▁chamber . ▁J ang ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁making ▁a ▁no ct urn al ▁political ▁consult ation ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁ticket ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁party , ▁P DP ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁▁ ▁J ang ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ar ra igned ▁in ▁a ▁Jos ▁High ▁Court ▁by ▁EF CC ▁over ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁fra ud ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁ 6 . 3 ▁billion ▁na ira ▁of ▁Pl ate au ▁State ▁fund ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁in ▁Jos ▁prison ▁after ▁his ▁application ▁for ▁b ail ▁was ▁decl ined ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁▁ ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁J ang ▁formally ▁declared ▁his ▁interest ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁president ▁at ▁the ▁Pl ate au ▁State ▁P DP ▁secret ariat . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Jon ah ▁David ▁J ang ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁Du , ▁Jos ▁South ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area ▁of ▁Pl ate au ▁State . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Officer ▁Cad et ▁at ▁the ▁Military ▁Training ▁School ▁in ▁K ad una . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁flying ▁training ▁at ▁U eters en ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁( 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 ) ▁and ▁further ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Niger ian