By PETER TITLE
POLITICAL parties in Plateau State have been told to put their acts together preparatory to the forth coming local government elections, promising that the state government would not meddle in the affairs of the state electoral commission (PLASIEC), in conducting the elections.
Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang stated this recently when the Executive Council of Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), Plateau State Chapter, paid him a solidarity visit at the Old Government House, Rayfield, Jos.
According to him, the era where a winner was announced in previous local government elections in the state before the arrival of results was over, just as he promised to be fair to all, irrespective of their party differences.
“As a democrat, believe in multi- party politics where people are allowed to choose who they want. Alternative platforms allows democracy to thrive and the people will see it in action in this dispensation,” Mutfwang stressed.
He noted that oppositions all over have a great role to play in shaping democracy for good, assuring that his government would welcome constructive criticism that would help move the state to enviable heights.
Governor Mutfwang note, “On no account will any party be sidelined as local government elections draw nearer. We will not announce results when counting is not concluded.”
He therefore thanked IPAC in the state for agreeing to work with the government and assured them of maximum cooperation and support so as to excel in their endeavors.
Earlier, the Chairman of IPAC, Honorable Chris A. Hassan, told the governor that they were in his office to express their solidarity as well as to commend him for his developmental strides on the Plateau.
Hon. Hassan who is also the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), thanked Mutfwang for his fatherly role, saying that the state chairmen of other political parties have been giving him maximum cooperation.
