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by Alexander Aleburu

New CP Resumes Office In Plateau State.   

By, giwa alex, Jos
Nigeria police force Plateau State Command now have a new Commissioner of Police, Edward Chuka .
This is contained in press released signed by the force public relations officer AS Ubah Gabriel and made available to the this medium in Jo’s, plateau state.
Before posted to plateau state, the New Commissioner has serve in different capacity as the commissioner of Operation at the Force Headquarters Abuja .
He is native of Imo State born Commissioner of Police was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 15th March, 1988 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police and was trained at the Police Academy Annex Kaduna State.
He is a graduate of History and International Relations from the University of Calabar, and also has a Law degree from the River State University of Science and Technology.
He has attended several courses in Nigeria and overseas and has held several positions in the Nigeria Police Force which includes Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations in Osun State Command, Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Zone 7 Headquarters Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations Kogi State Command.
He was Area Commander at Ogba Area Command Lagos, Idimu Area Command Lagos, Umuahia Area Command Abia State and Lantang Area Command Plateau State.
He was Assistant Force Secretary at the Force Headquarters Abuja and Divisional Police Officer in several Divisions. From 1994 -1995,
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : Crisis Loom As  Jos Electricity Distribution Company Embarked On Mass Disconnection Amidst Lockdown

By, giwa alex, Jos

There is palpable crisis in Jos the plateau state capital over mass disconnection of customer by Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in the state .

This is happening at a time when the citizens of the state by extension are groaning under lockdown directives by the government occasioned by the ravaging covid-19 pandemic.

This palpable crisis happened in Apata and its environs in jos North Local Governnment of plateau state when some persons with ladder where moving from one house to the other demanding for the light bills of the consumers, disconnecting the light of those they perceived have not paid.

One of the eyes witness who spoke to us on condition of anonymity said the JEDC officials are very insensitive considering the situation the people are going through due to government lock down following the ravaging corona virus pandemic where many family are finding it difficult to eat and the people who call themselves JEDC are coming to compound the peoples problems who were already over stresched by government directives of lockdown.

Another person who spoke to our reporter condemned the action of JEDC officials particularly at this period when the citizens of plateau state and the Nation as a whole are going through hard time occasioned by covid-19 pandemic.

They said ” we did not say we are not going to pay, but as it is right now the now, the money is not available , even feeding is even a problem considering the current situation in the country which is not palatable at all.

When contacted the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of jos Electricity Distribution company in the state said the situation at hand is not a yardstick for the consumers of electricity not to pay.

And Call for total disconnection of any customer or customers who default in paying his /her bill regardless of lockdown.
by Alexander Aleburu

Langtang North Chairman Hon. Ubandoma Laven Bagged The Best Proactive Chairman On COVID-19 Prevention.

By, Our Reporter, jos
The chairman of lantang North local government of plateau state has add another feather to his chairmanship cap as the members of the plateau state House of Assembly bestored on him the most proactive chairman among the Seventy(17) local government chairmen of plateau in Covid-19 pandemic prevention.
Member Representing Pankshin South in the State assembly, who double as the Chairman House Committee on Information Philip Dasun made the call at the floor of the House during plenary while contributing to a motion of urgent public importance raised by the House majority leader Hon. Daniel Nanlong, during extraordinary plenary, Tuesday, 28th April, 2020.
The lawmaker Said as a lawmaker, the lockdown introduced by Simon Bako lalong the to control the spread of Covid-19 Pandemic ravaging the entire globe is a welcome development and these Steps taken by the governor will no way curtail the spread of the pandemic.
He further add that the Chairman Hon. Ubandoma is the first Council Chairman to fumigate his Council and immediately followed with other measures to tackle the Spread of the Virus and also Provided Palliatives and other measure allivate the effects of the lockdown on his people in Lantang North as a Clear demonstration of a Leadership who means well for his people.
He however urged other Council Chairmen to emulate the foot steps of the chairman especially that of Pankshin his Council Chairman John Damap whom he expressed disappointmemt for doing nothing to help his People.
Other lawmakers also threwn their weight behind the Proactive measures taken by the Chairman of langtang North Local Area Hon.Ubandoma , “Saying its a Clear demonstration of the People’s Choice in electing him.”
In their separate Submission Said Laven Visit to some parts of the State borders to see the level of security measures put in place to forestore influx of immigrate into the state shows that they are all well secured.
The Lawmakers Called on other Council Chairmen to emulate the quality Virtues of the Laven Joshua Ubandoma which they described as Second to none in the State.
by Alexander Aleburu

PDP  Plans To Flouts Governor Lalong Executive Order Of Lockdown Directives Revealed

By, giwa alex, jos
The plans by People’s Democratic Party(PDP) plateau state chapter to undermin the Executive Order issued by governor Simon Bako Lalong to fight Covid-19 has been revealed.
As it have in good authority that PDP , intends to bring togther a lot of people to inaugurate a faction of its purported new wards executives committees on 30th April, 2020 such action if it happens is a clear manifestation of the PDP recklessness and clear violation of Executive Order banning all gathering including political activities.
This is contained in a press statement signed by the secretary of the All Progressive Congress(APC) in plateau state Barr.Bashir Musa Sati dated 27th April, 2020, and made available to this medium in jos, plateau state capital.
The press statement which is Captioned “All Political Activities Still On Halt , Respect Order, APC Caution PDP”, the release said,
” the attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau State chapter, has been drawn to a planned violation of the Plateau State Government Executive Order on the fight against the novel Coronavirus, by a faction of the State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to hold large political gathering in some few days to come.”
“We have it on good authority that the PDP, intends to bring together a lot of people to inaugurate a faction of its purported new wards executive committees, probably on Thursday, the 30 of April 2020.”
“Such an action if and when it happens is a clear manifestation of the PDP’s recklessness and clear violation of the Executive Order, instituting total lockdown and banning all gatherings, including political activities.”
“It is instructive to stress that, such action is not only an affront on the executive order, but a clear non chalant attitude of the PDP, that is tantamount to disrespect to constituted authority and inimical towards the overall well being of our people.”
“Whereas, going by the unseen common enemy in place, the novel Coronavirus, and pursuant to the executive order, today all political parties seems to be silent as the world bows to “COVID-19 political party,” which we should in unison come together to fight to the latter. Unfortunately, the PDP is toying with this monster and playing bad games with the lives of the Plateau people.”
If it were for just political reasons, we wouldn’t have cared to talk, but because we feel that our people need protection and must be protected, we therefore cannot fold our arms seeing unmindful people trying to abuse the well being of our people and by extension the might of governance”.
“The PDP or any other person or persons are hereby reminded and cautioned that the APC lead adminstration will not condone any act that will breach the safety and well being of its people.”
“At this juncture, we are urging the PDP to halt any planned political activity in the interest of the well being of the people, until the state is declared free of the common enemy of the novel Coronavirus.”
“In the event where they fail to heed this call, we further urge the relevant security agencies and apprehend all violators of Government directives.”
by Alexander Aleburu

The Northern Governors Forum Commiserates With DG DSS Over The Death Of His Mother.

By, giwa alex, Jos

The Northern Governor Forum has commiserate with the Director General of the Department of the State Services(DSS) Yusuf Magaji Bichi over the death of his mother Hajiya Kareematu Abubarka Bichi who died at the age of 96 years of age.

The chairman of the forum and Governor of plateau state Simon Bako Lalong enlogised the late Hajiya kareematu Abubakar who served her immediate family and community with the fear of God and lived an extraordinary life of sacrifice.

The condolence message is contained in a press statement signed by the Director of Press and public affairs to the Governor Dr.Simon Makut Machan and made available to this medium in jos , plateau state capital on the 26th April, 2020.

Lalong said though the demise of the late Hajiya Kareematu creates a vacuum to the family , her good works and positive impact on the community brings a lot of comfort as her legacies will remain fresh in the minds of many who savoured her love.

The chaiman however prayed that Almighty Allah will receive Hajiya Bichi’s soul and grant the family the fortitude to bear the irrepar

able loss.

by Alexander Aleburu

plateau State Resumed Total Lockdown Relaxed 3 Days Ago.

By, giwa alex, jos

Plateau state is to resume total lockdown of the state by midnight 26th April, 2020 after 3 days of relaxing it to enable the citizens of the state stuck their various homes

As governor Lalong wishes to remind citizens that the total lockdown of the State as a result of the Corona Virus Pandemic ravaging the entire country resumes midnight Sunday 26th April , 2020 after the three day window, as announced earlier by the Governor in a State broadcast on 23rd April, 2020

This is contained in a press statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor Dr Makut Macham dated 26th April, 2020 and made available to this medium in Jos the plateau state capital.

To this effect, the press statement read , all citizens are enjoined to abide by all provisions of the lockdown as violators will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.

The statement further said the details of the lockdown will be unveiled in due course.

The Government however use the statement to appreciate all law abiding citizens of the state km to support and cooperation in the fight against this pandemic, and assures them that it is doing everything possible to curtail the situation, particularly now that the State has an index case.

And urgue the citizens of the state to disregard fake and unverified information, and seek reliable communication from relev

ant Government channels at all times.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : Commander OPSH Reveals Strategies Adopted To End Plateau Sporadic Crisis. 

By, giwa alex, jos

The Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in plateau state Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, has revealed the strategies the army in the state has identify to end the lingering crises in Plateau state.

As the securities operation in the state would improve on the security situations across the Joint Operational Area through constant dialogues with relevant stakeholders, which forms part of the non-kinetic activities adopted by the operation to stem wanton killings in the state.

Major General Chukuemeka Okonkwo who is the new Commander of Operation Save Haven(OPSH) in plateau state revealed this during his familiarization visits to some traditional rulers in the state.

Major General Okonkwo stated that the operation would improve on the security situations across the Joint Operational Area through constant dialogues with relevant stakeholders, which forms part of the non-kinetic activities adopted by the operation to stem wanton killings in the state.

He further added that the coordinated operations are being carried out by troops across its Joint Operational Areas and would be sustained until total peace is restored.

“OPSH would not be overwhelmed in its duty and remain professional and neutral in discharging its mandate anyone found sponsoring crimes to the detriment of the state will be dealt with according to the law”.

Major General Okonkwo stressed that during his visits, the Fulani and Irigwe communities in the state have vowed to embrace peace, calling on the publics to cooperate with (OPSH) by giving relevant and timely information to sustain its operations against banditry and other criminal activities in the state.

The Commander also visited troops’ locations in Southern Kaduna, Jebbu Miango, Barkin-Ladi, Mangu, Shendam, Bokkos and Wase as part of his operational visit having assumed the command a fortnight ago.

In another related development, Major General Okonkwo has also paid visits to other sister security agencies in the state in a bid to cement the existing relationship among them, therefore soliciting for further cooperation and robust synergy to end crisis.

The OPSH was lauded in its professional ways of tackling security challenges across its Joint Operational Area.

by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : Governor Lalong Set Up Committee To Extradites Almajiris To Their Various States.

By, giwa alex, Jos
In line with Governor Lalong’s directives over the banning of beggers a.k.a Almajiris in Jos and Bukuru metropolis of plateau state, has constitute committee to enforce the governor’s order.
This is occasioned by the grave danger

the Almajiris children in the state are exposed to as a result of the ravaging Covid -19 pandemic and in line with the resolution of the Northern Governor’s forum which took into consideration the social challenges associated with the system and accelerating impact of the corona virus in plateau state and the country as whole.

Governor lalong stated this today 25th April, 2020 during the swearing in of the fifteen(15) man committee to enforce the extradition of Almajiris in the state held at the Old Government House in jos the plateau state capital.
Governor lalong represented by the secretary to the state government, professor Danladi Abok Atu said the term of reference of the committee include :
To search and establish records of Almajiris in jos and Bukuru metropolis and other parts of the state, to identify the indigenous Almajiris and recommend appropriate measure for enrolment into conventional registered schools, vocational training centre or Islamic institution and to identified the categories of Almajiris from the other parts of the federation or neighbouring countries and recommend them for return to their various states or country of origin.
The other terms of reference according to governor Bako Lalong is to identify and recommend any community leader , parent or cleric who resists the ban on Almajiri in the state for appropriate disciplinary action and other responsibility to the realization of it objectives.
The fifteen(15) man committee has col Salihu lnusa(rtd) as its chairman while permanent Secretary (CSS) is to serve as the committee secretary.
by Alexander Aleburu

Police Demands Cash As Bail Condition As 34 Suspects Kept In One Cell.

By,giwa alex, Jos

Not fewer than thirty four (34) persons suspected to have committed various crime were arrested and strapped in very cell that can be best described as pigeon hole at the (A) Division in Plateau State Police Command headquarters when the country is battle lying with covid-19 total lockdown in plateau state under mainding the social distancing directives by the president.

One of the suspect who spoke to our reporter on condition of anoynim

ous confirmed that the number of the suspects that was inside the small cell where initially more that thirty-eight (38) suspects stuffed inside like sadin(package)fish.

He said the number reduced because some of them threatened to protest because their health is facing serious threat without ventilation and high level of congestion, which informed the police to hast their arraignment at a Mobil court at Yan Gauyi in plateau state.

You would recalled that police are saddled with the responsibility to enforcement the order of restricting the gathering of people numbering 10 inside one cell but allow up 38 people to be kept in one cell.

According to our source ,the police were demanding for 100k ,10k as bail condition were those who meet the discharge conditions were released on bail as the other are left to languish in the cell that can be best describe as hell on earth.

One of the victim ,Mallam Nasiru Mohammad told our medium that he was arrested and brought to A Division on last Saturday in connection to the Lexus Jeep sold by three of them which eventually turned out to be scam as the buyer transfered fake bank alert into his account.

He says ,the transaction which amounted to the sum of 3.8 Million naira ,and the guy duped them with the fake bank alert provide them with fake information about himself pretending he was an airforce officer .

