APC calls for impeachment of Plateau Speaker Gabriel Dewan

In the statement, the APC accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of manipulating the political structure in the state in its favor…

The Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for the impeachment of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan.

The APC, in a statement issued on Monday by its Publicity Secretary, Shittu Bamaiyi, stated that it was an anomaly for the Speaker’s position to be in the Southern Senatorial Zone rather than in the Central Zone, which already holds the governorship position.

In the statement, the APC accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of manipulating the political structure in the state in its favour.

While describing the PDP’s stance as cancerous and a threat to the state’s political future, Bamaiyi argued that the PDP had distorted the traditional power-sharing arrangement in the state, which ordinarily would have placed the

“The PDP sees nothing wrong with the Central Zone controlling both the executive and legislative arms of government, despite the fact that the Speaker ought to have emerged from the Southern Zone,” he said in the statement.

“Their stance on Plateau’s leadership structure is dangerous and will have long-term implications. While the PDP claims that this power imbalance has brought stability, the reality is far different. Beneath their narrative lies fear of the unknown and a deceptive strategy aimed at misleading the public.

“It is foolhardy to believe that all is well when the Southern Zone, which should have produced the Speaker, has been sidelined. The PDP believes in ‘might is right’ and is ready to distort any political arrangement, regardless of the consequences.

“Let it be known that what exists now is not genuine peace but peace of the graveyard. When the time comes, everyone will be held accountable,” Bamaiyi stated.