The chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Plateau state
chapter, Latep Dabang said the sports minister, Solomon Dalung who hails from
the state, has never attended any function of the party since he was appointed
minister.
Premium Times reports that Dabang made this known Monday, May 21 at the
party secretariat in Jos, during a press conference where he briefed
journalists on the activities of the party.
Dabang said: “The minister of youth and sport development, Barrister
Solomon Dalung, has never attended any of our meetings since he was appointed
minister in spite of several invitations to our meetings.
“During the ward congresses, the minister was in Daura, in Kastina
state. If the president of the country, President Buhari, can go to his party
ward to participate in the congresses, I wonder what the minister was doing in
the country home of the president.”
The APC chairman also said the minister did not attend the just
concluded state congress of the party held last Saturday in Jos.
The APC state congress in Plateau state were held under tight security.
The state governor, Simon Lalong, and his deputy, Sonni Tyoden, participated in
the congresses.
Dalung could not be reached for his reaction on the accusations leveled
against him by the APC chairman in Plateau state.
He did not return calls and did not respond to text messages sent to him
via his mobile telephone about 24 hours ago.
The state chairman of the party, Latep Dabang, made the statement on
Sunday, April 15, when reassuring all governorship aspirants of a level playing
ground ahead of the APC primary election.
The APC leader said despite the standing ovation Lalong received from
stakeholders when he declared his intention to seek a second term, the governor
will not be given an automatic ticket.
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