Mohammad added that the other suspect had already been released on bail condition while they still languishing here inside cell all because we can’t afford bail fees requested by the Nigeria Police command .

CP Isaac O Akinmoyede

The Command PPRO ,DSP Ubah Gabriel Agaba told our medium that the bail condition is still free ,that the papers on his desk are list of defaulters who flout the order of total lockdown in plateau state and they are before mobile court.

He explained further that the police have not demand for anyone of the suspect to pay for his/her bail,however, those who meet the conditions are already home.

When our reporter sort to know why Nasiru Mohammad was still in police cell when the prime suspect had already been granted bail after paying 100k ,he denied having knowledge of the case .

The 34 persons risk contacting the pandemic of close contact and lack of distancing order of the federal, state government enforcement order.

They complaint bitterly that their fundamental right has been bridge under the present Democratic government to keep them in one cell like animals.

by Alexander Aleburu

OMPAN Commensurates With Governor Lalong ,Condemn None Inclusion ,Ban On Its Members .

By,giwa alex, Jos
The Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) ,Plateau state chapter ,Ag chairman, Yakubu Busari has commensurates with Governor Simon Bako Lalong over the unfortunate record of first Covid -19 index case in the state as he condemned the manner the association members are been treated across some States in Nigeria especially during the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic .
Busari in a join press statement signed by ,the Ag Chairman Yakubu Busari ,Secretary Jide Afolabi urged the plateau state government to involve the online Practitioners in moving the state forward through objective reportage.
The online Practitioners in plateau state have contributed a lot for lalong emerging as the governor of the state in 2015 and went round across the 17 LGAs for his campaign but were neglected after the victory was announced .
We have extended our maturity and understanding with the regime having done enough to introduced program or his people oriented projects that touch humanity.
However, our complaint started with the Late Emmanuel Nanle who was then the Director of Press to Governor Bako Lalong, and now the present Director of press Makut Simon without listening ears to the plight of the association who received attacks during the Former Governor Jonah David Jang and Lalong now kick us away from rebuilding the good work we did in bringing him to power.
In another similar development, the National PRO of the Online Media Practioners Association of Nigeria , Ismaila YK said we received with shock, the news of Governor Umahi’s life ban on two list journalists: Chijioke Agwu of Sun Newspaper and Peter Okutu of Vanguard newspaper respectively.
It is rather unfortunate, that in this particular time where stakeholders the world over are closing ranks to create a common front, to execute the war against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic that’s sweeping through Nigeria, a governor who should be seen sleeves up, in service, to ensure the safety of his people from the pandemic and it’s immediate and eventual economic implications, is instead wasting time on a losing battle against journalists going about their legitimate business.
What is particularly scary and of great concern, is the governor’s spat during a statewide broadcast, that if “the journalists think they have the pen, he has the koboko”. This arrogance was also on display when he declared, in clear Draconian style, that the people of the state might unleash mayhem on the journalists if they refuse to leave Ebonyi state.
OMPAN considers the above statement a call to violence against the journalists whose only sin is reporting the true state of affairs in the state. Here then, is why OMPAN wants to state categorically clear, that should anything happen to the two journalists, Governor David Umahi should be ready to take responsibility, or face the wrath of the pen he has so arrogantly and disdainfully dismissed.
For the sake of peace, especially in this material time, OMPAN calls on Governor Umahi to beat a quick retreat, lift the needless ban and retract his damaging statements with respect to the safety of the journalists without delay.
The Nigerian Journalists is held to a code of conduct and ethics which if violated, invites sanction(s) commensurate with the transgression(s). However, nowhere was it stated that state governors can usurp the powers of the Nigerian Union of Journalists which is the statutory body responsible for the discipline of erring members, to play judge and jury on issues bothering on the professionalism of journalists.
The authors of the Nigerian Constitution didn’t make a mistake when they unambiguously spelt out the right of the journalist in section 39 subsection one of the 1999 constitution as amended. And, under no circumstances will OMPAN fold it’s arms and watch governors or other trigger happy Executives continue to trample on the sanctity of the Journalism profession.
by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : Governor Lalong Relaxs 14 Days Lockdown For Three Days.

By, giwa alex , jos
Governor Bako Lalong of plateau state has relaxed the 14 days lockdown directives which

end at the midnight 23th April , 2020 with more three days.

This will enable the people to restock their homes , there after, the total lockdown will resume on Monday 27th April , 2020 as the detail of the next lockdown shall be issue in due course.
Governor Lalong stated this today in his state broadcast to mark the end of 14 days quarantine period over Covid-19 pandemic, held on 23rd April , 2020 at the Old Government House Ray Field jos , plateau state capital, the detail of the next phase of the lockdown will be issue to the citizens of plateau state in due course.
Governor Lalong said by implication, the earlier restriction of movement of vehicles still remain ,all markets remain closed expect those selling food items, pharmaceuticals and cooking gas.
“All illegal street trading , street hawking , begging, illegal Sunday market in Ahmadu Bello Way, Bukuru and it environs remain banned.”
He further add that “social joints , Nightclubs, drinking parlours, are to remain closed, while restaurants are advised to prepare take aways for their customers to avoid crowding.”
Governor lalong stressed that those selling items other than food , water and pharmaceutical, government will allowed them the opportunity to sell their goods to customers on demand as their shop shall remained locked and adviced them to display their phone contact for their customers to reach them through their various contacts.
He also add that motor parks are to capture and keep data including contacts of all inbound and outbound passagers as well as adhere strictly to social distancing and mass guadering prohibition order and hygiene regulations.
The commerical vehicles operators , keke Napep, cars and Buses are to abide by restriction on number of passagers to carry, which have been spelled out as 1, 4 and 6 respectively.
The governor warned the tricycle operators against their fragrant violation of the government directives over number of passagers they are to carry per trip as the government will not hesitate to place total ban on their operation if they did not check their lawlessness .
Lalong call on churches and mosques to maintain the hitherto social distancing of 50 persons provisions and hygiene regulation as the ban of anniversaries and cultural festivals is still enforce.
The governor said the farms in the state are exempted from the restriction as they are required to go to their farms within their villages now that the rain have started and observe all guidelines for social distancing and those selling fertilizers , insecticides, seeds and other farm essentials.
” The producers of bread, food water and beverages are also exempted”.
Lalong said considering the danger the Almajiri children are exposed to as a result of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, I am directing the immediate profiling and return of the Almajiris from the state to their respectives states of origin to join their families and committee to be headed by Brig.General Salihu lnusa(rtd) should start the action which is in tandem with the resolution reached at the Northern Governor’s Forum, which agreed to act in unison to protect these vulnerable children and further reduce the chances for the spread of the disease.
He advised the citizens to use Face Masks especially where they are in contact with others, in other to cut down chances of infections , transmission of Covid-19 expecially those who are above 65 years of age are strongly advised to avoid unnecessary movements as they are at higher risk of Covid-19 infection.
As he said the government will soon start the distribution of palliatives to those who falls under the categories.
by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : Governor Lalong Relaxs 14 Days Lockdown For Three Days.

By, giwa alex , jos
Governor Bako Lalong of plateau state has relaxed the 14 days lockdown directives which

end at the midnight 23th April , 2020 with more three days.

This will enable the people to restock their homes , there after, the total lockdown will resume on Monday 27th April , 2020 as the detail of the next lockdown shall be issue in due course.
Governor Lalong stated this today in his state broadcast to mark the end of 14 days quarantine period over Covid-19 pandemic, held on 23rd April , 2020 at the Old Government House Ray Field jos , plateau state capital, the detail of the next phase of the lockdown will be issue to the citizens of plateau state in due course.
Governor Lalong said by implication, the earlier restriction of movement of vehicles still remain ,all markets remain closed expect those selling food items, pharmaceuticals and cooking gas.
“All illegal street trading , street hawking , begging, illegal Sunday market in Ahmadu Bello Way, Bukuru and it environs remain banned.”
He further add that “social joints , Nightclubs, drinking parlours, are to remain closed, while restaurants are advised to prepare take aways for their customers to avoid crowding.”
Governor lalong stressed that those selling items other than food , water and pharmaceutical, government will allowed them the opportunity to sell their goods to customers on demand as their shop shall remained locked and adviced them to display their phone contact for their customers to reach them through their various contacts.
He also add that motor parks are to capture and keep data including contacts of all inbound and outbound passagers as well as adhere strictly to social distancing and mass guadering prohibition order and hygiene regulations.
The commerical vehicles operators , keke Napep, cars and Buses are to abide by restriction on number of passagers to carry, which have been spelled out as 1, 4 and 6 respectively.
The governor warned the tricycle operators against their fragrant violation of the government directives over number of passagers they are to carry per trip as the government will not hesitate to place total ban on their operation if they did not check their lawlessness .
Lalong call on churches and mosques to maintain the hitherto social distancing of 50 persons provisions and hygiene regulation as the ban of anniversaries and cultural festivals is still enforce.
The governor said the farms in the state are exempted from the restriction as they are required to go to their farms within their villages now that the rain have started and observe all guidelines for social distancing and those selling fertilizers , insecticides, seeds and other farm essentials.
” The producers of bread, food water and beverages are also exempted”.
Lalong said considering the danger the Almajiri children are exposed to as a result of the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, I am directing the immediate profiling and return of the Almajiris from the state to their respectives states of origin to join their families and committee to be headed by Brig.General Salihu lnusa(rtd) should start the action which is in tandem with the resolution reached at the Northern Governor’s Forum, which agreed to act in unison to protect these vulnerable children and further reduce the chances for the spread of the disease.
He advised the citizens to use Face Masks especially where they are in contact with others, in other to cut down chances of infections , transmission of Covid-19 expecially those who are above 65 years of age are strongly advised to avoid unnecessary movements as they are at higher risk of Covid-19 infection.
As he said the government will soon start the distribution of palliatives to those who falls under the categories.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau Residents Raises Alarm Over Governor Lalong Converting Their Community To  COVID-19 Quarantine Centre .

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By, giwa alex, jos

The Community in plateau state has raised alarm on the plan by the state government led by Simon Bako lalong to convert part of their community to Covid-19 Quarantine Centre.

A body under the auspices of Coalition of Concerned Heipang Health Professionals, Berom Youth Moulders’ Association and Development Associations in Heipang Community of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of plateau raised the alarm over the conversion of a popular hotel located within residential area in the community into a quarantine centre for COVID-19.

The alarm is contained in a communique issued on Saturday 18th April, 2020 at the end of a one day workshop on Risk Communication and Community safety measures against COVID-19 pandemic organized by concerned health professionals and collaboration with Berom Youth Moulders’ Association in the community which the Coalition insisted that the action is against WHO guidelines for the establishment of such a facility.

The communique signed by the leadership of BYM Heipang District, Concerned Heipang Health Professionals and Heipang Progressives’ Development Association was read by Da David Bot.

“Bot said the community is concern that weeks ago, the Plateau State government established a quarantine centre at Godiya Tourists Resort which is within a residential area, without the knowledge of leaders and members of the community, in view of the inherent risk the facility poses to residents of the area. “

“According to Bot, WHO guidelines for establishing a quarantine centre clearly indicates amongst others that the facility be sited in a location at the outskirt of the town and must be far from residential homes and crowded places.”

He added that the guidelines also stipulates that the facility should be close to a tertiary health facility for easy commuting of quarantine clients who might develop symptoms within the period.

“Bot said the community wondered why government disregarded these guidelines in view of the highly contagious nature of COVID-19, siting the centre within residential area as the quarantine centre shares fence with a residential home.”

The community noted with concern that innocent and untrained workers in the hotel who live within the community still render services as against International best practices which states that stewards should be withdrawn once the hotel is leased out for this purpose and professionals be engaged.

Bot further disclosed that, a visit to the facility by the community revealed that the centre lacks biomedical waste management infrastructure and its internal operations leave much to be desired with regards to public/community health.

He said the community was shocked to meet a lady her about 20s carrying waste and disposable plates which quarantine subjects have used within the compound in a mesh basket as against leak-proof red, black or yellow containers as stipulated by WHO.

According to the communique, more disturbing was the fact that the lady was not kitted in any personal protective equipment (PPE) and waste is disposed in an open space within the hotel were rats, lizards, birds and scavenger dog can easily access.

The communique further noted that the Community also wondered why the hotel in use has not been conspicuously marked with safety signage at the entrance and around the perimeter fencing to keep unsuspecting residents and customers of the hotel at bay.

The people of the Community however commended efforts of the federal and plateau state governments geared towards winning the battle against this pandemic, appealed to the Plateau state government to consider the relocation of the centre to a safer location like the Inland Container Depot within the Heipang community which is distance from residential area or another place that meets WHO guidelines.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : lrigwe Killings  J.T Useni Challenge Securities To Raise To Their Responsibilities ,  Donates Palliative. 

By, giwa alex, jos

Jeremiah Useni(Rtd) has challenge the securities agencie in the state to raise up its constitutional responsibilities of protecting

lives and properties.

As he condemned the killing of the innocent defenceless communities in strong term particuarly at this period when the state is complete lockdown occassion by ravaging corona virus pandemic and the killing still go on unchallenged.

Senator JT Usani give the challenge in a press statement signed by the former senator’s media consultant Yiljap Ibraham and made available to this medium in Jos the plateau state capital .

The governorship candidate at the 2019 general election under PDP in the state, represented by the director general of his compaign organization prof Dimis Mai Lafia described the killings in lrigwe community as senseless, hineous and callous in killings of defenceless members of the community, and distribute palliatives as measure to mitigate the effects of the lockdown.

He said the the senator suppose to have been around but lockdown in Abuja.

“The senator is unable to personally come to condole with you because of the Lockdown in the Federal Capital Abuja.”

He dispatched this high and strong delegation to come and condole with you over the attack on your community by unidentified gun men.

