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Ndam, the NDC and Plateau State: When Silence Becomes an Indictment By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi The crisis within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Plateau State appears to be moving beyond allegations into a stage where documentary evidence is beginning to raise even more disturbing questions. My previous interventions on the Plateau crisis were guided by one simple conviction: responsible political leadership demands transparency, accountability and timely communication. I consistently argued that the resignation of Hon. David Lahandu Dama and the allegations he made against the party deserve answers rather than silence. Events unfolding since then suggest that those concerns were not misplaced. It is public knowledge that Dama's exit from NDC is raising questions of public concern about the credibility of NDC, this of course should be of concern to every registered member who wishes the party well in the coming election. If unaddressed, the controversy surrounding the Plateau State governorship ticket may dampened the morale of party members and the electorates; the crisis may assume a more troubling dimension including stagnating the efforts of NDC to mobilise voters in the days ahead to 2027 general elections. Among the materials in the public domain are messages proportedly sent by the State Organising Secretary requesting personal details of some NDC members for the completion of a gubernatorial nomination form. Ordinarily, such a request would not attract public attention. Political parties routinely process nomination documents. The problem lies elsewhere. Ostensibly, some NDC members are most likely to be ‘infiltrators’ aka Judas that are capable of leaking internal information to the public; it’s the reason why a holistic investigation NDC in Plateau State is the way to go at this point, to save the party from the fifth columnists. Concerned public observers insist that, not knowing the identity of the individual for whom the nomination information was being collected, worsen the case. While concerned party members contend that the Plateau State chapter had already concluded its governorship primary on 29 May 2026, during which Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns (Galadima Daffo), according to them, emerged through a duly conducted process after screening and listing by NDC. If these claims are accurate, several questions naturally arise. Why would another gubernatorial nomination process be initiated after a primary has already produced a candidate? Who authorised such an exercise? Under which provision of the electoral law and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is such an action being undertaken? Most importantly, who is the beneficiary of such twist after a successful nationwide primaries? Was such a secretly concealed person at the party primary and listed in NDC register of members submitted to INEC? Why is the identity of such person hidden from party members? These are not questions manufactured by political opponents. They are conscientious questions every Democrat in hope of a functional democracy should ask, within and from outside the NDC fold. Several members have also expressed concern that the activities surrounding the gubernatorial nomination process could expose the party to avoidable litigation. Whether those fears eventually materialise is a matter for the courts if legal proceedings are initiated. Nevertheless, prudent leadership should always seek to prevent legal disputes rather than create the conditions that invite them. Equally significant are the allegations of public concern raised and directed at two senior party officials: the Plateau State Chairman, Solomon Ndam Yakubu, and the National Vice Chairman (North Central), Barnabas J. Ejisi, the public is worried by the silence of the two, in view of Dama's finger pointing to the party they are superintending over. Are they culpable as accused? Are they truly frustrating the candidature that emerged from the recognised primary election which Dama's exit is an undeniable evidence of? These are serious allegations. Though, they remain allegations until proven, it seems nothing is being done by the party to address public concern. The burden of morality is on the persons accused to publicly explain their actions. That, indeed, is precisely why silence is becoming increasingly difficult to defend. Political parties thrive on confidence. Confidence is built through openness. Where communication disappears, suspicion immediately fills the vacuum. Another issue now attracting public attention is the local peculiarity of Plateau politics. Political observers familiar with Plateau politics have questioned reports suggesting that another governorship aspiration may be emerging outside the local arrangement reportedly adopted by Plateau stakeholders, which party that failed to adopt has paid for in the past during election. If there is an official position of the party to pick the State Chairman and the Governorship Candidate from the same zone, members deserve to know it. To imagine that the party Chairman has also announced himself as the “placeholder” is a burden of credibility both on himself and the national leadership should address as a matter of urgency. If there is none, that should also be clearly stated. Ambiguity serves nobody. One recurring concern continues to trouble many observers. Why has the national leadership remained largely silent while these controversies continue to escalate? Leadership is inherently delegatory. State officials exercise authority on behalf of the national leadership. Consequently, actions state chapter officials are often perceived by members and the wider public as carrying the approval—or at least the acquiescence—of the national leadership. In both governance and organisational management, prolonged silence frequently creates the impression of consent. Whether or not that legal presumption applies in every circumstance is a matter for lawyers and the courts. Politically, however, perception is often as consequential as reality. If the national leadership does not agree with what is happening in Plateau State, this is the time to say so. If it supports the actions being taken, it should equally explain the legal and constitutional basis for that support. Silence on this is particularly insulting to the NDC and the public considering the evidence available in the public of the results of a Governorship Primary election of another political party in which Alfred Ali Dapal participated on the 24th of May 2026, signed by Hon. AbdulRahaman Badamuiy Chairman, Hon. Charles Obulu Secretary and 4 other members of the primary election committee. Same Dapal, is allegedly the Candidate that Ndam is fronting for in NDC by undertaking the covert usage of the word "placeholder". Silence satisfies neither requirement. The more troubling narrative now emerging in some political circles is the suggestion that the NDC risks being perceived not as a democratic institution governed by rules, but as another political marketplace where party tickets are negotiated after delegates have spoken or a trap to get some elephants out of the way to 2027; because of the action of the State leadership of the NDC in Plateau State. That perception may be unfair. It may even be completely false. Yet perceptions are not defeated by silence. They are defeated by facts. The leadership of the NDC now owes both its members and Nigerians, clear answers. Was Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns validly nominated as the party's governorship candidate following the 29 May 2026 primary election? If so, what explains the reported fresh request for another gubernatorial nomination form? If not, by what constitutional process was that primary set aside? Who authorised the subsequent actions now generating controversy? Has the National Working Committee investigated the complaints emanating from Plateau State? What steps are being taken to restore confidence among party members and the general public, especially electorates? These are not hostile questions. They are constitutional cum governance questions. Political parties aspiring to govern Nigeria cannot afford to be less accountable than the governments they seek to replace. The NDC has consistently presented itself as a platform committed to democratic renewal. Such a claim carries corresponding obligations. Internal democracy cannot be preached nationally while questioned internally. NDC Plateau State has become more than a state chapter dispute. It is rapidly becoming a test case of the NDC's commitment to constitutionalism, due process and accountable leadership. The national leadership still has an opportunity to intervene decisively. It should immediately institute an independent fact-finding process, engage all stakeholders, publicly clarify the status of the governorship candidature, and communicate its findings without fear or favour. Democracy does not merely require that justice be done. It requires that justice be seen to have been done. The future credibility of the NDC in Plateau State—and perhaps beyond—may well depend on what its leadership chooses to do next. The time for silence has passed. The time for leadership has arrived.@PeterObi @inecnigeria @PlateauStateGov @Real_NDCNigeria @channelstv @DailyTrust @PremiumTimesng @SaharaReporters @ndcwa@NDCVANGUARDHQ @vanguardngrnews @TheNationNews #PlateauState #NDCCrisis #PlateauPolitics #JonathanSundayAkuns #SolomonNdam #AlfredDapal #JusticeForPlateau #NigeriaPolitics #ElectoralIntegrity #InternalDemocracy #2027Elections #AccountableLeadership #DemocracyUnderThreat

