and opinion on who should take the mantle of leadership come may 29th 2019.

” We said, whoever emerges, is a plateau son or daughter. We should be ready to support him or her to succeed for the good of our state as a whole.

‘We urge you to shun all kind of violence and not to retaliate to any kind of provocation. May we all prove to be good ambassadors of this noble forum in the spirit of equity and justice.

“Yenshi called on INEC and all the security agencies to leave up to expectation by conducting themselves within the ambit of the law for a free and fair election.

‘The Rescue administration efforts to ensure that every eligible registered voter from plateau base in the Federal capital Territory and it’s environs is not disenfranchised.

“Plateau state liaison officer Abuja Pius Yenshi has announced that , governor Simon Bako Lalong has approved the provision of buses to convey all registered voters from the federal capital Territory and it’s environs to the three headquarters of the three senatorial District as from Friday the eight of march to be returned on the tenth of march to Abuja”

According to Pius Yenshi gesture is to ease the challenges faced by families, individuals or groups who will want to travel home to various locations in the state to exercise the civic duty by voting the candidates of their choice.

He reminded that every registered voter joining the buses must provide his or her permanent voter card just to ensure that miscreants do not take advantage of free ride and back join the buses, noting that the gesture is to further give credence to Governor Simon Bako Lalong commitment to always run an inclusive governance by involving every plateau indigenes home and abroad when the opportunity avails itself.

While commending plateau sons and daughters living in Abuja and environs for being good ambassadors for always making the state proud,Pius Yenshi stated that governor Simon Bako Lalong has always held them in high esteem.
The buses accordingly have taken off at the liaison office on Friday by 8am with that of northern zone terminating in Jos, central zone Pankshin and southern zone shendam with return journey taking the same route and time.

The liaison officer used the opportunity to wish everyone and safe trip to and from plateau.