Lalong Sponsoring ‘Third Force’ In Plateau Governorship Race -PDP Boss

Chairman, Plateau chapter of the PDP, Mr Damishi Sango, has accused Gov Simon Lalong of sponsoring a “third force’’ in the state’s governorship race.
Our correspondent reports that a “third force’’, outside the APC and the PDP, has emerged to challenge for the Plateau governorship seat, with retired Brig. Gen. Jon Temlong of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), as its candidate.
Our correspondent also reports that many other political parties, outside the PDP and APC, have collapsed their structures into the new fold, with their candidates queuing behind the ADP to unseat the incumbent APC, and prevent its predecessor, the PDP, from regaining power.
Political pundits have alleged that some powerful forces in the PDP were sponsoring the “third force’’, after losing out in the arrangement that brought in Sen. Jerry Useni as the PDP candidate.
The PDP forces were said to be particularly angry over allegations that Useni rejected some names submitted for consideration as his running mate because they were said to belong to some “rival PDP power blocs’’.
But Sango told our correspondent yesterday in Jos that the “third force’’ was the handiwork of Lalong to divide the votes of the PDP in the governorship election scheduled to hold March 2.