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By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi

The crisis within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Plateau State appears to be moving beyond allegations into a stage where documentary evidence is beginning to raise even more disturbing questions.

My previous interventions on the Plateau crisis were guided by one simple conviction: responsible political leadership demands transparency, accountability and timely communication. I consistently argued that the resignation of Hon. David Lahandu Dama and the allegations he made against the party deserve answers rather than silence.

Events unfolding since then suggest that those concerns were not misplaced.

It is public knowledge that Dama's exit from NDC is raising questions of public concern about the credibility of NDC, this of course should be of concern to every registered member who wishes the party well in the coming election. If unaddressed, the controversy surrounding the Plateau State governorship ticket may dampened the morale of party members and the electorates; the crisis may assume a more troubling dimension including stagnating the efforts of NDC to mobilise voters in the days ahead to 2027 general elections.

Among the materials in the public domain are messages proportedly sent by the State Organising Secretary requesting personal details of some NDC members for the completion of a gubernatorial nomination form. Ordinarily, such a request would not attract public attention. Political parties routinely process nomination documents.

The problem lies elsewhere.

Ostensibly, some NDC members are most likely to be ‘infiltrators’ aka Judas that are capable of leaking internal information to the public; it’s the reason why a holistic investigation NDC in Plateau State is the way to go at this point, to save the party from the fifth columnists.

Concerned public observers insist that, not knowing the identity of the individual for whom the nomination information was being collected, worsen the case. While concerned party members contend that the Plateau State chapter had already concluded its governorship primary on 29 May 2026, during which Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns (Galadima Daffo), according to them, emerged through a duly conducted process after screening and listing by NDC.

If these claims are accurate, several questions naturally arise.

Why would another gubernatorial nomination process be initiated after a primary has already produced a candidate?

Who authorised such an exercise?

Under which provision of the electoral law and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is such an action being undertaken?

Most importantly, who is the beneficiary of such twist after a successful nationwide primaries?

Was such a secretly concealed person at the party primary and listed in NDC register of members submitted to INEC?

Why is the identity of such person hidden from party members?

These are not questions manufactured by political opponents. They are conscientious questions every Democrat in hope of a functional democracy should ask, within and from outside the NDC fold.

Several members have also expressed concern that the activities surrounding the gubernatorial nomination process could expose the party to avoidable litigation. Whether those fears eventually materialise is a matter for the courts if legal proceedings are initiated. Nevertheless, prudent leadership should always seek to prevent legal disputes rather than create the conditions that invite them.

