FINALLY THE INCUMBENT, SIMON LALONG WINS 2ND TERM IN PLATEAU STATE

Simon Bako Lalong, GOVERNOR, Plateau

Thank God that finally the election in Plateau State has finally come to an end as the supplementary election that was to determine the winner finally held and at the end of the day, the ruling party's candidate and incumbent, Simon Lalong was finally declared winner after polling a final sum total of votes of 595,582 against 546,813 for PDP's Jeremiah Useni a retired General in the Army.

The beauty of this supplementary election was that, there was no violence. The election took place in 40 polling units in 9 local government areas of the state. The reason for the supplementary election in the 1st place was because the margin of victory for Lalong which was 44,929 was less than the total nos of canceled votes which was 49,377, hence the need to go for the supplementary so that all avenues for excuses would have been shut down.

At the end of the day, Lalong won in 6 of the LGAs contested for, polling a total of 12,327 while Useni won in the remaining 3 LGAs polling a total votes of 8,487. The final margin of victory came to 48,769. So having fulfilled the requirements of the law, the incumbent was declared the winner of the Plateau state Gubernatorial election 2019. And he would be doing another 4 years term.

The result of the election was announced by the returning officer, Richard Kimbir, who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State. Total valid votes 1,159,954, total votes cast 1,176,142, total rejected votes 16,188. 

BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO SHOUTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP- I HAVE NEVER BELONGED TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY & I WOULD NEVER BELONG TO ANY!!!

Bishop Dr David Oyedepo

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Bishop David OYEDEPO, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo & Uche Secondus

The leader and founder of Living Faith Ministries aka Winners Chapel has thought to respond thus in the aftermath of his recent visit to Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo's house in company of the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON with others just last week.

The visit had generated much hoopla, with many wondering why someone who should normally be a father of all, was seemingly siding (taking sides) with one. But the super wealthy, highly revered and respected man of God at his church on Sunday had thought to respond so as to disabuse the people's minds as per the premise of his visit.

Firstly he came out vehemently to say that, his visit was more as a mediator. And also that he has never belonged to any political party and would never ever join any. He also he said categorically without mincing a word that, he has never received a dime, a kobo before from any politician or party.

Hear the man of God, who once said it was an insult for any to have rated that he was worth a mere $150 million dollars--

“Never be left in any doubt, I have never belonged to any political party and I will never belong to any. There is no political party where members of Winners are not. Our goal is to secure the future of Nigeria,” he said.

“I am called a peacemaker and I have done that at all levels in this country. I am anointed to be a mediator because the price of peace is cheaper than the cost of war. That is my involvement. I was invited and I don’t go anywhere I’m not called.”

His outspokeness and seeming support for others is said to have stemmed from the fact that he believes President Muhammadu Buhari, handled the killings of some Nigerians with silliness. To him the recent killings in Plateau State was "an assault on moral standing of the nation".

The he went on further to state that--

“The spirit of faith is a daring spirit. You can see what is happening in this country today, it takes men and women of the spirit of faith to stop the devil. Wickedness won’t give up without vengeance; you can’t be killing people and pretend that you don’t know. Nobody is qualified to lead by morality without a feeling for people’s lives,”

“The day of killer agents has come to an end; anybody who has pity on killers is a killer. God is angry with the wicked every day. The recent holocaust in Plateau state is an assault on the moral standing of a nation.

“If you must kill to rule, you won’t rule. Anybody who must kill to access power, God will deal with them, either local or state government.

“Don’t mind any devil; I have never taken a dime from any candidate in my life. We have never given bribe to anybody in this ministry. I have been very close to the corridors of power, but I have never collected a dime from any of them.

“Anybody who partners with killers, whatever happen to killers will happen to them. There will be no war in Nigeria, but those who want it will go for it.”