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I Am Optimistic To Win PDP Presidential Ticket, God’ll Give It Me – Jonah Jang

Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang

One of the Presidential aspirants of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang has expressed optimism that he will get the party’s ticket for the 2019 election, saying that God had already given it to him.

Jang, who was one of those screened today, Monday by the party’s Presidential screening committee headed by the former Vice President of Nigeria, Architect Namadi Sambo said: “the process (screening) was beautiful. Absolutely, I stand a chance to win the ticket. I am optimistic because I believe in God and I believe that God is going to give it to me.”

The Presidential aspirant who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after he was screened said that he was impressed that there is no bitterness in the ongoing campaign by the presidential aspirants.

“It is not about us, it is not about selfish interest, it is about our party and about this country. It is only PDP that can save this country.

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“We are not going to be distracted. The focus before us is that we should ensure that PDP gets back into office on May 29, 2019”

Atiku Abubakar, who was also screened, expressed satisfaction with the exercise, even as the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal said that the exercise was conducted smoothly without any issue that called for concern.

Others who presented themselves for the screening are Senate President, Bukola Saraki, immediate past Senate President, David Mark, former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Tanimu Turaki. Others are the former chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, and former lawmaker, Datti Baba-Ahmed.

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