Ex-Plateau commissioner rejects APC campaign council appointment

Former Plateau State Commissioner for Works, Aminu Zang

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Plateau State Commissioner for Works, Aminu Zang, has rejected his appointment to the All Progressives Congress Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council in the state, reaffirming his loyalty to the PDP.

Zang, whose name appeared as number 254 on the published list of the APC Campaign Council’s Central Planning Committee, said he was neither consulted nor informed before his name was included.

In a statement released on Wednesday titled, “Clarification on My Inclusion in the 2027 Plateau State Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council – Central Planning Committee,” Zang said he remained committed to the PDP.

He said, “While I sincerely appreciate those who considered me worthy of inclusion and deemed me suitable for the responsibilities associated with this important assignment, I wish to state, unequivocally and without any ambiguity, that I remain an unrepentant and committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of the RAINBOW COALITION extraction.”

Speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondent, Zang said his inclusion in the APC campaign council was made without his knowledge or consent.

“They didn’t consult me. I’m not angry, so to speak. But, if you read the statement that I issued, I thanked those who felt that I was worthy of inclusion in the campaign council list,” he said.

He added, “Unfortunately for them, I am a bona fide member of the PDP. So, I cannot belong to the PDP and now be in the APC campaign council team. I cannot.”

Clarifying his political position ahead of the 2027 general elections, Zang said, “I am supporting Wike’s position that Tinubu returns, but for the governor, no way. I’m in the PDP.”

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He also declared support for his party’s candidate, saying, “Of course, we have a candidate in the PDP, Chief Kefas Wungak Ropshik.”

Asked whether the PDP had constituted its campaign council, he said, “No, not yet. They are working on it.”

In his statement, Zang called for peace ahead of the 2027 elections, urging political stakeholders to approach the electoral process with maturity and mutual respect.

“The electoral process should be approached with maturity, mutual respect and a strong sense of responsibility,” he said.

He urged party members, supporters and the public to embrace peace, tolerance, civility and political decorum, while seeking the guidance and intervention of God for a peaceful electoral process.