Plateau: Langtang LG Chairman denies assaulting ex-Chairman at event

Executive Chairman of Langtang South Local government Council, Hon Prince Vincent Venmam on Tuesday denied assaulting the former Chairman Langtang North Council chairman Joshua Ubandoma physically.

Hon Venmam exonerated himself from claims circulating in the state that, he slapped and chased away Mr Ubandoma from a public function held in Langtang South LGA recently.

The Langtang South Council chairman Hon Vincent Venmam explained the scenario to Journalists during a press conference held at his residence in Jos, the Plateau state capital on Tuesday.

According to him, he stopped the Langtang North Council chairman from singing praises of the opposition political party, “the People’s Democratic Party PDP” during a fund raising occasion toward resettling Internally Displaced Persons IDPs.

However, it was gathered that the Langtang South Council boss who is an APC member had refused his Langtang North Council chairman from being given a seat close to him; claiming that the Lalong North chairman was not a serving Council chairman, therefore should not sit close to him.

Our findings uncovered that the situation because Chios, as supporters of the both Chairmen clashed on the instructions of Hon Venmam.

Hon Vincent Venmam however refuted, the allegations, said non of his supporters humiliated anyone.

Hon Venmam used the avenue and cautioned residents of Langtang South to be law-abiding.

He explained that he is a peace maker, emphasising that Langtang North and South people speaks same dialect, and are brothers, therefore they should not engage in such fracas.