APC Chairman congratulates Plateau’s first female senator-elect

Chief Letep Dabang, Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Plateau chapter has congratulated Prof. Nora Dadu’ut, the senator-elect for the Plateau South senatorial district.

Dabang, in a statement issued shortly after Dadu’ut’s declaration as winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), on Sunday, also congratulated the people of the zone for making history.
It is reported that Dadu’ut who contested the election on the platform of the APC, polled 83,151 votes to defeat her closest challenger, Mr George Daika, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 70,838 votes; a margin of 12,313 votes.

The bye-election was conducted on the 5th of December to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Ignatius Longjan which occurred on the 9th of February.

“May I express my warmest congratulations on your landslide victory at the just concluded southern senatorial zone bye-election. 
May I also congratulate the good people of Plateau South Senatorial zone for making history by producing the first female senator in the state. As you prepare to take up the responsibilities and challenges of your new office, I implore you to be selfless as you represent the good people of Plateau south and the APC. 

Surely, with you, Plateau Southern Senatorial zone’s interest will be sympathetically and fully protected at the National Assembly”, He said.

Letep shares that as the Chairman of the APC in the state, he looks forward to working with the Senator-elect.
He said that they would work together to develop harmonious relationships within the party leadership and to also ensure peaceful co-existence among the people of the state.

He commended the Governor of the state, Gov. Simon Lalong for his unflinching commitment towards ensuring a peaceful, free, fair and credible election.

The chairman also described Lalong’s leadership style as exemplary and worthy of emulation.

Note that the Senator-elect, Dadu’ut is a Professor of French with the University of Jos.