A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Proffessor Jerome Nyameh, has officially resigned from the party and declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Taraba state on the Accord Party.

Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Jalingo, Nyameh said his decision followed “deep consultations” with stakeholders across the state, including elders, youths, women, professionals, and traditional leaders.

The governorship aspirant said his resignation from the PDP, was driven by what he described as a “moral responsibility” to rescue Taraba from economic decline, insecurity, poor governance, and rising debt.

Nyameh accused successive leadership in the state of failing to harness Taraba’s vast agricultural, tourism, and mineral potentials for development.

“Despite our rich agricultural resources, tourism potentials, mineral deposits, and hardworking population, Taraba remains underdeveloped.

Roads are abandoned, hospitals are struggling, schools are underfunded, unemployment is rising, businesses are suffocating under economic hardship, while insecurity and tribal division still persist,” he said.

He also expressed concern over the state’s growing debt profile, alleging that borrowed funds had not translated into visible infrastructural or economic progress.

According to him, the situation had placed future generations under heavy financial burden without corresponding development.

Nyameh unveiled what he termed the “Taraba Therapy Agenda,” a development blueprint anchored on a “3Rs Solution Framework” — Recovery, Resource Utilization, and Renegotiation — aimed at addressing the state’s debt challenges and repositioning the economy.

He said the framework would focus on agriculture, industrialization, healthcare, education, youth empowerment, and economic recovery.

“Our mission is to restore hope, stabilize governance, revive the economy, and reconnect government with the people,” he stated.

On security, the Accord Party governorship hopeful pledged to prioritize peace-building through intercommunal dialogue, poverty reduction, and inclusive governance.

He also promised to empower youths through entrepreneurship programmes, vocational training centres, and support for cash crop production, including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame seed, and soybean farming.

“We will establish vocational centres where our youths will become employers of labour rather than job seekers,” he said.

Calling on residents to support his movement, Nyameh said the 2027 election should transcend party, ethnic, and religious divisions.

“This movement is bigger than politics. It is about the future of our children and the destiny of Taraba State,” he added.
He pledged to run a peaceful, issue based, and people-centred campaign ahead of the governorship election.