By Marie-Therese Nanlong

JOS – Senator Jonah Jang has debunked claims of having stepped down his 2019 presidential aspiration vowing that he was in the contest to win and salvage the country from the scourge of bad leadership.

Jonah Jang

Though Jang who is prospecting his aspiration on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has already bought, filled and submitted his nomination form at but rumours are being peddled that he will step down to support another aspirant from the North Central zone.

The Acting Director-General of his campaign team, Professor Shedrack Best said in Jos that the Middle Belt needs to produce the next President of the county and Jang from the region has all it takes to represent the people and give quality leadership in the country.

Speaking on behalf of Jang, he said “Senator Jang is not in the race to step down for anybody, he is in the race to win. He believes in Nigeria as a great nation, and in its oneness, he has what it takes to take Nigeria to the top ten nations of the world in no distant future. Our Party, the PDP, have zoned the Presidency to the North for the 2019 elections.

“The Middle Belt is at the centre of the north, it is the glue of the north, the bridge of Nigeria, the guarantor of national unity and oneness, and has sustained the north over time. Sadly, however, this zone has yet to produce an elected President. We need the support of all to make this happen.”