Group recants, apologises over Yusuf Gadgi’s viral video on Plateau judgement

The Coalition of Middle Belt Groups has recanted on the viral video of a House of Representatives member, Yusuf Gagdi, where he was accused of boasting about getting favourable judgements from the courts on Plateau election. Last week, the Court of Appeal sacked some lawmakers from Plateau state from the National Assembly. The group had […]

The Coalition of Middle Belt Groups has recanted on the viral video of a House of Representatives member, Yusuf Gagdi, where he was accused of boasting about getting favourable judgements from the courts on Plateau election.

Last week, the Court of Appeal sacked some lawmakers from Plateau state from the National Assembly.

The group had at a press conference in Abuja accused the All Progressive Congress (APC), including Gadgi of influencing the Court decision.

But at another separate briefing in Abuja, at the weekend, titled, “Understanding the Perspective of Rt. Hon Yusuf Gagdi, Issues and Our Stand”, the group said its earlier position was a hasty one and was hinged on a video that was thought to be recent.

The convener of the group, Dr Ben Omale said after extensive deliberations and scrutiny of material evidence, “we have realized that the statement of Gagdi was misconstrued and blown out of proportion.”

“To this end, we offer our unreserved apologies to Rt. Hon Yusuf Gagdi for the misleading press conference on the allegations of the Plateau State chapter of the APC procuring judgment from the courts.

“This position is highly regretted, and we must state that from the avalanche of evidence at our disposal, the PDP in Plateau state has, for some inexplicable reasons, elected to twist facts to mislead members of the unsuspecting general public, including the Coalition of Middle Belt Groups.”