The Plateau State Government has expressed dismay over the recent interview granted by a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, on a popular radio station in the state, Jay FM, saying his postulations are toxic, full of bitterness, bigotry, self-deceit and ego.
State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dan Manjang, who reacted to the said interview granted by Jang on the state of things and happenings in the state, said the motive was to dish out lies and propaganda and to do maximum damage to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
“Jonah David Jang, immediate past Governor of Plateau State who ordinarily should fall into the elder statesman category surprised many with a pre-arranged appearance on his sponsored radio platform, Jay FM which he founded and funds primarily to propagate lies, hate, bigotry and division in the state under his desperation for relevance, revenge and political power.
“In the pre-recorded interview under the program ‘Let’s talk’ which was taken out of the studio to the comfort of his Du home just to shut out audience participation through phone calls which is the usual format; Jang threw caution to the wind by not only trying effortlessly to justify the unjustifiable, but also turning logic on its head and trying to rewrite history.
“His objective was simple: push out lies and propaganda to do maximum damage to the ruling APC and its candidate Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe by disparaging the Government of Simon Bako Lalong and generating sympathy for the lacklustre PDP and his selected and imposed stooge Caleb Mutfwang.
“While he failed woefully to achieve his aim, he ended up damaging the little goodwill that remained for his party and candidate ahead of the elections which were eventually rescheduled,” he said.
The commissioner stressed that Jang said in the interview that governor Lalong has not done a single project, pointing out that they (the government) may pardon Jang for misinforming the people.
