By Marie-Therese Nanlong
The All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong has raised alarm over the rising debts profile of the state under the governor Jonah Jang led administration.

Lalong said the state governor, Jonah Jang was still borrowing, berating him for borrowing the sum of “nine billion naira from Islamic bank without the approval of the state House of Assembly .”

Speaking yesterday in Jos during the Media Forum organized by the Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ in Plateau state for candidates of all political parties, the APC candidate stressed whoever succeeds the governor will inherit the high debts incurred by the incumbent governor.

Lalong also advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to stop complaining about the INEC card readers but learn to accept that this is not business as usual where elections were rigged in previous polls.

He further stressed that the governor for the past eight years has disconnected traditional institutions from government and this has led to division and disunity among the tribes but assured he will remedy the situation if elected in the coming election.

Speaking on his manifestos, he added, “it is disheartening that Plateau is now rated low in education as government has neglected teachers without salaries and the State University, Bokkos has had five different Vice Chancellors in last eight years. We will reverse this and give free education to school children.

“The impunity of this administration is appalling, about N81billion SURE-P funds is yet to be accounted for. Jang appointed his son, Yakubu Jang to oversee the Ministry of Lands and Survey without screening by the State House of Assembly. We will check and rectify these anomalies.”