15 bags of rice and One Hundred Thousand Naira cash to the Irigwe Traditional Council was given to the community by the senator which he said would help to mitigate the effect of lockdown as the state prepared for another lockdown on Sunday Midnight. “

The iteam donated oncludes bags of rice and other iteams including cash.

“When I heard about the attack, I was very sad. I was also amazed that even when there was complete Lockdown of the entire state because of the Coronavirus, killings could still go on without any challenge.”

“I call on the security forces to rise to their responsibility and protect the people from harm. But, we must also be very alert, keep the peace and continue to pray to God as a community.”

On his response, member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, representing Rukuba/Irigwe Constituency Hon Musa Agah Avia, said “Senator Useni’s gesture has really strengthened the Irigwe community.”

in a similar development, the Brra Nggwe Rigwe, His Royal Highness, Rev Ronku Aka, in company of the District Head of Miango and three Village Heads, received the delegation in his palace at Miango, and thanked Gen. Useni for his caring heart.

“Your action has refreshed us, we request you, Sir, to speak for this community using your network wherever you go.”

“We are pained by these constant attacks which have become worse than coronavirus we want peace in this land.

Those on the DG entourage includes, Deputy Governorship PDP Candidate in the 2019 election, Dr James Dalok, PDP Chairman Bassa LG, Maurice Manga, and many Elders of Bassa LGA.

by Alexander Aleburu

Governor Bako Lalong Relaxes 7 Days State Lockdown For 5 Days .

By, giwa alex, jos

Plateau state governor Simon Bako Lalong has relaxed the Seven days lockdown directives slammed on the state to forestall the ravaging the coronavirus pandemic in some parts of the country.

Beginning from 11pm Wednesday 15th April , 2020 to 12 midnight Sunday 19th April, 2020 to enable the citizens in the state stuck pile foods in their various home as the earlier lockdown still remain for avoidance of doubt, all other markets remain closed expect those selling foodstuffs, pharmatical products and cooking gas.

Governor lalong made the statement admist cheer to the citizens of plateau state in a live broadcast held at the Old Government House jos , plateau state 15th April, 2020.

Governor Lalong said the total lockdown of the state for seven days which is expected to end today has been extended to Thursday 23rd April, 2020 to allow the medically quarantine period of 14th days advice by medical experts.

The governor stressed that during the period,all illegal street trading , begging , hawking , and illegal Sunday market at Amadu Bello Way and Bukuru metropolis remained banned while clubs, drinking Parlour remain closed and advice restaurants to prepare take away for its customer to avoid over crowding.

Governor Lalong urgue motor Parks in the state to capture and keep data of all the In-bound and Out-bound passages and adhere to government social distancing and mass gardering prohibition order.

“Vehicles and Tricycles are to abide by the number of passages they carry which are to be a fall out of 1, 4 and 6 respectively.

” place of worship has to adhere to fifty social distancing and hand washing directives as the ban of cultural Festivals and all anniversaries in the state is still enforce”.

He warned anybody who violate the boarder closure directives of the governor order shall been arrested , prosecuted and quarantine for 14th days untill he or she is certified that he/she is not having the disease.

The governor use

the medium to advice farmer in the state to go back to farm in their various villages particularly as the raining season set in, and call on them to observe social distancing directives of the government.

The governor said out of the Ninety-Nine persons of covid -19 suspected cases , who come into the state from neighbouring states, all of them test negative of the disease.

“We are grateful to Almighty God that till now , there is no any reported case of covid-19 in the state, that does not mean we’ ll relax on our oar.”

The governor said the Covid-19 treatment centre in the state has finally come to fiction.

“The Bio Safety Centre NVRI in Vom plateau state have been equltpted and certified by National Centre For Disease Control to begin out right Testing for Covid-19 in the state and other neighbouring states.”

” I was at the NVRI Vom to inspect the laboratory , I must say that I sm impressed with the standard of facilities at the centre which has the capacity to carry One Thousand patent per say which can convience serve the state and it surrounding state.

However thank the securities agencies, departments and state services, the army, civil defence, immigration, NDLA, and the correctional service and their personnel.

Governor lalong further thank the member of the vigilante , neighborhood , political association and band leaders of state for their supports towards the success of the lockdown exercise.

“My thank also go to the member of state House of Assembly, judiciary, and local governments for their support towards the success the success of one week lockdown of the state.

He appreciate the forth estate of the realm for their support for making their activities known .

by Alexander Aleburu

I Have Never Been As Unsure Of Nigeria Future As I Am Now………Bishop Mathew Kukah

By, giwa alex jos

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Bishop of Sokoto Mathew Kukah has again expresses his fear for the uncertainty future of our great country Nigeria as he said he has not express fear like now of the future of the country like now.

Because, we pray and fast and leave everything to God when God has given us all we need to survive and build a nation.

Bishob Kukah observation is contained in an Easter message to the Christians all over the country and made available to this medium in jos , plateau state capital.

According to the equvocator Rev.father after the nation independence in 1960 , each country went to work.

But in Nigeria, after independence, our people went to prayer and fasting.

So, while we were praying, Malaysia came here and took our palm seedlings and build a great factory of it.

While we were praying, Singapore went into investment in technology,

While we were praying, India went into ICT.

“While we were praying, China went to massive industrialization,

While we were shouting Allah Alakuba! UAE went into massive infrastructural development,

While we were binding and casting Lucifer, Japan went into technological development.

While we were speaking in tongues, Denmark went into education of her citizens.

While we were mounting big speakers in our places of worship, USA was mounting man on the moon.

After our prayers, God, being a wise God decided to reward us according to our labour.

Since those that went into industrialization, technology, infrastructural development, ICT, education had been rewarded accordingly, It’s only wise God rewards us with our efforts in prayers.

That’s why today, Nigerian pastors are competing in building the biggest churches that’s why there are more prayer houses and worship places than hospitals and schools. That’s why people rush to prayer houses for medical and business solutions instead of hospitals.

That’s why we don’t do business proposals before jumping into business since we are going to back it up with prayers. And when such collapse, we blame devil.

That’s why it’s a sin to say anything negative about pastors and imams.

That’s why our pastors don’t consider the opinion of engineers while building and blame devil when the building collapsed

That’s why faith in God replaces building pillars and when it collapsed we blame it on Lucifer.

That’s why our pastors are making sure they plant church branches instead of schools in every street in Nigeria.

That’s why we always wait for God to do that which ability to accomplish he has already handed over to us.

That’s why we want our teachers to labour on earth and come to heaven for their rewards.

Nigeria is a prayer loving, God fearing nation. Religion has taken the place of technology, infrastructure, education and all.

When we are traveling, we ignore all the necessary road requirements, servicing of our vehicles and pray. And, once we pray, we can put a half fit vehicle on the road and blame our step mother or mother in law if anything goes wrong.

That’s why there are more people dying on our roads that wild life animals in the wild.

Because, we pray and fast and leave everything to God when God has given us all we need to survive .

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :  Jos -North Chairman Shahu Usman Provides Water And Other Palliatives To Communities.

By, giwa alex Jos
As part of palliative measure on total lockdown directive order by governor Simon Bako Lalong on the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the entire globe, the management committee chairman of Jos North LG plateau state, Alh.Shehu Usman has provides water and other palliative to his communities for domestic use.
The gesture is to compliment the efforts of the state governor Simon Lalong in providing water for the citizens of the state during the period of the lockdown.
This gesture was made known in a press statement dated 13th April 2020 and signed by the senior information officer to the chairman Shehu Usman and made available to this medium in jos, plateau state capital .
“The gesture according to the Chairman is to compliment the state Government’s effort in providing water to citizens during the Lockdown period”
“Shehu Usman described water as an essential commodity to human existence and maintain the desire of his administration to continue providing portable water to aid the people of the area during the Lockdown to mitigate the spread of COVID -19 Pandemic
“He stressed that the council recognises that compliance with measures put in place come with some inconveniences.”
Councilor representing Tudun wada ward Christopher Azi expressed gratitude to the Chairman for providing water and other palliatives which include Rice and spaghetti.”
“Azi said he has since distributed the items to the vulnerable people in the area and called on other well spirited individuals to emulate the Chairman’s magnanimity.”
“Some of the beneficiaries who spoke appreciated the Chairman’s gesture by supplying water to their door step at a time they need it most and assured of their prayer for his administration.”
“Shehu Usman commended members of the Vigilante Nigeria and Neighborhood watch for proactiveness in complimenting the effort of security agencies to ensure success of the total Lockdown directive by Governor Simon Lalong.”
“Usman said there is ninety eight percent compliance in Jos- North Local Government Area and commended residents of the area for their understanding to stay at home to halt the spread of the pandemic.
The Chairman added that the fight against COVID -19 is a collective one and called on citizens to put hands on deck and work with Government to fight the disease”.
by Alexander Aleburu

Hon. Lilian Madaki Felicitate With Christians In Plateau/Youth Leader PDP Central Zone On Easter Celebration.

By, giwa alex, Jos

An assistant Youth Leader aspirant under People Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state Hon.Lilian Madaki has felicitate with plateau state in general, and the Youth Leader Plateau Central Zone in particular on the Celebration of Easter.

As she urgued the YOUTH to remain thankful to God Almighty because the death and resurrection of our saviour, Lord Jesus Christ given us hope for eternity with chances to be his good ambassadors in our area of endeavors.

Hon.Lilian extended the Easter greeting in a statement personally signed by her and made available to this medium in Jos , plateau state capital.

The Easter message which reads in part, urgued the citizens of plateau state to use the Easter celebration and be fervent in prayer over the corona pandemic ravaging the entire globe.

“Though this year 2020 Celebration is marred by the covid-19 pandemic Challenges which has thrown the whole world to a state of confusion, let continue to be prayerful, heart filled with love and peace, adhere to government order to help prevent the virus spreading.”

“Remain Calm, be prayerful, Stay informed as covid-19 is real and doesn’t respect religion, ethnic, race, social, economic or one’s political status.”

Madaki charged the plateau citizens to adhere to the government stay at home directive and religiously follow the advice of the medical experts of regular hands washing and social distancing.

“Do not be Panic, be prayerful, Stay at home and Stay safe, Curb the Spread of Corona Virus.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : Governor Lalong Promises Palliatives, As Citizens Groans Under Lockdown On Fumigation Against Covid-19

Plateau State : Governor Lalong Promises Palliatives, As Citizens Groans Under Lockdown On Fumigation Against Covid-19

By, giwa alex, Jos
Governor Bako Lalong of plateau state has promised the citizens of the state his government would soon find ways of providing palliative measure to assist the weak and vulnerable in the state.
This as the citizens in the state groans under the seven(7) days of the state government lockdown order to fumigate the state against the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic.
Governor Lalong made the promise today 10th April, 2020 during the flagging off fumigation of the state against Covid-19 pandemic held at the terminus roundabout in jos north local government of plateau state.
The governor said although the state has not record any outbreak of covid -19 pandemic, like some of the states in Nigeria, but its imperative to prevent it now that it has not enter , than to wait until when it enter which may be difficult to control which necessitate the government decision to fumigate the entire state and it environs.
He further add that, he is not unmindful of the pain and hardship the citizens of the state are facing during the unfortunate period of lockdown, as the government we soon role out palliative measure to assist the weak and the vulnerable in the state.
The governor stressed that he is sad for the state to been going through this harrowing experience of lockdown during this period of Easter celebration to mark the celebration of the death and resurration of our Lord Jesus Christ, and pray for His sacrifice for mankind.
Governor lalong prayed that with God , the country Nigeria and plateau state in particular shall surmmout the situation o

ccassion by covid-19 pandemic and bounce back to resume normal life , and call far patience and prayer from the citizens of the state.

As he urgue the Muslims to use the day to offer solemn Zuhur prayers in their various homes for God to intervene and save Nigeria from this calamity of covid-19 pandemic.
He add that the state shall be getting a “Testing Centre” in the coming days that will also boost the capacity to identify any case faster and advice all the citizens of the state to stay at home in line with the government directive in order to achieve the aim of the exercise.
However thank the religious , traditional , political and community leaders and their followers for their cooperation and understanding during the state difficult times.
Earlier in her speech the director of the company handling the fumigation Susan Bentu said the chemical is not only effective on coronavirus alone but other diseases .
Present at the fumigation Flagg off were the commissioners and other government appointees.
by Alexander Aleburu

Major Gen.Angbazo Promised To Collaborate With Major Gen.Okonkwo In Restoring Peace To Plateau State.

By, giwa alex, jos

The New Commander Operation SAVE HAVEN(OPSH) Major General Chukuemeka Okonkwo and Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division, Major General Nuhu Angbazo has promised to work together to bring lasting peace to plateau state hitherto bedeviled by crisis and sporadic killings.

As the state which is hitherto known for its peace and tourism status , has for over a decade now Change into theatre of war with little or no respect for human lives.

The duo made the promise when the Commander Operation Save Haven(OPSH) Major General Okonkwo paid the Officer Commanding(GOC)3 Division , Major General Nuhu Angbazo familiarization visit 9th April , 2020 at the Division Headquarters, Maxwell Khobe cantonment Rukuba , jos , plateau state.

Major General Okonkwo stressed that the collaboration and support of the two Generals is lmperative to bring lasting peace to plateau state and it environ hitherto know for it peaceful status in time past , as the two General promised to enhance the existing relationship between (OPSH) and 3 Division

In his response, the (GOC)3 Division , Major General Nuhu Angbaza promise that 3 Division will work closely with (OPSH) to bring total peace to plateau state.

The Operational Area , further add that the Division will strengthened the existing relationship between the duo that has yielded positive results in the time past.

In a similar development , the commander (OPSH) Chukuemeka Okonkwo also paid an Operational visit to sector (3) Tactical Headquarters, Forward Operational Base Hukke and Kwall where he charged the troops to be proactive , resilient in their professional duties and assured them of the Division’s support at all times.

by Alexander Aleburu

General Okonkwo promised to partner with media practitioners to restore peace

By, giwa, alex, Jos

The New Special Task Force (STF) commandant for Operation Safe Heaven in Plateau state ,Major General Chukwu Emeka Okonkwo has promised to partner with all media practitioners in the state to promote peaceful coexistence between the three states under his command.

