A former governor of Plateau State and senator representing Plateau Central in the National Assembly, Chief Joshua Chibi Dariye, who was recently convicted and jailed by an Abuja court for financial misappropriation, is now allegedly seeking re-election from prison in the 2019 general election.
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja in June convicted and sentenced the former governor to 14 years’ imprisonment for diverting public funds worth N1.126 billion.
However, while still serving his term at Kuje prison, Dariye on Friday allegedly purchased the Senate nomination form for re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), sources revealed. Read more