Margif tells Church Leaders that Plateau voted for Peter Obi and not Labour Party, says Dakum should not be votes

Amb. Yohanna Margif, the embattled Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Plateau State, has told Heads of church denominations that Plateau people voted massively for Peter Obi and not Labour party and hence they should not consider Dr. Patrick Dakum the self acclaimed Governorship candidate of the party ahead of the March 11 governorship candidates in the state.

In a letter written to Heads of church denominations in Plateau State and a copy made available to Journalists in Jos, Margif appealed to Plateau people to shun the Labour Party at the Governorship election and vote for a party and candidate that will protect the state from the failed eight years misrule of the outgoing APC government.

He noted that Dakum acquired the Labour Party ticket through a fraudulent means and described him as a distraction towards the realization of Plateau project.

He stated further in his own words this that “I wish to respectfully write to inform the church of how I was fraudulently shortchanged of the governorship ticket of the Labour Party that I lawfully procured. For the avoidance of doubt, I contested and won.”

“I am aware that the church advanced the cause of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi in the just concluded presidential election. The Church may need to know it was my humble self who introduced the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi to Plateau people and funded the party when Dr. Dakum was still a member of the APC where he contested for the Governorship Primary election and came 2nd.”

“I pledge my full support for the position of the church, especially, as it was prompted by the flagrant disregard to the christendom by the ruling party, the APC, when the party insisted on a Muslim – Muslim ticket despite the admonition of CAN. Indeed, the position of the church is commendable.”

He appealed to the Church to go into the next election as a united front and eschew any form of division, saying the massive votes given to Peter Obi will not translate into the vote for Labour Party’s Governorship candidate.

He concluded thus that “Let me also use this opportunity to inform the church that I am exploring all lawful means to reclaim my stolen mandate. I wish to thank our church leaders for always choosing and standing on the path of truth.”