By Marie-Therese Nanlong

Jos—Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau Central senatorial zone has said it felt betrayed by the defection of the senator representing the zone, Joshua Dariye, to All Progressives Congress, APC, and called on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to declare Dariye’s seat vacant.

The party also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately issue a certificate of return to Nde Alexander Mwolwus, who came second in the PDP primaries.

Speaking yesterday in Jos, at a briefing, the party’s Vice-Chairman in the senatorial district, Mr. Benedict Shignuhul, disclosed that PDP had declared a vote of no confidence on Senator Dariye.

He lamented that the senator had always shown dishonesty and incompetence in his dealing with PDP members, who trusted him and gave him a platform to get to the Senate.

Shignuhul said: “We the people of Plateau Central senatorial district, which Senator Dariye is representing, are compelled to put the records straight.

“Dariye’s trajectory points on only one thing: perpetuating his selfish political interest rather than serving the people. That is why he always crossed over from one party to another in the quest to remain relevant.

“We see his defection as an act of betrayal of trust and we, hereby, pass a vote of no confidence on Senator Dariye and, therefore, no longer have him as our representative.

“We call on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to urgently do the needful as requested by our party by declaring the seat being unlawfully occupied by Senator Dariye vacant.

“We call on INEC to, upon receipt of the declaration of vacancy from the Senate President, issue a certificate of return to Nde Mwolwus, who came second in the PDP primaries, so that the district would have an honest, competent, effective and caring representation in the Senate.”