Okonkwo promised to build on the land mark achievement of his predecessor major general Augustine Angudu in restoring peace to the states including Bauchi ,Kaduna and Plateau state as a home of peace and tourism.

The New commander who just assumed office few days back , made the statement at the operation Headquarters along Tudu wada Road Jos, plateau state capital during the General’s familiarization with the media at it headquarter in jos , plateau state capital.

Okonkwo said the force has change it modus oprandi of dealing directly with media practitioners but rather in addressing the media activities hence forth.

“We want to use this medium to tell you that from now onwards, to address press now our defense headquarter under the purview of major general Eneche.”

He said that does’t mean the operation at the state level in plateau can’t be briefing the press when it become unavoidable to do so.

He charged the press to always verified the facts of any stories from the operation before publication as the door of the command is wide open for any verification of fact for the interest of the state.

He add that he is not telling the press to cover the operation of the activies of the command as the command is not having anything to hide.

On the sporadic attack on some communities in Bassa LG of the state where no fewer than ten people has been reported to have lost their lives, he said the command is set to pay visit to the affected communities and have meeting with them with the view of shielding their sword.

As he solicited for the cooperation of the men of the forth estate of the realm for cordial relationship for peaceful coexistence in the state.

by Alexander Aleburu

Buhari’s Govt Is Physically Incompetent,Mentally Imbecile And Cannot Think Outside The Box———–Atiku Abubakar.

By, Our Reporter, jos
The Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has berates the government of Muhammadu Buhari as he described it as physically incompetent and mentally imbecile and cannot think outside the box.
The presidential candidate under the People Democratic Party (PDP)in 2019 general election Alh.Abubakar said President Buhari’s cabinet are physically incompetent and mentally imbecile that can’t think outside the box.
Atiku passed the verdict in a long essay circulated today on the net on “How Nigeria and Africa Can Surmount The Effects Of The Coronavirus.”
The Turaki Adamawa said the oil crisis being faced by the Buhari administration was also faced by the Obasanjo administration which I was part of.
Atiku argued that the oil price crash should not be enough to trigger an economic crisis.
Nigeria’s 2020 budget was predicated on $57, but oil prices are now in the $30s range after falling into the 20s argued that the situation does not call for panic.
“After all, the current price of oil was lower than it is today when President Obasanjo and I assumed office on May 29, 1999. Yet we paid off Nigeria’s entire foreign debt.”
“However, there are two remarkable differences, the first is that we had a stellar cabinet between 1999-2007.
“We had the right people manning our economy.
“We certainly would not have proposed to take out a $500 million loan to digitalise the Nigerian Television Authority, or devote ₦37 billion to renovating the National Assembly complex (which was built from the scratch at less than 20% of that amount)”, he said.
Atiku pummelled the Buhari government further:
“Today’s Nigerian government is severely lacking in qualified hands. And nothing proves this than the state of the Presidency itself.
“To think that after devoting ₦13 billion to the State House Clinic in the last five years, it is virtually useless as we face the most significant public health challenge of our national life. That is a pointer to the state of our federal government”.
Atiku wondered why the Buhari administration is always quick to seek foreign loans to solve domestic economic problems.
“Why is it that the Nigerian government is always quick to want to borrow at every instance?
“It shows a lazy mindset and an inability to take those sacrifices necessary to get the economy into shape.
by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : (CBN) Raises Alarm As Cyber Crime Go On Rampage.

By, giwa alex, jos
“The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has raised alarm as cyber related crime went on rampage taken advantage of the current Covid-19 pandemic to defraud innocent citizens, steal sensitive information,
or gain unauthorized access to computers or mobile devices usingvarious techniques.”
This trend is not peculiar to Nigeria as there has been a rise in COVID-19-related cyber ? criminal activities all over the world.
“The apex bank of Nigeria raised the alarm in a press release on the 6th April, 2020 signed by the Director Corporate Communication lsaac Okorafor an made available to this medium online.
According to the release which read in part,”.
“Our priority is to ensure that Nigerian banking customers are aware of the ongoing trend to prevent them from falling victim to such cyber crimes.”
“Some of the cyber-criminal activities using the COVID-19 pandemic are outlined below:
Phishing campaigns: cyber-criminals send out emails claiming to be from health organizations such as the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) or the World Health

Organization (WHO).”

“The email may contain a link which, if clicked, steals login credentials
or other confidential information from the victim’s computer or mobile device.”
“Relief Packages: Cyber-criminals have also been sending messages via social media or
emails asking people to click on links to register in order to get their COVID-19 relief
packages from the Government or other organisations. They simply use this to get
confidential information from unwary victims. “
“Relief package scams also come in the form
of phone calls asking people to provide their banking details to receive relief packages.”
“A sample is as seen below:
Impersonation: Cyber-criminals place calls to individuals claiming to be staff of their banks
and asking them to get mobile apps that would help them get through this pandemic period.
Such mobile apps are however used to steal information from the victims’ mobile phones
among other things.
Criminals have also produced COVID-19 maps, which”
“To ensure that bank customers and citizens do not fall victim to these cyber-crimes, please
observe the following precautions:
Beware of and verify emails or phone calls claiming to be from NCDC, WHO or
Government, especially when such emails request your banking information or to
click on a link. Visit official websites of relevant organizations for desired information”.
“Avoid clicking on links or attachments in emails that claim to have more information
regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“Avoid downloading mobile apps from untrusted sources; and
Obtain relief package or other information from trusted news media.”
“While we work to keep safe physically and prevent further spread of the virus, members of
the public should endeavor to apply caution in order to beat not just the COVID-19 Virus
but also the cyber-criminals seeking to take advantage of its spread for nefarious acts.
The Central Bank of Nigeria will continue to monitor and investigate these activities and
provide updates as they occur”.
by Alexander Aleburu

No Government In Plateau State That Has Accorded Priority To Security Like Governor Lalong——Bashir Musa Sati

By, giwa alex, jos

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PC government led by Simon Bako Lalong administration in plateau state has been described as on of the administration in the state that has pay more attention and priority on security and safety of it citizens.

This is noticeable considering the security measures, community dialogues and to some extent drastic measures of arresting community and Hardo leadership at any giving attacks on innocent people within their domain.

This was stated in a press statement released by the secretary of All Progressive Congress(APC) in plateau state, 5th April, 2020 personally signed by the Secretary of the party in the state Barrister Bashir Musa Sati and made available to this medium in jos the plateau state capital.

The statement with the Caption “Facts And PDP’s Irrational Postulation, “Said the party would have not boarder to respond to the baseless insinuations of the politically drowning opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but just to put the record straight.

“Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have any cause to contemplate responding to the irrational, wishful and nonchalance attitudes of the People’s Democratic Party’s political gimmicks, at this most trial moments of the state, national and global tragedy.”

“From the on set, every sensible human being has understand the efforts been put in place by this APC lead administration of Simon Lalong, all in trying to protect the lives of Plateau citizens, applying both proactive and stringent measures at one time or another.”

“No Government in Plateau State has accord utmost priority to the security and safety of its citizens, like that of APC-Lalong administration. It is glaringly clear that lots of security measures, community dialogues and to some extent drastic measures of even arresting community and Hardo leadership at any giving attacks on innocent people.”

“The PDP, should not shelved its ignorance of the fact that its alleged, “herders must be APC members,” as it is again a plain truth that herders or whoever the killers are, they do not have regards to which political party one belongs to, rather they attack whoever they perceived as their enemy. Where was the PDP when between 2007-2015, uncountable lives were killed, with attacks unabated till the emergence of the APC-Lalong administration.”

“Again it is a fact that despite the couples of attacks, people are enjoying more of peaceful coexistence than what was obtainable prior to this administration.”

“Even as we condemned any attack and killings including the most recent one on our people, yet we make bold to say, making arrests of suspects shoulders on the security operatives, whom we trust are doing their utmost best to safeguard the lives of all in the state.”

“The PDP should understand better that it is not apt timing, for political gimmicks and the issue of security is sacrosanct, which should not be dragged to plain political lines to the detriment of the citizens, which its claimed to have loved, but failed in its days to protect.”

“On the issue of Corronavirus pandemic, the APC-Lalong, administration has put in place several measures that are aiding in preventing the occurrence of the disease in our state.”

“Recall that we swiftly put the Chinese citizens that came into our state and our citizens working with them on quarantine, whose end results was successfully negative. We further put in place several isolation centers within the three geopolitical zones of the state, even without a single confirmed case of the disease in our state.”

The APC-Lalong administration, has directed for the procurement of additional ventilators and other medical equipments, as well as sets up endowment fund, besides the necessary requisites measures that will see to the prevention of the occurrence of the disease based on health experts recommendations in conformity with the international best measures, all in not only show of concerned but full care about the life and safety of our citizens.

Corronavirus as a world pandemic, which has both health and economic implications on countries, States and individual person’s endeavours, which Plateau State is not exceptional and therefore, the PDP should be wisely enlightened.

In furtherance of all, it is true that Governor Simon Lalong, has summoned a stakeholders meeting, where he met with the members of the State House of Assembly, at which both APC and PDP members attended, as led by their speaker, however, to our dismay the PDP, in its shameful characteristics has said, “but (sic), APC members were invited to project his performance.”

“What more could be mere bewilderments and postulation from the PDP, than it discarding the present of its members, whom were conspicuously present, and for the record notable among whom were; Hon. Daniel Nanbol Listic, Hon. Easter Simi Dusu, Hon. Timothy Dantong and Hon. Tyem Pirfa.”

“We seek to know wither they are not genuine members of the PDP, or is the PDP’s house not in good order, to warrant not having debriefing from members on such significant issues at hand, or did it acted based on ignorance or open quest for relevance after long of its slumber?”

“Reflecting on how the APC-Lalong, inherited almost zero kobo in the coffers of government from the PDP’s ruined resources which left the state in very bad financial status, with almost a year of workers salaries backlogs, myriads of unfinished roads projects, moribund industries and tertiary institutions among others.

“Yet Lalong has been able to settled all the backlog of salaries and is consistently paying salaries as at when due. “

It is on records that Plateau State University Bokkos, has been back with citizens benefitting, the Bokkos fertilizer plant is put back to work, among others. And all the unfinished roads projects were completed by the APC-Lalong administration.”

“Plateau citizens can better explain that our administration has in place ongoing legacy projects spread across the 17 LGA’s of the State, should the PDP’s blind foulded eyes, could not see, we direct them to ask the people.”

“Budgets are projections, wherein good intentions are expressed to execute projects, but such a projection is only achieved with availability of anticipated financial resources, which are indeed not favourable to us within the period in references by the PDP.”

“We concludes that the PDP’s statements are more of hypes aimed at distracting the attention of both the State government and the general public away from the reality of our times, and while we urge for the public to discard its, we also hope and pray that both the unfortunate killings as well as the monster of Corronavirus pandemic, will soon be overcome.”

APC enjoined the citizes in the state to continue to adhere to the federal and state government advice on social distacing and regular hands washing sanitizer advise of health experts and all safety nets against the COVID-19.

by Alexander Aleburu

Baptist Youths :  Adhere to Preventive Measures Against COVID-19

By Our Reporter
Youths of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, NBC, have been urged to keep praying against the novel disease, Coronavirus and adhere strictly to preventive and protective measures
The President of the youths under the aegis of the Nigerian Baptist Convention Youth Conference, NBCYC, Pastor Onajite Enunuaye in a press release made available to journalists advised youths to follow regular updates on the pandemic in Nigeria and around the globe.
He urged Baptist youths and other Christian faithful to maintain the hygienic lifestyle and continue to pray against the disease stating that it is from the pit of hell.
He said that Christians approach should be to “pray against the disease but more importantly, be more closer to your creator”.
Onajite applauded the government on the measures taken so far to prevent the spread of the disease in the country. He, however, urged the government at all levels to increase the palliatives and ensure that people have access to them without unnecessary bottlenecks.
The statement read in part:
”

The world is being rattled today by the novel coronavirus disease including our country, Nigeria.

“The death toll across the world has risen above 60,000 with over a million people tested positive. Nigeria has recorded over 200 cases with 4 deaths.
“While we commend the government at all levels on the effort to contain the disease, we urge them to ensure that more test and isolation centres are provided and upgraded as we pray to have a lesser number of new cases.
“We equally urge the government, corporate bodies, and philanthropists to provide palliatives for indigent Nigerians who have been forced to stay at home.”
He urged the youths to cooperate with the government in observing the stay at home order and ensure that they follow the guidelines being issued by the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and other relevant government bodies like the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 among others.
The NBCYC President urged Christians, especially youths, to use this stay at the home period to study the word of God more and be prayerful saying that all these are signs of the end time.
He prayed that the virus would not have dominion over the people of God in Jesus name.
by Alexander Aleburu

Baptist Youths :  Adhere to Preventive Measures Against COVID-19

By Our Reporter
Youths of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, NBC, have been urged to keep praying against the novel disease, Coronavirus and adhere strictly to preventive and protective measures
The President of the youths under the aegis of the Nigerian Baptist Convention Youth Conference, NBCYC, Pastor Onajite Enunuaye in a press release made available to journalists advised youths to follow regular updates on the pandemic in Nigeria and around the globe.
He urged Baptist youths and other Christian faithful to maintain the hygienic lifestyle and continue to pray against the disease stating that it is from the pit of hell.
He said that Christians approach should be to “pray against the disease but more importantly, be more closer to your creator”.
Onajite applauded the government on the measures taken so far to prevent the spread of the disease in the country. He, however, urged the government at all levels to increase the palliatives and ensure that people have access to them without unnecessary bottlenecks.
The statement read in part:
”

The world is being rattled today by the novel coronavirus disease including our country, Nigeria.

