A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Johnson Podar, has said that the ambassador designate from the state, Dr Bawa Abdullahi Wase, is a member of the party.

Podar, who was a former gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in the state, made the clarification when he addressed newsmen in Jos yesterday.

He was reacting to media reports on purported petitions against Dr Wase suggesting that he was not a member of the APC.

He stated that Wase was a pioneer member of the Buhari Organisation (TBO), the CPC and now a registered member of the APC.

“He is a committed member who contributed to the victories of the party during the 2015 elections; he served as member of the steering committee of the presidential inauguration,” he said. 

He added that there was no petition against Wase  before  President Muhammadu Buhari nominated him and the subsequent confirmation by the Senate.

POSTED BY:OPUOMONI PRIYE

DATE:05/04/2017