The forum of 2019 governorship candidates in Taraba State met on Wednesday and endorsed Col. Agbu Kefas (retd.), the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, as their preferred choice for the March 11 governorship election. The forum’s chairman and Labour Party chieftain, Mr. Kefas Sule, announced the decision on behalf of the other 18 members. Sule, who served as Director of Publicity for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Taraba, said the endorsement resulted from thorough consultation and scrutiny of all candidates contesting the governorship.
“The forum, after wide consultation, found Col. Agbu Kefas to be the best candidate to deliver the desired dividends of democracy to the people, drawing on his military experience,” Sule explained at a press briefing in Jalingo. He added that Taraba State is richly endowed with the resources needed for a high quality of life; the persistent problem has been the quality of leadership. “If we get the leadership question right, every other factor will fall into place and our state will become a reference point in Nigeria.”
The forum concluded that Kefas is the most suitable candidate for the job. “As we prepare to elect a new governor and legislators in a matter of days, we need not just any politician, but someone who has the best interests of the state at heart and the necessary experience. We need a governor who can steer the ship of the state away from the usual failed expectations and disappointments that have been our bane,” the forum said.
It called on the Taraba electorate to give Kefas an opportunity by voting for him overwhelmingly on Saturday.
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