Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
No fewer than governorship candidates of 16 political parties in Taraba State, yesterday, stepped down for Governor Darius Ishaku, promising to support and work for the success of the governor in Saturday’s governorship and state Assembly election in the state.
Leader of the group, Mr Paul Yanji, who spoke on behalf of the other candidates said the decision was carefully taken after a thorough evaluation of the political atmosphere and a close examination of the governor’s achievements in the last four years.
Yanji said the governor had brought a principled and ideological system of governance in the state for the first time, and it was only natural for well-meaning people of the state to support him for a second tenure so he can complete the good work he has started.
He said: “We are here to express our unalloyed support for Gov Darius Ishaku to continue in 2019. Our decision is well informed and based on a dispassionate love for the state, which we collectively consider above our personal interests. For the first time, the governor has introduced a principled and ideological system of governance in the state, through the rescue mission. His willingness to always make compromises just to accommodate everyone has endeared him to the people.”