The APC won the state governorship on 11 April in part because of the unpopularity of Governor Jonah Jang a dedicated and divisive ally of Jonathan's (AC Vol 50 No 3 Why Jos burned)...
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To the fury of the Presidency he won the day winning the support of 19 state governors and defeating Jonah Jang the Plateau State Governor and Jonathan's candidate...
Much was expected from Jonah Jang a former All Nigerian People's Party gubernatorial candidate who decamped to the PDP; the federal government backed him to set up a new Plateau administration staffed by Dariye's former PDP backers...