“The death toll across the world has risen above 60,000 with over a million people tested positive. Nigeria has recorded over 200 cases with 4 deaths.
“While we commend the government at all levels on the effort to contain the disease, we urge them to ensure that more test and isolation centres are provided and upgraded as we pray to have a lesser number of new cases.
“We equally urge the government, corporate bodies, and philanthropists to provide palliatives for indigent Nigerians who have been forced to stay at home.”
He urged the youths to cooperate with the government in observing the stay at home order and ensure that they follow the guidelines being issued by the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and other relevant government bodies like the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 among others.
The NBCYC President urged Christians, especially youths, to use this stay at the home period to study the word of God more and be prayerful saying that all these are signs of the end time.
He prayed that the virus would not have dominion over the people of God in Jesus name.
by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : IPAC Condemns The Process Of Cash Disbursement To Nigerians

By, giwa alex, jos

Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Northern region has condemned in strong term the dubious manners deviod of transparency in the

disbursement of federal government 20,000 Naira

conditional cash transfer to Nigerians by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.

The group in a statement signed by Abubakar Dogara for the council, said, “We are not satisfied with the process in place so far for such disbursement, hence, we recommend payment through bank accounts of each beneficiary wether individual or cooperatives, where proper record of the disbursement exercise can be accessed and verified for most prudency and accountability.

“The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development is requested to halt the analogue mode of disbursement presently being applied and activate the use of digital method through banks or any other electronic means of transactions that will guarantee proper financial records, in line with International best practices and above all for the entrenchment of cashless policy of the Federal Government.

“The ministry should be aware that, the sources, volume and the disbursement processes of the monies will be explained to Nigerians after the pandemic.

“Therefore the Ministry should note that it is not giving out charity or alms, but only given responsibility by the government to discharge effectively to the citizenry.”

The forum sympathised with Governor Bala Muhammad, Governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai and Governor Seyi Makinde of Bauchi, Kaduna and Oyo states respectively as they tested positive to COVID-19.

“We pray for their speedy recovery. Equally we pray for a speedy recovery of one of our fathers in the country, Abba kyari (Chief of Staff to the President) who is now receiving treatment against COVID-19 in Lagos and indeed all other Nigerians so far tested positive to the deadly virus.

“We enjoin our people to cooperate and support the authorities at all levels in their move to stop the spread of the deadly disease in the country.”

by Alexander Aleburu

PDP Insist On #90 Pump Price Of Fuel, Called On Nigerians To Donate Toward Mitigating Covid-19

By, giwa alex, jos

The people Democratic Party(PDP)has call on Nigerians to resist in strong term the deceptive downward review of fuel pump price from #125 to #123 by the All Progressive Congress(APC)government as the opposition party insist on #90 for pump price.

Call on eminent Nigerias to donate toward mitigating the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the whole continent including Nigeria.

This is contained in a statement made 2nd April, 2020 signed by the National Publicity Secretary of People Democratic Party(PDP) Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja and made available to this medium in jos , plateau state capital.

The party berates APC For Manipulating Prices, Fleecing Nigerians the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects the April 1 tweaking of fuel price from N125 to N123.5 instead of the appropriate N90 per liter canvassed by Nigerians.

“Our party describes the reduction of pump price by N1.50k as offensive, fraudulent; a further display of cruelty and insensitivity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the plight of Nigerians, particularly as the nation battles the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“The PDP insists that the correct price of pump price fuel is between N80 to N90 per liter, given the slump in the price of fuel and crude oil in the international market.”

The PDP holds that any price beyond that is completely unacceptable, as it amount to fleecing Nigerians.

The party berates the APC administration for attempting to delude Nigerians by tweaking the cost decimals to create a misleading impression of price reduction while fleecing the unsuspecting public.

The PDP challenges the APC and its administration to explain how they arrived at the pump price of N123.5 instead of the appropriate price of N90 per liter despite the fall in international price.

The PDP asks the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to disprove Nigerians by immediately publishing the full prevailing landing cost, the prevailing 3% depot cost, the 3% trucking cost as well as the retail outlet admin cost and show why the pump price should be above N90 per liter.

“It indeed smacks of heartlessness that the APC, its leaders and cronies in government circle are rather manipulating fuel costs at this critical time when other governments across the world are seeking ways to mitigate the economic hardship being faced by their citizens.”

Our party maintains that since Nigerians earlier had to bear the brunt of high cost of fuel in the face of high oil prices in the international market, it is only fair that they also enjoy the benefits of the cut in international prices; an advantage the APC had continued to deny them.

“The PDP invites Nigerians to note how the APC and its leaders had remained silent and failed to support the demand for reduction of fuel price; a development that only points to apparent complicity in this sleazy scheme against our citizens.”

“The PDP therefore charges the APC and its administration to immediately reduce the pump price to the appropriate price of N90 as well as refund the accruable, so far, from the N35 per liter difference and channel same to provision of palliatives to Nigerians.”

“Our party also challenges the APC to join the PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians in our persistent demand that President Buhari orders the recovery of over N14 trillion oil money stolen by APC leaders in the last four years including the stolen N9trillion detailed in the leaked NNPC memo, and redirect same to the welfare of Nigerians.”

“Furthermore, the PDP reiterates its demand for the establishment of Eminent Nigerians Group to manage donations towards mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and ensure that the palliatives get to venerable Nigerians without any political and bureaucratic bottlenecks.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Alh.Danladi Pasali Called For Full Deregulation Of Petroleum Product In Nigeria.

By, giwa alex, jos

The need for the government to wash of his hands from petroleum product and embrace full deregulation to allow the market force to determine the price of the product has again re-echoed.

And condemned situation where the government spend 50% of her annual budget in subsidising the petroleum product as economic unwise which has negative economic impart in the nations economy.
The National coordinator of the Buhari Campaign Organisation(BCO) who double as the National Secretary of Petroleum Marketers Association Alhaji Danladi Pasali re-echoed this call in an interview with journalist at his resident in jos , plateau state.
Pasali who is speaking against the backdrop of the government further slashing the price of petroleum product from the initial reduction from one 125 to 123 naira per litre.
Pasali said as a high ranking member of the association of petroleum marketers in Nigeria, we suggested and advised the government to reduce the price of the product to the barest minimum if possible to 30 naira per litre and allowed the market force determined the price of the product.
“If that is done , the government would have succeed in washing of her hands from oil business and allow interested business men and women to come in and invest while the government concentrate on the main business of governance .”
Those business men can build moudler refrinary where petroleum will be refrained locally as its been constructed by Nigeria Businessman Dangote in lagos presently, with time more and more business men and women will come to invest on the business depending on the lucrative nature of the market force determined the price of the product.
Pasali lauded the economic initiative of president Buhari, like the anchor borrower and other agricultural initiatives which had made the people of Nigeria self sufficient in food production if not , it we would have be a double tragedy at this period of global Coronavirus pandemic where all the countries are struggling to survive .
He condemned the hick of prices of goods by some unpatriotic trader following the Coronavirus quagmire which he said is not only bad but evil in the sight of God.
“Garri , yam and other agricultural product are been produce here in Nigeria , it is then unpatriotic of us to because of the situation of things which is affects everyone and capitalise on it to hick the price of goods and services in the market at this critical period the country is going through trying moment”.
Pasali advised Nigeria to adhere to the government rules of Social Distance , Hands Washing and hygiene rules to fight this current Corona Pandemic ravaging the whole globe.
by Alexander Aleburu

Sani Yahaya Jingir Remorseful For Flouting Government Order On Covid-19 Pandemic.

By, giwa alex, jos

IsIamic Cleric in plateau state shaikh Sani Yahaya Jingir is said to have been remorseful over his action for fragrantly flouting the order of the federal and state government on social distancing and other hygiene related following the ravaging coronavirus Pandemic .

As the lslamic leader has given his words to ensure that he adhere with the federal and state government directive in maintaining social distancing and avoid guarding his followers together at his worship centre contrary to the federal and state government directive to control the ravaging corona-19 pandemic.

The police made the revelation in an interview with journalist at the Command Headquarter in jos , plateau state Capital.

The police commissioner Akinmonode represented by the the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) plateau state command Uba Ogba said the police su

mmon the IsIamic cleric for what transpired in his mosque in the state last Friday during Jumat prayer, under the score the directive of the federal and state government on social distancing and other hygiene measure following the ravaging cases of corona pandemic.

The police said after some hours of meetings with the CP along with Yahaya jingir , he give the police his words to obey the government directive on social distancing and other hygiene directives by the government following the corona pandemic .

The police however debunked the insinuation from some quarters that the police is pampering the Islamic leader.

“The Police is for no body , the police is for everybody”.

Speaking earlier in and interview with journalist the National Publicity Secretary of (JIBWA)Mohammed Mohammed and lawyer to Shaikh Sani Yahaya Jingir , Barr Salisu Sangai in separate responses said the meeting with the police commissioner is fruitful and the grey areas that is causing conflict has been address.

The publicity secretary said they had issued press statement regarding the allege wrong insinuation against the lslamic leader.

by Alexander Aleburu

ECWA Shut Down Services Nationwide Over COVID-19 Pandemic

By, giwa alex, Jos

The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has shut down it services nation wide following Covid-19 ravaging the country.

And called on it members across the country to observe 6th-8th March, 2020 as fasting and praying for God’s intervention particularly on the ravaging coronavirus ravaging the country in particular, and the whole world in general.

The partial shut down of the activities in the church nationwide is contained in a press statement signed by the church General Secretary Rev.Yanusa Nmadu and made available to this medium 30th March, 2020 in jos , plateau state.

The release admonished the members to observe the fasting and prayer declared by the church to seek God’s intervention be done exclusively by family levels especially where meetings is prohibited.

And added that all members of the EE, DEs, HODs, HOus and other essential staff not more than two are to work f

\nrom 10am-2pm from Monday’s-Friday’s for the next two weeks starting from 30th March, 2020 except those states with total lock down.

The released further stressed that other staff not included in the afore mentioned categories, should stay at home starting from 30th March, 2020.

The release however admonished members to endeavour to adhered strictly to federal and state government directives on hygiene and social distancing observance at all time.

by Alexander Aleburu

It Would Have Be Better For President Buhari To Keep Mute, His Broadcast Is Worst Than COVID-19———Timi Frank

By, giwa alex, jos

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Monday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s pre-recorded broadcast to the nation on Sunday evening as a monumental embarrassment to Nigerians.

Frank in a statement personally signed by him in Abuja, said Nigerians were disappointed in Buhari’s speech because it fell shamefully short of a “presidential crisis broadcast” compared to what world leaders are offering to their citizens at this time.

He said that Nigerians would have forgiven the President if he had stuck to his decision not to speak to Nigerians on efforts being made to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, instead of being “wide in generalities and short on specifics.”

Frank said: “The broadcast was worse than COVID-19 because it failed to outline a specific roadmap on how Nigeria can win this invisible war.

“Any measure from the Federal Government that does not advance Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 will ultimately hurt Nigerians.

“The President has not only lost precious response time, he is yet losing time while the rate of infection is steadily growing in the country.

“Nigerians were highly disappointed that instead of a live broadcast – with the media given the opportunity to seek clarifications for the benefit of Nigerians – the President opted for a pre-recorded and stilted message.”

“He only played back to Nigerians what most experts have recommended and which many state governments have already started implementing.”

“While Ghana with about 28 million population is attacking the pandemic with $100 million, Nigeria with over 200 million people is approaching the virus with a paltry N15 billion which translates to roughly $40 million going by the prevailing exchange rate. Are we being serious and responsive here?”

He commended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for appealing to Chief Executives of commercial banks to support the Federal Government’s fight against the pandemic.

He however called on individuals and corporate bodies that have pledged financial assistance to contain the virus in the country not to handover such funds to the administration if they don’t want their hard earned resources looted.

“They should rather partner with individual state governments to ensure that the funds are prudently spent like the example that GTBank has done in partnership with the Lagos State Government by erecting a 100-bed hospital for the isolation and treatment of confirmed cases,” he said.

According to the Bayelsa-born political activist, “Buhari only told Nigerians what they already knew – things many state governments have already implemented.

Yet, all palliatives promised by the President will be delivered in ‘coming weeks.’

“The President failed to tell Nigerians about the testing capacity of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that is leading the charge against this deadly virus in the country.

“How many people can the NCDC test per day and what medical exigences are needed to successful treat confirmed cases and ensure that they resume their normal lives?

“How many people are going to benefit from

the conditional cash transfer. How many IDPs will benefit from the two months food rations being planned by Buhari in ‘the coming weeks?’

“Nigerians are aware that the school feeding programme of the Federal Government has performed wonderfully in theory. How does the President want to feed children that are not in school?

“Buhari restricted movement in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT for two weeks, however, he failed to say when most civil servants especially in the FCT that have not been paid will receive their salaries.

“How are these categories of workers expected to cope with the lockdown without a Kobo in their pockets?

“All over the world, no government has restricted media coverage of the ongoing pandemic, but Buhari said those in Abuja and Lagos can only move if they can prove they cannot work from home!

“Do media houses operate newsrooms or broadcast stations from the homes of their respective employees?

“I think Nigerians deserve something better from their President in the the face of this global scourge.”

He saluted Nigerians for their resilience in this trying moment and prayed for quick recovery for those undergoing treatment as a result of the virus.

He also urged Nigerians to intensify prayers for the pandemic to cease in the country.

by Alexander Aleburu

Covid-19 : Plateau State Hospital Management Board Take Step To Curtail The Pandemic. 

By, giwa alex, jos

In line with the mandate of Plateau State Governor Rt. Hon.Simon Bako Lalong to completely stop the Coronavirus from entering the state, the “Plateau State Management Board” has taken stringent measure to stem the virus from entering into the state .

This step was made known in a press statement by the image Maker of the Board Mrs Christiana Yilbial and signed by the Medical Director of the hospital Dr. Dakwak Yamma and made available to this medium in jos , plateau state.