Equally significant are the allegations of public concern raised and directed at two senior party officials: the Plateau State Chairman, Solomon Ndam Yakubu, and the National Vice Chairman (North Central), Barnabas J. Ejisi, the public is worried by the silence of the two, in view of Dama's finger pointing to the party they are superintending over. Are they culpable as accused? Are they truly frustrating the candidature that emerged from the recognised primary election which Dama's exit is an undeniable evidence of?

These are serious allegations.

Though, they remain allegations until proven, it seems nothing is being done by the party to address public concern.

The burden of morality is on the persons accused to publicly explain their actions.

That, indeed, is precisely why silence is becoming increasingly difficult to defend.

Political parties thrive on confidence.

Confidence is built through openness.

Where communication disappears, suspicion immediately fills the vacuum.

Another issue now attracting public attention is the local peculiarity of Plateau politics.

Political observers familiar with Plateau politics have questioned reports suggesting that another governorship aspiration may be emerging outside the local arrangement reportedly adopted by Plateau stakeholders, which party that failed to adopt has paid for in the past during election. If there is an official position of the party to pick the State Chairman and the Governorship Candidate from the same zone, members deserve to know it. To imagine that the party Chairman has also announced himself as the “placeholder” is a burden of credibility both on himself and the national leadership should address as a matter of urgency. If there is none, that should also be clearly stated.

Ambiguity serves nobody.

One recurring concern continues to trouble many observers.

Why has the national leadership remained largely silent while these controversies continue to escalate?

Leadership is inherently delegatory.

State officials exercise authority on behalf of the national leadership. Consequently, actions state chapter officials are often perceived by members and the wider public as carrying the approval—or at least the acquiescence—of the national leadership.

In both governance and organisational management, prolonged silence frequently creates the impression of consent. Whether or not that legal presumption applies in every circumstance is a matter for lawyers and the courts. Politically, however, perception is often as consequential as reality.

If the national leadership does not agree with what is happening in Plateau State, this is the time to say so.

If it supports the actions being taken, it should equally explain the legal and constitutional basis for that support.

Silence on this is particularly insulting to the NDC and the public considering the evidence available in the public of the results of a Governorship Primary election of another political party in which Alfred Ali Dapal participated on the 24th of May 2026, signed by Hon. AbdulRahaman Badamuiy Chairman, Hon. Charles Obulu Secretary and 4 other members of the primary election committee. Same Dapal, is allegedly the Candidate that Ndam is fronting for in NDC by undertaking the covert usage of the word "placeholder".

Silence satisfies neither requirement.

The more troubling narrative now emerging in some political circles is the suggestion that the NDC risks being perceived not as a democratic institution governed by rules, but as another political marketplace where party tickets are negotiated after delegates have spoken or a trap to get some elephants out of the way to 2027; because of the action of the State leadership of the NDC in Plateau State.

That perception may be unfair.

It may even be completely false.

Yet perceptions are not defeated by silence.

They are defeated by facts.

The leadership of the NDC now owes both its members and Nigerians, clear answers.

Was Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns validly nominated as the party's governorship candidate following the 29 May 2026 primary election?

If so, what explains the reported fresh request for another gubernatorial nomination form?

If not, by what constitutional process was that primary set aside?

Who authorised the subsequent actions now generating controversy?

Has the National Working Committee investigated the complaints emanating from Plateau State?

What steps are being taken to restore confidence among party members and the general public, especially electorates?

These are not hostile questions.

They are constitutional cum governance questions.

Political parties aspiring to govern Nigeria cannot afford to be less accountable than the governments they seek to replace.

The NDC has consistently presented itself as a platform committed to democratic renewal. Such a claim carries corresponding obligations. Internal democracy cannot be preached nationally while questioned internally.

NDC Plateau State has become more than a state chapter dispute.

It is rapidly becoming a test case of the NDC's commitment to constitutionalism, due process and accountable leadership.

The national leadership still has an opportunity to intervene decisively.

It should immediately institute an independent fact-finding process, engage all stakeholders, publicly clarify the status of the governorship candidature, and communicate its findings without fear or favour.

Democracy does not merely require that justice be done.

It requires that justice be seen to have been done.

The future credibility of the NDC in Plateau State—and perhaps beyond—may well depend on what its leadership chooses to do next.

The time for silence has passed. The time for leadership has arrived.@PeterObi @inecnigeria @PlateauStateGov @Real_NDCNigeria @channelstv @DailyTrust @PremiumTimesng @SaharaReporters @ndcwa@NDCVANGUARDHQ @vanguardngrnews @TheNationNews

#PlateauState #NDCCrisis #PlateauPolitics #JonathanSundayAkuns #SolomonNdam #AlfredDapal #JusticeForPlateau #NigeriaPolitics #ElectoralIntegrity #InternalDemocracy #2027Elections #AccountableLeadership #DemocracyUnderThreat

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