Jos — The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, are at each other's throats over plans by Governor Simon Lalong to spend N18 billion on British-American flyover. The PDP, which is contending that government should tackle insecurity in the state, alleged that the project was a ploy for siphoning state resources.
State Publicity Secretary of the Party, John Akans, in a statement in Jos titled: "As Lalong spends N18 billion on British-American Flyover: Kidnappers take over Plateau", accused the governor of inflating the cost of the contract.
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