According to Dr.Dakwak

” in its intervention to Prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) especially to the communities in rural areas of the state, has provided face masks and hand gloves to all its staff who move around on inspection of all its facilities across the three senatorial zones to sensitise its staff and the general public on preventive measures to avoid the spread of infection of disease to the communities”.

“The statement further added that the Board has two equipped isolation centres in General Hospital, Pankshin, with its recognized drugs compounding centres with hand sanitizers for staff and the general public, and General Hospital Shendam for quick response and intervention in case of the spread of the Coronavirus. “

Dr Dakwak advised all the citizens of the state to adhere strictly to government directive and stay safe, stay at home to avoid the

spread of the virus.

by Alexander Aleburu

plateau State : The Nigerian Medical Association Has setup Inter- Professional Committee Over Covid19.

By, giwa alex, jos

The Nigeria Medical Association(NMA) plateau state chapter has inaugurated (11) eleven man inter- professional committee to join efforts with the governor of plateau state Simon Bako Lalong administration in his strategy for the prevention of ravaging coronavirus.

The committee will help to assist in sensitizing the general public and develop work place protocols on Covid19 prevention and curtailment.

This is contained in a press briefing held at the association Secretariat at number 4 secretariat road, signed by it chairman Dr.Titus Dajel and made available to this medium in jos the plateau state capital .

The (NMA) chairman represented by the vice chairman Dr. Clement Onu said all the medical personnel in public , faith based organisation and private sectors are directed to respond positively to this national emergency by behaving high index of suspicion for all patients with respiratory symptom and willing to work extra hours to support the government in the fight against this disease.

The Association called on the general public to remain calm and adhere to government directives concerning this epidemic.

NMA further advised the general public on regular hand washing, good respiratory hygiene and social distancing .

He also advised against people visiting recreation centre , amusement parks and other fun site.

And further call on civil societies , media, and religious body to help and spread the preventive message and the religious leaders to encourage their followers to respect government advise and join us in the fight to prevent the disease.

Responding on behalf of the other members of the committee, the committee secretary Dr. Jonathan Bulus assured the association the committee readiness to kick start work immediately and promised the committee to put it very best.

by Alexander Aleburu

APC Lawmaker Ahmed Ndakene Summoned Over Certificate Forgery.

By, giwa alex, Jos

A kwara State Federal Lawmaker serving under the All Progressive Congress, APC, representing kwara North constituency , Honorable Ahmed Abubakar Ndakene has been alleged involving in certificate forgery and was summoned to appear before Abuja Court for criminal breached of section 88(1) ,89(3) and 109 c of the administrative criminal justice act of 2015 .

The complainant ,Alh Mahmud Hassan Babako in his writ of summon drew the attention of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary, Abuja criminals procedure code on his curriculum vitae which is also made available on internet websites including,

accountablenigeria.org , Ahmed Ndakene, has a B.SC in Economics, 1998, SSSCE 1990 and School Leaving Certificate, 1984.

He alleged that the assertion by the federal lawmaker that he has a B.SC in Economics from the premier university, ABU Zaria and added that he must have allegedly forged the documents he possesses.

Babako complaints that having realized that lawmaker obtained fake degree certificate, he allegedly Abubakar should have stay away from seeking employment or occupy public office knowing fully well that his father, Alhaji Abubakar Ndakene held strategic appointments at different times.

“You would recalled that,Hon Ahmed Abubakar Ndakene is the House of Representative member representing Edu/Moro/Patigi federal constituency at the house of representatives, Abuja” .

In a court paper dated 3rd of March which was received and stamped by Honorable Ahmed Abubakar Ndakene himself on 20th of March, the court ordered Ndakene to appear in person as a defendant in a criminal suit bordering on certificate forgery and lying under oath pressed against him by one of thr indigenes of his constituency.

For quite some times , Honorable Ndakene has been shrouded in certificate forgery controversy since his assumption of office as several Non governmental organisations from Patigi, Moro and Edu areas have in time past organised seevral press conferences urging security agencies to beam searchlights on certificates claims of the honorable.

Although the honorable on several instances have debunked such claims noting that it is being orchestrated by his political opponents to distract him.

Honorable Ndakene claimed he duly graduated from Ahmadu Bello Univerisity and also served his fatherland under a national scheme known as National Youths Service Corps ,(NYSC).

But on the 13th of January, 2020, a group from Kwara north axis known as Due Process Ambassador wrote a press release accusing Ndakene and his supporters of sitting at the Parliament with fake Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and fake university certificates.

Parts of their allegations reads:

” That Ahmed Abubakar Ndakene from his profiles extracted at INEC database lied under the oath of graduating from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria on February 24th, 1998, a position which our investigations to the prestigious University had disclaimed in oughtrightly.”

“That he also submitted a forged paper bearing the name of Ahmadu Bello University which he presented as statement of results before INEC officials in order to obtain clearance to participate in the last general elections. Credible findings have also established that this paper did not originate from Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria as falsely claimed by Ndakene and his co-travelers.”

The group further noted that Honorable Ndakene had deceived INEC and Nigerian police that he lost his original copy of SSCE certificate which led to the issuance of Police reports which he fraudently submitted to INEC ib lieu of certificate, the group noted that he did not have any certificate from Kagara High school as he claimed in his forms submitted to lNEC.

” That he paraded a Letter head sheet purported obtained in 1990 from Government Colleges, Kagara, Nigeria State as his School Certificate with Pass(D7) in both English and Mathematics , 5 credits in other subjects and with this claimed to have gotten admission to study Economics at ABU , this is very questionable as prestigious institutions such as ABU would not have offered any candidate admission into such department without passing English and mathematics on credit grade levels”.

” That Ndakene in his fraudulent manipulation also obtained one police extracts which he presented to INEC in place of SSCE certificate with a sordid claims that he had lost his original certificate obtained from WASCE in 1990.”

The Non Governmental Organization (NGO), also urged law enforcement agents to swing into action and investigate these claims so as to unravel the veracity.

Whether these claims are true or not is now before the court of law to unravel hidden mysteries surrounding these claims and counter claims so that Kwars public can know which side is speaking the truth.

by Alexander Aleburu

Covid(19) : Lalong  Suspends Implementation Of Thirty Thousand Naira Minimum Wage, Slashed Allowances Of Political Office Holders.

By, giwa alex, jos

Governor Bako Lalong of plateau state has charged the civil servants in the state to brace up with the current economic reality as the state government is not in good financial position to pay the (30, 000)Thirty Thousand Naira earlier signed into law by president Buhari.

As he reduced the allowances of all the political office holders in the state following the unexpected economic crunch occassioned by the ravaging Coronavirus epidemic.

Governor lalong made the shocking statement in his state broardcast to the people of plateau state on the level of the state government preparadiness in case of the break out of the Coloravirus epidemics currently ravaging the whole country held at the government House Little Rayfield in jos south LG of plateau state.

Governor Lalong said following the trim down of the 2020 Nation budget by 1.5 trillion naira, in line with the economic reality, which definately going to affect revenue accruing to plateau state which is an integral part of Nigeria.

He stressed that the citizens of the state should brace up for the harsh economic realities and be ready to make necessary sacrifies in the coming months and weeks.

The governor further add that many development projects and programmes of the government will have to be review in accordance to the present economic realities, as against the backdrop, the recurrent expenditure apart from securities and pension will be reviewed and cut by 40 percent.

” The process of fresh employment , lmplementation of the new minimum wage , funding of on-going projects among others will be affected in the interim , all the allowance of political office holders are hereby slashed by 50 percent “.

The governor Lalong said the decision where reached at the state executive council on the strength of the advice of the state Economic Advistory council.

” We shall therefore appreciate the understanding of all and asundry in this difficuit period pending when we put this situation behind us.”

“The period is the one that we must face with optimism , prayer, and above all caution and pre-caution with what we see around the world especially in countries with higher standard of living our best chance as a developing nations in presentation.”

The governor therefore advised all citizens and visitors coming into the state who recently returned from abroad or known that they have had contacts with any of the comfirmed cases in the country to self isolation for (14)days.

by Alexander Aleburu

Hon. Timothy Golu Is A Liar From Pit Of Hell Send To Destroy PDP——-Hon. Amos Gombi

By, giwa alex
Hon. Timothy Golu the immediate past member of the House of Representative in the 8th assembly, representing Pankshin , Kanam/Kanke federal constituency has been described as a liar from the pit of hell sponsored to distabilise the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in plateau state
Anybody who is gullible and taken the like of Hon. Timothy Golu seriously, meaning such person or persons can believe anything deceptive.
The Deputy chairman of People Democratic Party(PDP)in plateau state Amos Gombi stated this today Tunsday 24th March, 2020 in an interview with this medium in Jos the plateau state capital.
The Deputy Chairman (PDP) plateau, described Timothy Golu as a drowning man who is looking for the person to hang his failure on as he is not even having respect and good relationship with the elders of his zone.
“Timothy Golu is rejected by his people because of his arrogant and disrespect for the elders mostly from his constituency which is hunting his political ambitions till today.”
Gombi debunked the allegations that he is making under ground move to destroy (PDP) and move to the ruling (APC) in the state.
“Golu is close to the (APC) than myself, Golu before 2019, election we known exactly what happened, Golu have been rejected by his people and he is blaming people on his political misfortune.”
Gombi further add that contrary to the insinuation by the political confused Hon. Golu that l did’t win my polling unit,
” l want to categorically tell you that l won my polling unit for Timothy Golu in 2019 election, in the whole of my zone , my ward gave the highest votes for Golu “.
He however stressed that it is laughable for Golu to be insinuating in the media that I did not win my polling unit.
” I saw in the media that I didn’t win my polling unit , l won my polling unit for Golu in 2019 election, unfortunately he has been rejected in his home. “
“In his polling unit , he has(10) ten polling units he lost (3)three and won only(7) seven”.
Gombi debunked the rumour been selling to some gullible people that he is planing to destroy the party and move over to(APC)
” l have not thought of leaving PDP to APC , when l came to PDP, Golu took me to court, through Captain Bitrus Golen that l have not spend (18)months in the party as specified in the party constitution , and went ahead to contest for the position of the party, which is another lie the so call Golu is peddling around to gain political relevant when he knowns that he is finished politically.
He add that Golu should be ashame of calling himself politician when Yusuf Babayo of the (APC) got 159 votes in Golu’s polling unit while Golu got 350 votes.
” l can’t imagin that Golu goes around blaming people for what has happened to him, is very unfortunate Gombi maintained”.
“Golu is not having respects for the elders , therefore should not blame anybody for what is happening to him”.
The Deputy chairman denied having any knowledge of the congresses said to have been conducted by some group of the party.
” I am not aware because it was announced by professor Gidado we should all go away that no stakeholders there is not going to be congress due to the ravaging “Coronavirus”, till now, nobody have communicate us that there is going to be congress.”
“So l am not aware of any congress.”
Gombi also denied the rumour that he brought thugs to the party secretariat with strong instructions to lyinch anybody who come a meter closer.
“I am sorry, unfortunately , I was not even at the party secretariat then, in fact I didn’t even known that anything was going on around the secretariat than.”
“So how would somebody just sit down and formulate such devilish lie against me, that has not be my character, as I away say , lam a man of integrity , all these lies are the handiwork of politically forstrated Hon. Timothy Golu.”
He berates Golu for changing the Excos of Kanke local government when they are still have a year plus to serve their tenure.
“Let me tell you, the election of Kanke was held on the 27th Sept, 2017, go by the caculation, the Excos still have a year plus to serve as the constitution of the party is very clear about it.”
So he maintained that what transpired in Kanke by Golu is not only wast of time, but efforts in fruitility.
by Alexander Aleburu

NULGE President Ibrahim Khalid congratulates Women For Educating Grassroots Women On Violence, Rape 

By giwa alex,Jos
The National President of Local Government Employees(NULGE) comrade Ibrahim Khalid has congratulated women for positively organizing a hitch free program to encourage active participation of rural women against inhuman discrimination and rape towards improving their wellbeing.
The National President stated this during a two days sensitization program held at Zawan ,in Jos South Local Government Council hall ,plateau state .
Represented by the National Auditor of (NULGE) comrade Shamdung Ayuba , comrade Ibrahim Khalid commended the women wing of (NULGE)in the state for their efforts in mobilizing women at the grassroots to stand up against discrimination in work place , rape , violence against women and other vices.
According to him ,the aim of mobilizing women across the 17 LGAs was to enlighten them on the danger of discrimination, violence and traumatic experience women went through and are dying in silence .
Khalil’s frowned at the stigmatization ,harassment women are going through in subsahara Africa especially during crisis and trauma some of them faced .
Khalid expressed satisfaction with the turned out of participants from all the local government in the state as they have stand out as a model to be emulated by other women working in the local government considering their proximity to the grassroots.
Speaking on the theme “l am Generation Equality , Realizing Women’s Rights, Mrs Comfort Bulus called on government and private organisation to provide funds for women in order to promote entrepreneurship and financial independence.
Meanwhile, Ayuba Shamdung also condoled with Mupun Nation of Pankshin south LGA of Plateau state over the demises of an educationist and frontline politician professor Dakum Shown.
The late one time speaker of the plateau state House of Assembly was an elderstateman whose contribution led to the restoration of democracy in plateau state, and Nigeria as a whole cannot be forgotten.
Shamdung Ayuba made the condolence in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to this medium in jos the plateau state capital.
He recalled the role played by the late one time speaker of the state over the creation of secondary schools and cottage hospital in the state during his tenure as the speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Shamdung prayed God to grant the late professor Dakum Shown eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the irrepable lost.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :Successive Governors Are The Cause Of Insecurities And Other Vices On The Plateau.

