The Central Senatorial zone Candidate on INEC Portal For The Labour Party Plateau State for February 25 2023 Still Remains Mr Melchior Mukilama Gowon

The Central Senatorial zone Candidate on INEC Portal For The Labour Party Plateau State for February 25 2023 Still Remains Mr Melchior Mukilama Gowon.

The Senatorial Candidate for the Labour Party (LP) for Plateau Central Zone in the February 2023 General Elections, Mr. Melchior Mukilama Gowon has expressed his protest to the publication in the magazine of the Labour Party presidential campaign rally held at rampang township stadium in Jos the Plateau state capital on the 20th January 2023 at 10:am titled a new Nigeria is possible with the picture of chief Garba Pwul SAN purported as the senatorial candidate for the Central zone for the upcoming general election February 25 2023 and in the light he has given the party three days to publicly renounced and correct what he called “mischievous publication/fake news particularly the picture of Chief Garba Pwul SAN which appeared on the program of event during the LP Presidential Campaign Rally in Jos on Friday 21st January 2023 as the purported Senatorial Candidate for the party this is false hood and not true.

Gowon in the briefing said pointed out page 11 of the program of event of the Labour Party presidential campaign rally held at rampang township stadium in Jos the Plateau state capital on the 20th January 2023 at 10:am titled a new Nigeria is possible, see the picture of one chief Garba Pwul SAN. appeared program as the Labour Party senatorial candidate for the Plateau central zone. According to him this is false hood and not true this is a conspiracy against me against the interest of the people of the central zone.

According to him is my picture that is supposed to be there not that of Chief Garba Pwul SAN. He said “This is simple; you journallists and let every Nigerian listening to this Press briefing should Google the INEC portal and see the INEC final list of candidates nominated by the 18 political parties for all elections published and posted on 4th October, 2023 for the forth-coming 2023 general elections and you would noticed that the Senatorial Candidate for the Labour Party for the Plateau Central Zone is Melchior Mukilama Gowon, that is me and not one Chief Garba Pwul SAN”.

Mr Melchior Mukilama Gowon made this known in a press briefing when he was addressing Journalists in Jos on Saturday, at his office. Gowon stated that the briefing was to protest and expressed his disenchantment over the development which he described as fraudulent, mischief and a calculated attempt to still his Devin mandate as candidate for the labour party for the central senatorial zone of the Plateau state for the Labour Party.

The Senatorial Candidate further stated that he has already discussed with his legal team stressing that he would take every legal step to stop and correct the falsehood which he said is an attempt to mislead his teaming support

“Consequently, I call on Labour Party Plateau State Chapter, the Mobilization Committee of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Rally 2023, and the National Headquarters of the party to take immediate step within three (3) days from this press briefing to come out and renounce and correct this mischievous publication/fake news particularly the picture and name of Chief Garba Pwul SAN at page 11 of the program of event which runs contrary to the INEC final list published on the 4th of October 2022 containing my name as submitted to the Commission by the Labour Party on the 17th day of June 2022.

“Failure to do so will leave me with no alternative but to ask my lawyers to Institute an action in the appropriate court in Nigeria.
“I am GOWON, I go for one Nigeria. I believe that a new Nigeria is possible only when there is justice and not injustice.

“I also believe that justice brings peace but injustice brings chaos”, he said.

Gowon further made it categorically clear that he did not withdraw his candidacy given to him by the LP to contest for the Plateau Central Senatorial District in the February 25, 2023 election and is not contemplating doing so anytime.

Mr Melchior Mukilama Gowon, while responding to “questions” raised by the journalist on the current state of event of trying to mischievously skimmed him out “said” he has received threats from the chairman of the Labour Party plateau state Mrs Grace Zamfara ”On Thursday the 13th day of October 2022 at about 1.40 pm the Mrs Zamfara called me intimidating and threatening me to withdraw as the candidate of the Labour Party for the seat of the Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial Zone of Plateau State for her preferred candidate or ” risk suffering like Margif”. According to Melchior this was the direct threat I received from her and I didn’t take it lightly so I told my Layer and we immediately took legal actions.

at In the Chief Magistrate Court of Plateau State, ln the Jos Judicial Division
Holden at Jos

because my life is no longer save. As I speak to you Mrs Zamfara is currently is standing trial for Criminal intimidation punishable under Section 377 of the Plateau State Penal Code Law, 2017. So you journalists can see what is actually playing out, and is quite unfortunate Labour Party is build on equity and justice.

In conclusion Mr Melchior Mukilama Gowon, LP Senatorial Candidate Plateau Central Senatorial zone called on all his teaming supporters to remain calm as all efforts to correct all the legality will be addressed appropriately in due time. And he said may Justice which brings peace rule in a new Nigeria .