Plateau Ministerial Replacement: Group berates APC Publicity Secretary over Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa, demand apology.

A group described as the ‘All Progressives Congress Dialogue Group’ has berated the Publicity Secretary of the Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress Sylvanus Namang over comments made referring to Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji as one who is “not known to the party”.

In a statement issued by the group’s Coordinator Fred Gukat and Secretary Hon Tijjani Umar on Sunday 10th December 2023 and made available to journalists in Jos, they expressed concern that “…the publicity secretary has become a magic wand for detecting known and unknown members of the party adding that he has continued in his unfamiliar esoteric science of mendacity and political make-believe which has always produced what they described as “an atrocious result”.

Recall that a leaked information following a meeting of the party last Wednesday 6th December 2023 which alleged that the party had concluded plans to adopt Hon Bitrus Kasuwa David Barji as replacement should Labour and Employment Minister Simon Lalong resign an take up his Plateau South Senatorial position, which INEC has already given him certificate of return following the decision of the Court of Appeal which sacked PDP’s Napoleon Bali.

An official of the party in Plateau State when contacted (names withheld) had confirmed that indeed the party had met but didn’t confirm if the party had adopted Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji, though he said that there are high level permutations and consultations to determine who will replace Simon Lalong as Minister from Plateau State should he decide to step aside. Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji could not be reached to get his reaction over the development.

In a rejoinder, the State Publicity Secretary of the APC Sylvanus Namang in had denied the said adoption of Hon David Bitrus Kasuwa Barji and referred to him as one who was not know to the party.

This group however disagrees with Hon Namang and has requested the he tenders an unreserved apology to Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji, while also referring to the Mr Namang as “…the biggest cog in the wheel of progress in the Hon Rufus Bature State Executive Committee of our great party”.

The group also accused Mr Namang of being “…a tragedy in APC because he has no grassroot, media, Interpersonal relationships, religious, physical and spiritual value to our Party and he is just in the party to spite our faces and our faces will remain disfigured, unsighted, ugly and without any hope of plastic surgery reconstruction to make party members look presentable”, adding that they can’t stand and watch the Publicity Secretary in his macabre dance while their party is destroyed and buried. They accused the Mr Namang of is being an agent sent to destroy their party.

The group presented evidences of the membership and participation of Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji as a founding member of the APC who has contributed in no small way to the development of the party in Plateau State over the years. They also provided evidence of the member of Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji during the 2021 revalidation of membership of the APC at the polling unit, receipts of payments for administrative charges and purchased party nomination forms for House of Representatives (Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency) paid to the party by Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji in 2019 and 2023 respectively. The group wondered why Mr Namang would refer to Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji as one who is unknown to the party.

They made the following demands;

“1. The publicity secretary should tell our party members why his family refused to vote Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda for Governor and BOLA Ahmad Tinubu for President in the last general elections???

2. The publicity secretary should display his Governorship and Presidential election results from his polling Unit, ward, and local Government.

3. That an unreserved apology be tendered to Honourable David Bitrus Kasuwa for the unrestrained penchant mechanical and the horrendous misrepresentation by the Publicity Secretary of our party for that lugubrious Press statement.

4. The publicity secretary must explain to party members on why the constant issuance of divisive, destructive and senile press releases against members of our part just to please his Kingsmen in the opposition ?

5. The Publicity Secretary must put to an end all the poisoning tools being used by him against our party members.

6. We appreciate the Quality leadership of Hon. Rufus Bature and our support are with him always.”

Attached is the full press text and evidences of the membership and participation of Hon Bitrus David Kasuwa Barji as provided by the group.

_All Progressive Congress Dialogue Group, berates Plateau APC Publicity Secretary for intellectual dishonest remarks._

_Calls on the APC Plateau State Publicity Secretary to step aside with immediate effect for acting like a forcefully weaned baby._

_urge him to stop his unfortunate chicken hearted , lily-livered , feeble minded, and parroting personal press releases.__

last general elections???

2. The publicity secretary should display his Governorship and Presidential election results from his polling Unit, ward, and local Government.

3. That an unreserved apology be tendered to Honourable David Bitrus Kasuwa for the unrestrained penchant mechanical and the horrendous misrepresentation by the Publicity Secretary of our party for that lugubrious Press statement.

4. The publicity secretary must explain to party members on why the constant issuance of divisive, destructive and senile press releases against members of our part just to please his Kingsmen in the opposition ?

5. The Publicity Secretary must put to an end all the poisoning tools being used by him against our party members.

6. We appreciate the Quality leadership of Hon. Rufus Bature and our support are with him always.

Find below are some documents of Hon. David Bitrus Kasuwa activities in APC.

Thank you.

Hon. Fred Gukat. Coordinator.

Hon. Tijanni Umar.

Secretary.