By, giwa alex , jos
Member representing Lantang South and North constituency at the Federal House of representative, daughter of the first civilian governor of plateau state, Beni Lar has come hard on the governor of plateau state Governor Simon Bako Lalong and other successive administrations in the state.
This is because they selfishly and ignorantly departed from the positive and solid legacy laid by the first civilian governor of the state chief Solomon Dashep Lar, the action which is telling negatively on the state.
The lawmaker and daughter of the late Chief Solomon Lar made the accusation in an interview with journalist at the 28th and 33rd combined convocation ceremony of college of education , Gindiri plateau state.
Hon.Beni who was at the institution graduation to receive posthumous award on behalf of the late father Solomon Dashep Lar, said during the administration of Baba lar, as the governor of the state , he ensure all the youths in the state went to school, this was made possible because he make sure education is affordable not an elist kind of a thing.

Apart from making education affordable , many of the youths in the state during Baba Lar then were given scholarship to study in Nigeria institution.

She further add that during late Lar administration in the state, he built over one hundred primary schools(100), over hundred(100) Secondary schools.

He was also the brain behind the establishment of college of Education Gindiri, Pankshin , SPS Karfi, plateau state polytechnic, and also upgrade those schools needed to be upgraded like the school of technology Bukuru , aside the roads construction he constructed linking the length and breath of the state.

All these achievements were within four(4)years of chief Solomon Lar as the governor of plateau state not second term because he spend only four years as the state governor.
She further stressed that Lar invested on education because of the importance he attached to education, he believed that education is the key, as educated society will not have conflict between farmer and Fulani Herdsmen, and there would be no herdsmen attack.
She recalled how the late emancipator as he is foundly referred to because of his marvelous performance when he held sway as the governor of the state , introduced “Nomadic Education” which was headed by the wife of the late siege professor Mary Lar.
“The introduction of Nomadic education by late Baba Lar give the fulani’s hitherto leaving a Nomadic live feels sense of belonging within the government.”
“As a result of the engagement of the youths where every body have to be in schools, those vices associated with youths like armed robbery, cyber crime , and intake of drugs were not there as it is today.”

“There was peace between farmers and the fulani herdsmen which is longer happening today”.

“This is because the most cherish legacy introduced by the emancipator are ldropped as a result of selfishness , corruption which has b canker warm that has eating deep into the fabric of the succesive government after him. “
The Lawmaker however called on the state government inferred state of simon bako lalong to trace back where the state had missed it in order to amend its which if not , at the end of the day plateau as a state may just be heading for self destruction.
“The legacy of Solomon had been fracture, the Fulani Nomadic education introduced by Lar had been jettison because of greed, the Fulani brothers are now hostile and confrontational as against what it use to be in the past.”
Majority of the youths in the state are out of school owning to financial problem or the other which has in the crimes associated with the youths, like armed robbery, cyber crime, kidnspping and other crime associated with the youths, because idle mind is devil’s workshop.
by Alexander Aleburu

Shamdung  Condoles Mupun Nation Over The Demises Of Dakun Shown,Commends Women Against Discrimination

By, giwa alex, jos

The Auditor of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE)plateau state chapter comrade Shamdung Ayuba has condoled with Mupun Nation of pankshin south LGA of plateau state over the demises of an educationist and frontline politician professor Dakun Shown.

The late one time speaker of the plateau state House of Assembly was an elder state man whose contribution led to the restoration of democracy in plateau state, and Nigeria as a whole cannot be forgotten.

Shamdung Ayuba stated this in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to this medium in jos the plateau state capital.

He recalled the role played by the late one time speaker of the state assembly over the creation of secondary schools and cottage hospital in the state during his tenure as the speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly.

Shamdung prayed God to grant the late professor Dakun Shown eternal rest and the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the irreparable lost.

In another development the president of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE)plateau state chapter comrade Ibrahim Khalid has commended the women wing of (NULGE)in the state for their efforts in mobilizing women at the grassroots to stand up against discrimination in work place , rape , violence against women and other vices.

The president of the union made the commendation during the 2020 international women day celebration held at the (NULGE)House in Zawan, jos south local government , plateau state.

The president represented by the Auditor of the union comrade Shamdung Ayuba, the president expressed satisfaction with the turned out of participants from all the local government in the state as they have stand out as a model to be emulated by women working in the local government considering their proximity to the grassroots.

Speaking on the theme “l am Generation Equality , Realizing Women’s Rights, Mrs Comfort Bulus called on government and private organisation to provide funds for women in order to promote entrepreneurship and financial independence.

by Alexander Aleburu

Hon. Yusuf Gagdi Mourns Professor Dakun Shown. 

By, giwa alex, jos
The death of professor Dakun Shown has be described as great lost not only to the pankshin , Kanam/Kanke the constitueny of plateau state, of the deceased professor, but to Nigeria as a nation.
As his demises has created a wide vacuumed that we be very difficult for any person in Mupum nation by extension the state to fill.
The member representing Pankshin, Kanam/Kanke at the Federal House of Representative Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi stated this in a press released personally signed by the honourable and made available to this medium.
The press statement which reads in part,
“I am devastated by the sad reality of the home calling of Professor Dakum Shown, an elder statesman, astute politician and father figure”.
“Death is a tragic end that every living being must taste, and I am consoled by the fact that the late prof had lived a fulfilled life, and trailed a blaze in the political firmament of Plateau State and Nigeria that would forever flourish as a legacy worthy of emulation by young politicians like us”.
” The death of Baba Shown is not only a lost to Mupun nation, PKK, Central zone or Plateau state, but a lost to the entire nation considering his contributions in the political development of the country and fatherly role in mentoring younger ones for future leadership responsibilities.”
“I have tapped from your wealth of experience and would continue to apply the good virtues you imparted in me in the course of my representation of PKK and any other future responsibility posterity will bestow on me.”
by Alexander Aleburu

Ardo Daffo Tussule Of Fulani,  Council Boss Urgued Court To Dismiss Suit.

By, giwa alex, Jos

The Plateau State High Court sitting in Plateau state capital under justice David Mann has reserved ruling on application brought by Alh. Yakubu Shanono plaintiff/respondent

and Chairman,Bokkos local government council Dauda Bitrus maren (sued as district head of Daffo ) defendants/objectors

Ashiru Shanono

Suleiman Abdullahi

Gambo Usman

Barr. Nri .I. Darong, Esq.,

James Nimkap, Esq.

(Defendants/Objectors’ Counsel seeking for the following reliefs sought:

an order of this honourable court dismissing and/or striking out this suit for want of jurisdiction and incompetence.

According to him the application dated this 21ST day of February, 2020 ,adding that the matter set up for the continuation of hearing filed on 19th March, 2020 filed the same date .

The plaintiff did not issue the statutory one month written notice to the defendants or Bokkos Local Government before he instituted this suit.

The plaintiff had once sued the privies of the defendants in Suit No.: PLD/P2/2011: Ardo Yakubu Shanono v. Stephen Maren & Anor. over his removal as Hardo of Daffo by the Saf Daffo and the suit was struck.

A copy of the proceedings striking out the suit is annexed and marked as Exhibit A.

After the suspension of the plaintiff as Ardo in 2008, one Shuaibu Abubakar (now late) was appointed as Ardo of Daffo by the 2nd Defendant on 3/10/2008 until Bimbi Shanono (sometimes spelt Bimbim) was elected as Ardo of Daffo Josho.

That after the demise of Alh. Madugu Machiu as Ardo of Daffo South (Ardo Fulanin Kudu), Shagari Abdullahi was elected to replace him and the 2nd Defendant did the appointment.

That the Ardo (sometimes spelt Hardo) of Daffo is not a stool by an appointed of the 2nd Defendant/Objector.

That the plaintiff then filed another suit, Suit No. PLD/J186/2016: Alhaji Hardo Yakubu Shanono v. Bokkos Local Government Council & Anor. but the suit was struck because proper parties were not sued. A copy of the Ruling striking out the suit is annexed and marked Exhibit B.

He told the Court that the applications of 6 grounds giving rise to the objection and the relief sought with 6 paragraph affidavit in support of motion on notice

:

The Plaintiff/Respondent,

c/o His Counsel,

Sunday B. Lugard, Esq.

c/o Secretary,

Department of Law & Jurisprudence,

Faculty of Law, University of Jos,

Bauchi Road,

Jos ,as district head of Daffo defendants/objectors

ASHIRU SHANONO

Suleiman Abdullahi

Gambo Usmanaffidavit in support of motion on notice

I, Esther Nathan, Adult, Female, Nigerian Citizen of 67B Museum Road, Jos do make oath and state as follows:

That I am the Litigation Secretary in Mentor Chambers and by virtue of my position I am conversant with the facts of this case.

That I have the consent and authority of the 1st defendant and my employers to depose to this affidavit.

That I am informed by the Hon. Yusuf Machen, the Chairman, Bokkos Local Government Council, who is the 1st Defendant/Objector in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 14/8/2019 at 5.30 p.m. and the 2nd and 5th Objectors at Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat, Bokkos on 16/1/2020 at 1 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:

That the defendants were served with the writ of summons wherein they entered a memorandum of conditional appearance to the suit.

That there is no chieftaincy stool created by Plateau State Government known as Ardo of Daffo.

That the objectors did not raise an objection to this suit immediately it s served on them because of the need to settle the issue so that there can be peace in Daffo.

That when a settlement meeting was held in Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat on 16/1/2020, all the Fulani in Daffo except the plaintiff and the Bokkos Traditional Council agreed on a settlement but the plaintiff asked for two weeks to consult on the solution.

That the plaintiff then sent word after two weeks that he does not accept the solution all the attendees at the meeting except him proffered.

That the plaintiff did not exhaust any remedy for resolution of the dispute before coming to court.

That I am informed by N.I. Darong, Esq. in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 19/2/2020 at 5.30 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:

The claim of the plaintiff to the Hardo of Daffo is caught up by the Limitation Law having being filed more than 5 years after he ceased to hold the position of Ardo of Daffo (Hardo of Daffo).

That this suit is incompetent in the absence of a one written notice of intention to sue written by the plaintiff and served on the defendants or Bokkos Local Government Council.

That this suit cannot be determined in the absence of Shagari Abdullahi, Mairiga Madugu and Bimbim Shanono.

That the plaintiff has no cause of action because there is no chieftaincy stool known as Ardo of Daffo or Hardo of Daffo by way of written declaration by the Governor of Plateau State.

That this suit is premature in the absence of the plaintiff exploring all mechanism for resolution of any dispute over the stool of Ardo of Daffo.

That this suit which is the third suit filed over the subject matter is an abuse of court process.

That it will be in the interest of justice to dismiss to the suit and/or strike out same.

That I depose to this affidavit in good faith believing same to be true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and in accordance with the Oaths Act.

notice of preliminary objection brought pursuant to section 102(1) of the local government law, 2018; sections 18 and 20 of the chieftaincy law, 2006; section 18 of the limitation law, 1988 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court, that Counsel on behalf of the Objectors shall, before the hearing of this suit, raise a Preliminary Objection challenging the jurisdiction of this Court to hear the Plaintiff/Respondent’s suit filed on 7/8/2019 as the suit is grossly incompetent.

grounds of this objection are AS fellows:

The action is statute-barred having been filed more than 5 months after the plaintiff ceased to hold the position of Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo).

No one month written notice was delivered by the plaintiff to the Local Government.

The plaintiff did not exhaust the internal mechanism before filing this suit.

This suit is an abuse of court process because the plaintiff had sued some of the defendants at various times and his action was struck out or dismissed.

There is no stool in Plateau State known as Hardo of Daffo for the plaintiff to have a cause of action to claim under.

The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.

Take further notice that at that hearing of this objection, the Objectors shall find and rely on all the processes/affidavits/documents and such other instruments as may be necessary towards fast-tracking the conclusion of this suit premise.

The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.

An aaphs and 2 annemarked Exhibits A and B support this notice of preliminary objection. The objectors place reliance on the supporting affidavit and Exhibits A and B.

The claim of the plaintiff is that he is entitled to the stool of Ardo of Daffo and that his suspension from that position in 2008 and appointed of about 4 persons whose names he stated thereafter to the stool by the 2nd defendant is null and void. The plaintiff also claimed that when he wrote a complaint to the 1st defendant to look into the issue of the Ardo of Daffo in April, 2019, a committee made up the 3rd to 5th defendants recommended that all claimants to Ardo of Daffo forfeit their positions to pave way for a single Ardo of Daffo and that, when he perceived that an election will be conducted, he rushed to Court challenging a process he initiated.

The defendants are challenging the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court to adjudicate on this suit. objecting to this suit based on the plaintiff’s claim.

2.00 ISSUE(S) FOR DETERMINATION

2.01 In the opinion of the objectors, the only issue which calls to be determined by your Lordship is as follows:

1. Whether this suit is not caught up by the Limitation Law of Plateau State.

2. Whether in the absence of a one month written notice, this suit can be filed.

3. Whether having previously litigated on this subject matter which were all struck out, this suit is not an abuse of court process.

4. Whether there is a stool known as Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo) for the plaintiff to have a cause of action thereto.

If question 4 is answered in the positive, then question 5

5. Whether the plaintiff can file this suit without exploring the dispute resolution mechanism for disputes regarding chieftaincy stools.

6. By refusing to join other Hardo (Ardo), whether this Court has jurisdiction to hear this suit.

3.00 ARGUMENT

3.01 A Court is said to have jurisdiction in the following circumstances:

a. When it is properly constituted as regards numbers and qualifications of the members and no member is disqualified for one reason or another;

b. When the subject matter of the case is within its jurisdiction and there is no feature in the case which prevents the court from exercising jurisdiction;

c. When the case comes before the court initiated by due process of law and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of jurisdiction; and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of its jurisdiction has been fulfilled.

I refer the Court to Chime v. Chime (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt. 734 at 749, paras. A-D; Keystone Bank Ltd. v. J.O. Adebiyi & Sons Nig. Ltd. (2015) 1 MWLR (Pt. 1439) 98 at 111-112; Cadbury Nig. Plc v. Federal Board of Inland Revenue (2009) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1179) 561 at 576.

