Hon.Nanmwa Godwin Kumzhi, Transition Implementation Committee Chairman Langtang North

Ahead of the Local Government Councils elections in Plateau State, a group under the aegis of Tarok Youths for Democracy and Development (TYDD) has canvassed support for Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman of Langtang North Local Government, Hon. Nanmwa Godwin Kumzhi to join the race.

Recalled, Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), spearheaded by its chairman, Plangji Chishak alongside other members of the commission currently embarked on consultation with stakeholders across the state to ensure the smooth actualization of polls.

Hon Nansel Nanchang, TYDD National president said over Twenty five thousand Tarok Youths for Democracy and Development cutting across Langtang North, Langtang South, Wase, Kanam, Mikang, Shendam and Qua'an-Pan local governments respectively.

A call was made in a statement made available to newsmen in Jos the state capital Friday, signed by TYDD National president, calling on Nanmwa Godwin Kumzhi to recontest chairmanship position in the forthcoming Plateau local governments elections in Langtang North.

"The TYDD urged the people of Langtang North LGA not to miss another laudable opportunity of the experience and the massive developmental strides of Hon Nanmwa Godwin Kumzhi in the last eight months in office by voting him massively if he indicates interest to recontest."

National President of TYDD called on the Tarok nation to reject people who have been in office for over 16 years, yet feel that no new crop of politicians should emerge in Tarokland. 

According to him, “we are aware of the wicked rumours and ill-feelings, a group of politicians who feel Langtang North and South belongs to them, are peddling in beer parlour that Hon.Kumzhi spent council funds recklessly, suspended traditional rulers and bought a house in London.These are not true but the handiwork of evil politicians who want to remain in power perpetually".

He also frowned at the politics of bitterness being bandied by a section of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Langtang North LGA who recruit dissenting voices to castigate the Chairman of the LGC just for the political mileage.

 He said it is wrong to buy beer for drunks in beer park or to demarket a PDP LGC Chairman and this can be treated as anti party at the appropriate time at the state level.

Nanchang thanked Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the Leader of "The Time is Now"  for the confidence reposed in Hon Nanmwa Godwin Kimzhi who has achieved a lot in the short stay in office as TIC Chairman of Langtang North LGC. 

The TYDD president expressed optimism that if PDP gives  chairmanship ticket to Kumzhi, "he stand a better chance to easily won as the youths are behind Kumzhi because he is a youth friendly chairman."