By Daniel Dauda,Jos


In looking for a deputy so many factors has to be put in place, first foremost Clan with the voting strength, Competence, Capacity, experience, but most of all you have to think of how to break the monopoly and break the voting strength of the opposition which in this case the PDP is, Some School of thoughts have carried various research this time around politically, for example why did Atiku picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, simple, to break the votes of the south east and south South, secondly why are people calling for a Christian vice president, the simple arithmetic there is to get votes this analysis alone should give Dr Nentawe a clue to know where to pick his deputy from, the distractions on the social media and some kangaroo online polls doesn’t speak the mind of the majority people and as well doesn’t give votes, the slot of the deputy has been shifted to the northern zone fine what Dr Nentawe as a strategist should do is to look at the voting strength of the zone and look at the place that has the highest voting population and pick a deputy from there simple.

Various peoples opinions have been and open letters as well to Dr Nentawe have been written, Dr Nentawe at this point is to face the reality and take church or denominations out of it and look for that Clan in the northern zone and pick his deputy not all this distractions here and there telling him it most be a Catholic or COIN, ECWA and what have you, if elections where to be worn by church or denominations Dariye, Jang, Lalong won’t have been governors, according to research at the earliest stage the Catholic have the majority but now the narrative has changed, by the way the church is a Church denomination is a denomination with different followers and different opinions and interest from the same church or denomination, the reason for this analysis is to make it clear to Dr Nentawe to stand firm and make the right decision for his deputy, but failure to do that it will be disastrous and that will be a total failure and the church won’t save him rather pray along with him as a spiritual father. The era of using church to win election has never seen the light of the day because people in the same church has different choices and politics in the church is based on the church activities not outside politics and if politics is in the church then the church and body of Christ will be divided and for that singular reason and pastor or a Rev. Father will not come out and compel his congregation to vote for their denomination and if that happens different interest in the church will not allow it to happen and as such the church will loose their congregation and followers, this case study is simple and clear.

Only recently an All Progressives Congress (APC) youth group in Plateau State has adopted Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communication, Plateau State, Hon. Daniel Manjang ANIPR as Deputy to the Gubernatorial candidate of the APC Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda in the 2023 joint ticket, this group has carefully looked at the profile of Hon. Dan manjan and know that he is the I ideal person for the job with his wealth of experience, according to the group hon. Dan Manjan has paid his dues for the APC haven’t stand out all through with governor simply because he believed in his ideology, hon. Dan Manjan profile has made him qualify to be the deputy of Dr Nentawe, so any advantage the APC will have if the select Hon. Dan Manjan, one he is from the majority, and he has the voting capacity and his clan has the voting strength, PDP picked a woman from Reyom and out analysis shows if APC pick a man and someone like Dan Manjan the case is settle because he is a grass root politician and will be a good deputy to Dr Nentawe because he has been in the political space for a very long time and possess the right quality, Hon. Dan Manjan capacity alone will help Dr Nentawe and the APC the get more votes from the Berom land, with the combine for of Hon. Rufus Bature and Dan Manjan and other APC political Allied victory for APC is sure in 2023, according to the group the attention of Dr Nentawe has been drawn by so many write ups and open letter this writings is to guide him to make the right choice and not to make a regrettable mistake that will make him a loser at the end, a amongst all those who came out Dan Manjan CV is above all, and Dan Manjan has the advantage of the voting strength and capacity, Dr Nentawe should look at the voting pattern of plateau state and see where the majority and the determining factor always come from.

The group which is known as APC Progressive Minds for Dan Manjang (PMDM), a Youth Support Groups declared their support for Dan Manjang while addressing a press conference at the State Secretariat of the APC, Kalwa House in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Monday 4th July 2022.

According to the group, which is coalition of support groups under the banner of APC groups in Plateau State, they held the press conference to put out the request for competence in proper perspective with regards to the readiness of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections, the CV of Hon. Dan Manjan speaks for him below according to them is the CV of Hon. Dan Manjan

ACADEMIC RECORDS WITH DATES.

– P & BCCS and EKAN Primary Schools, Rim & Foron  1968  1974

– Government Secondary School, Riyom  1974  1979  WASC

– School of Preliminary Studies, Keffi – 1979  1982 WASC/IJMB

– University of Sokoto – 1983/86 B. Sc (Hons) Economics

– Theological College of Northern Nigeria – 1996 Certificate Course in Basic Hebrew. Further Hebrew. Hebrew Exegesis, Old Testament Theology, and History and Religion of Israel.

– Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School for Overseas Students 1999, Certificate in Special Academic Programme for Bible Translators.

– ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos  2001  2004 Masters of Divinity (Pastoral Studies)

– Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School, Advanced Semester Study Programme for Bible Translators, 2007

COURSES/WORKSHOPS

– United States Information Services (USIS) July, 1989, Certificate of Participation in Economic Reporting and Features Writing

– Nigeria Bible Translation Trust, 1994, Introductory Course in Applied Linguistics

– Nigeria Bible Translation Trust, 1995, Introductory Course in Translation Principles

– Call o Hope Seminar on Muslim Evangelism, Miango, 1997

– Plateau State Planning Commission, 2001, Workshop on planning in conjunction with UNFP.

– Summer Institute of Linguistics Trauma Healing Workshop, Accra, Ghana, 2004

– Baptist Mission, Chronoligical Bible Storying Workshop, Lome  Togo, 2005

– Summer Institute of Linguistics Trauma Healing Follow-up Workshop, Accra, Ghana 2006

WORKING EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING INTERNSHIP, ETC)

– Pupil Teacher, EKAN Primary School, Rim, 1979

– Liberian Boys Secondary School, Gindiri 1982

– National youth Service, Cross Rivers/Akwa Ibom States, 1986/87

– Education Officer II, Dalo Memorial High School, Foron, 1987

– Features Writer, Plateau Publishing Company Limited, 1988/92

– Deputy Editor, the Nigeria Standard on Saturday, 1992

– Information Officer, Church of Christ in Nigeria, 1992/94

– Translation Exegete, Berom Language and Translation Board, 1994  2004

– Deputy Director Church Relations, Nigeria Bible Ttranslation Trust, 2004  2005

– Adjunct Lecturer, ECWA Theological Seminary, Kagoro, 2004 to date

– Acting Executive Secretary, Nigeria Bible Translation Trust  2005

– Lecturer, COCIN Gindiri College of Theology  2006 to 2008

– Senior Special Assistant, Media and Public Affairs, Plateau State, 2008

– Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs, Plateau State, 2008 till date.

– Senior Legislative Aide to Senator Gyang Dantong, 2011/2012

Special Adviser Media and Public affairs 2015 to 2017

Commissioner, Ministry of Science and Technology 2017 to May, 2019

Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Communication 2019 to date

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

a) Leadership of Boards, Committees, Clubs, Associations, etc

– Time Keeper, P & BCCS School, Foron 1973/74

– Secretary, Barkin Ladi Youth Council, 1989/90

– Vice Chairman, NUJ, Plateau Publishing Company Limited Chapter, 

1990/92

– Chairman, Berom Youth Movement, National Electoral Committee, 1993

– Chairman, Plateau State Youth Council, 1993/95

– Public Relations Officer, Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria Central Zone II, 1995

– Secretary, Association of Nigerian Christians and Israel, Plateau State 

Chapter, 1996

– Secretary, Planning Committee, Send Off/Induction of COCIN President 1999

b) Membership of Boards, Committees, Clubs, Association etc

– Fellowship of Christian Students, 1974/84

– Constitution Drafting Committee, Barkin Ladi Students Association, SPS  Keffi  Branch, 1981

– Nigeria Union of Journalists, Plateau State, 1986 till date

– TEKAN Literature Committee, 1992/94

– TEKAN Press, 1992/94

– Plateau Unity Forum, 1994

– Management Committee, Dalo Memorial High School, Foron, 1994

– Bible Society of Nigeria, Plateau Area, 1995

– Translation Committee, Berom Language and Translation Board, 1995 to date

c) Directorship/Membership of Boards, Committees, Clubs, Association, etc

– Daystar Press, Ibadan, 1993  2000

– Plateau Radio Television Corporation

– Gindiri College of Theology/Theological Education by Extension, 2001-2004

– Gindiri College of Theology, 2005  2006

– Plateau State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, 2006

– Secretary, Berom Language and Translation Board, 2005 to date

– Trustee, WellNurtured Sons and Polished Daughters Foundation of Nigeria, WESOPOD  2009 till date.

d) Spiritual Responsibilities

– Elder, COCIN LCC, Gigiring, 2000 to date

– Assistant Secretary, COCIN LCC Gigiring, 2000 to 2003

– Gideons International, 2000 to date

– PRO, Berom Language and Translation Board, 1995/98

– Life Member, Nigeria Bible Translation Trust, 1992

– Secretary, Berom Language and Translation Board, 2005 to date

– Secretary, North Central Nigerian Evangelical Missionary Association, 
2005

e) Publications

– Columnist, PPC  The other side, 2000 to date

– Columnist, The Light Bearer  A matter of time 2005 to date

– Translated Healing the Wounds of Trauma into Berom

TRAVELS

– All over Nigeria

– Africa

– Middle East

– Europe.

NOTE:  He contested the House of Representatives election for the Barakin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency in 2011. He however lost in the primaries.

HOBBIES

Writing, Reading, Nature Watch and Golfing