“I’m not leaving PDP” – Nigerian Senator rebukes defection rumours

A former governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang, has dismissed stories claiming he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to both the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

In an announcement issued on Sunday by his media guide, Clinton Garuba, Jang said that the report was the work of mischief-makers.

He expressed the agency perception that the PDP would ultimately overcome turbulent occasions and regain its place on the pinnacle of Nigerian politics.

Jang mentioned, “Whereas the previous governor would have ordinarily dismissed the so-called information merchandise as yet one more try by mischief-makers, it’s crucial to state that, as a founding member of the PDP, Senator Jang stays within the occasion of delight of the Nigerian folks, the PDP.

“Although the PDP goes by means of turbulent occasions, it’s his agency perception that the quite a few ongoing courtroom circumstances will deliver an finish to the assorted crises within the PDP and return it to the head of Nigerian politics.

“Distinguished Senator Jang strongly believes that the PDP will put its previous behind it and reclaim its delight of place.”

The denial follows widespread social media hypothesis suggesting that Jang had joined the ADC or SDP.