3.02 Any defect in competence is fatal, for the proceedings are a nullity however well conducted and decided; the defect is extrinsic to the adjudication.- see Chime v. Chime (supra.). Jurisdiction is that blood that gives live to another case and where a Court lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine a matter, a judgment delivered thereto is a nullity ab initiono matter how beautifully made. Once jurisdiction is challenged, the court shall first of all assume jurisdiction to decide in clear and unequivocal terms whether it has or lacks jurisdiction before proceeding further.

3.03 What determines jurisdiction is the plaintiff’s claim and not the effects that claim will have if successful- Matarradona v. Ahu (1995) 8 NWLR (Pt. 412) 225 at 235 para. H. The law is settled that in determining whether or not a Court has jurisdiction, only the Plaintiff’s claim is looked at and no other. That is to say, the Plaintiff’s claim, and nothing else, donates jurisdiction- Akinfolarin & Ors. v.Akinnola (1994) 3 NWLR (Pt. 335) 659.

3.1 ISSUE NO. 1

3.1.1 A look at paragraphs 9 and 10 of the statement of claim will show that the plaintiff pleaded that he ceased to hold office 3/10/2008 when the 2nd defendant suspended him from office based on a malicious letter written to the 2nd defendant by some group of persons on 1/10/2008. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 12 of the statement of claim that he was also prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate’s Court Bokkos in CMCBK/102CR/08: Commissioner of Police v. Ardo Yakubu Shanono but the case was withdrawn on 2/3/2009. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 13 of the statement of claim that the anomalies regarding his stool only came to fore when he wrote a letter dated 22/4/2019 to the 1st defendant to weigh into the matter. From when he was suspended with another Ardo acting and several Ardo later appointed and when the plaintiff wrote a letter to the 1st defendant
by Alexander Aleburu

Ardo Daffo Tussule Of Fulani,  Council Boss Urgued Court To Dismiss Suit.

By, giwa alex, Jos

The Plateau State High Court sitting in Plateau state capital under justice David Mann has reserved ruling on application brought by Alh. Yakubu Shanono plaintiff/respondent

and Chairman,Bokkos local government council Dauda Bitrus maren (sued as district head of Daffo ) defendants/objectors

Ashiru Shanono

Suleiman Abdullahi

Gambo Usman

Barr. Nri .I. Darong, Esq.,

James Nimkap, Esq.

(Defendants/Objectors’ Counsel seeking for the following reliefs sought:

an order of this honourable court dismissing and/or striking out this suit for want of jurisdiction and incompetence.

According to him the application dated this 21ST day of February, 2020 ,adding that the matter set up for the continuation of hearing filed on 19th March, 2020 filed the same date .

The plaintiff did not issue the statutory one month written notice to the defendants or Bokkos Local Government before he instituted this suit.

The plaintiff had once sued the privies of the defendants in Suit No.: PLD/P2/2011: Ardo Yakubu Shanono v. Stephen Maren & Anor. over his removal as Hardo of Daffo by the Saf Daffo and the suit was struck.

A copy of the proceedings striking out the suit is annexed and marked as Exhibit A.

After the suspension of the plaintiff as Ardo in 2008, one Shuaibu Abubakar (now late) was appointed as Ardo of Daffo by the 2nd Defendant on 3/10/2008 until Bimbi Shanono (sometimes spelt Bimbim) was elected as Ardo of Daffo Josho.

That after the demise of Alh. Madugu Machiu as Ardo of Daffo South (Ardo Fulanin Kudu), Shagari Abdullahi was elected to replace him and the 2nd Defendant did the appointment.

That the Ardo (sometimes spelt Hardo) of Daffo is not a stool by an appointed of the 2nd Defendant/Objector.

That the plaintiff then filed another suit, Suit No. PLD/J186/2016: Alhaji Hardo Yakubu Shanono v. Bokkos Local Government Council & Anor. but the suit was struck because proper parties were not sued. A copy of the Ruling striking out the suit is annexed and marked Exhibit B.

He told the Court that the applications of 6 grounds giving rise to the objection and the relief sought with 6 paragraph affidavit in support of motion on notice

:

The Plaintiff/Respondent,

c/o His Counsel,

Sunday B. Lugard, Esq.

c/o Secretary,

Department of Law & Jurisprudence,

Faculty of Law, University of Jos,

Bauchi Road,

Jos ,as district head of Daffo defendants/objectors

ASHIRU SHANONO

Suleiman Abdullahi

Gambo Usmanaffidavit in support of motion on notice

I, Esther Nathan, Adult, Female, Nigerian Citizen of 67B Museum Road, Jos do make oath and state as follows:

That I am the Litigation Secretary in Mentor Chambers and by virtue of my position I am conversant with the facts of this case.

That I have the consent and authority of the 1st defendant and my employers to depose to this affidavit.

That I am informed by the Hon. Yusuf Machen, the Chairman, Bokkos Local Government Council, who is the 1st Defendant/Objector in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 14/8/2019 at 5.30 p.m. and the 2nd and 5th Objectors at Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat, Bokkos on 16/1/2020 at 1 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:

That the defendants were served with the writ of summons wherein they entered a memorandum of conditional appearance to the suit.

That there is no chieftaincy stool created by Plateau State Government known as Ardo of Daffo.

That the objectors did not raise an objection to this suit immediately it s served on them because of the need to settle the issue so that there can be peace in Daffo.

That when a settlement meeting was held in Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat on 16/1/2020, all the Fulani in Daffo except the plaintiff and the Bokkos Traditional Council agreed on a settlement but the plaintiff asked for two weeks to consult on the solution.

That the plaintiff then sent word after two weeks that he does not accept the solution all the attendees at the meeting except him proffered.

That the plaintiff did not exhaust any remedy for resolution of the dispute before coming to court.

That I am informed by N.I. Darong, Esq. in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 19/2/2020 at 5.30 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:

The claim of the plaintiff to the Hardo of Daffo is caught up by the Limitation Law having being filed more than 5 years after he ceased to hold the position of Ardo of Daffo (Hardo of Daffo).

That this suit is incompetent in the absence of a one written notice of intention to sue written by the plaintiff and served on the defendants or Bokkos Local Government Council.

That this suit cannot be determined in the absence of Shagari Abdullahi, Mairiga Madugu and Bimbim Shanono.

That the plaintiff has no cause of action because there is no chieftaincy stool known as Ardo of Daffo or Hardo of Daffo by way of written declaration by the Governor of Plateau State.

That this suit is premature in the absence of the plaintiff exploring all mechanism for resolution of any dispute over the stool of Ardo of Daffo.

That this suit which is the third suit filed over the subject matter is an abuse of court process.

That it will be in the interest of justice to dismiss to the suit and/or strike out same.

That I depose to this affidavit in good faith believing same to be true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and in accordance with the Oaths Act.

notice of preliminary objection brought pursuant to section 102(1) of the local government law, 2018; sections 18 and 20 of the chieftaincy law, 2006; section 18 of the limitation law, 1988 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court, that Counsel on behalf of the Objectors shall, before the hearing of this suit, raise a Preliminary Objection challenging the jurisdiction of this Court to hear the Plaintiff/Respondent’s suit filed on 7/8/2019 as the suit is grossly incompetent.

grounds of this objection are AS fellows:

The action is statute-barred having been filed more than 5 months after the plaintiff ceased to hold the position of Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo).

No one month written notice was delivered by the plaintiff to the Local Government.

The plaintiff did not exhaust the internal mechanism before filing this suit.

This suit is an abuse of court process because the plaintiff had sued some of the defendants at various times and his action was struck out or dismissed.

There is no stool in Plateau State known as Hardo of Daffo for the plaintiff to have a cause of action to claim under.

The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.

Take further notice that at that hearing of this objection, the Objectors shall find and rely on all the processes/affidavits/documents and such other instruments as may be necessary towards fast-tracking the conclusion of this suit premise.

The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.

An aaphs and 2 annemarked Exhibits A and B support this notice of preliminary objection. The objectors place reliance on the supporting affidavit and Exhibits A and B.

The claim of the plaintiff is that he is entitled to the stool of Ardo of Daffo and that his suspension from that position in 2008 and appointed of about 4 persons whose names he stated thereafter to the stool by the 2nd defendant is null and void. The plaintiff also claimed that when he wrote a complaint to the 1st defendant to look into the issue of the Ardo of Daffo in April, 2019, a committee made up the 3rd to 5th defendants recommended that all claimants to Ardo of Daffo forfeit their positions to pave way for a single Ardo of Daffo and that, when he perceived that an election will be conducted, he rushed to Court challenging a process he initiated.

The defendants are challenging the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court to adjudicate on this suit. objecting to this suit based on the plaintiff’s claim.

2.00 ISSUE(S) FOR DETERMINATION

2.01 In the opinion of the objectors, the only issue which calls to be determined by your Lordship is as follows:

1. Whether this suit is not caught up by the Limitation Law of Plateau State.

2. Whether in the absence of a one month written notice, this suit can be filed.

3. Whether having previously litigated on this subject matter which were all struck out, this suit is not an abuse of court process.

4. Whether there is a stool known as Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo) for the plaintiff to have a cause of action thereto.

If question 4 is answered in the positive, then question 5

5. Whether the plaintiff can file this suit without exploring the dispute resolution mechanism for disputes regarding chieftaincy stools.

6. By refusing to join other Hardo (Ardo), whether this Court has jurisdiction to hear this suit.

3.00 ARGUMENT

3.01 A Court is said to have jurisdiction in the following circumstances:

a. When it is properly constituted as regards numbers and qualifications of the members and no member is disqualified for one reason or another;

b. When the subject matter of the case is within its jurisdiction and there is no feature in the case which prevents the court from exercising jurisdiction;

c. When the case comes before the court initiated by due process of law and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of jurisdiction; and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of its jurisdiction has been fulfilled.

I refer the Court to Chime v. Chime (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt. 734 at 749, paras. A-D; Keystone Bank Ltd. v. J.O. Adebiyi & Sons Nig. Ltd. (2015) 1 MWLR (Pt. 1439) 98 at 111-112; Cadbury Nig. Plc v. Federal Board of Inland Revenue (2009) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1179) 561 at 576.

3.02 Any defect in competence is fatal, for the proceedings are a nullity however well conducted and decided; the defect is extrinsic to the adjudication.- see Chime v. Chime (supra.). Jurisdiction is that blood that gives live to another case and where a Court lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine a matter, a judgment delivered thereto is a nullity ab initiono matter how beautifully made. Once jurisdiction is challenged, the court shall first of all assume jurisdiction to decide in clear and unequivocal terms whether it has or lacks jurisdiction before proceeding further.

3.03 What determines jurisdiction is the plaintiff’s claim and not the effects that claim will have if successful- Matarradona v. Ahu (1995) 8 NWLR (Pt. 412) 225 at 235 para. H. The law is settled that in determining whether or not a Court has jurisdiction, only the Plaintiff’s claim is looked at and no other. That is to say, the Plaintiff’s claim, and nothing else, donates jurisdiction- Akinfolarin & Ors. v.Akinnola (1994) 3 NWLR (Pt. 335) 659.

3.1 ISSUE NO. 1

3.1.1 A look at paragraphs 9 and 10 of the statement of claim will show that the plaintiff pleaded that he ceased to hold office 3/10/2008 when the 2nd defendant suspended him from office based on a malicious letter written to the 2nd defendant by some group of persons on 1/10/2008. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 12 of the statement of claim that he was also prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate’s Court Bokkos in CMCBK/102CR/08: Commissioner of Police v. Ardo Yakubu Shanono but the case was withdrawn on 2/3/2009. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 13 of the statement of claim that the anomalies regarding his stool only came to fore when he wrote a letter dated 22/4/2019 to the 1st defendant to weigh into the matter. From when he was suspended with another Ardo acting and several Ardo later appointed and when the plaintiff wrote a letter to the 1st defendant
by Alexander Aleburu

Ardo Daffo Tussle Of Fulani, Council Boss Urgued Court To Dissmiss Suit.

By, giwa alex, Jos
The Plateau State High Court sitting in Plateau state capital under justice David Mann has reserved ruling on application brought by Alh. Yakubu Shanono plaintiff/respondent
and Chairman,Bokkos local government council Dauda Bitrus maren (sued as district head of Daffo ) defendants/objectors
Ashiru Shanono
Suleiman Abdullahi
Gambo Usman
Barr. Nri .I. Darong, Esq.,
James Nimkap, Esq.
(Defendants/Objectors’ Counsel seeking for the following reliefs sought:
an order of this honourable court dismissing and/or striking out this suit for want of jurisdiction and incompetence.
According to him the application dated this 21ST day of February, 2020 ,adding that the matter set up for the continuation of hearing filed on 19th March, 2020 filed the same date .
The plaintiff did not issue the statutory one month written notice to the defendants or Bokkos Local Government before he instituted this suit.
The plaintiff had once sued the privies of the defendants in Suit No.: PLD/P2/2011: Ardo Yakubu Shanono v. Stephen Maren & Anor. over his removal as Hardo of Daffo by the Saf Daffo and the suit was struck.
A copy of the proceedings striking out the suit is annexed and marked as Exhibit A.
After the suspension of the plaintiff as Ardo in 2008, one Shuaibu Abubakar (now late) was appointed as Ardo of Daffo by the 2nd Defendant on 3/10/2008 until Bimbi Shanono (sometimes spelt Bimbim) was elected as Ardo of Daffo Josho.
That after the demise of Alh. Madugu Machiu as Ardo of Daffo South (Ardo Fulanin Kudu), Shagari Abdullahi was elected to replace him and the 2nd Defendant did the appointment.
That the Ardo (sometimes spelt Hardo) of Daffo is not a stool by an appointed of the 2nd Defendant/Objector.
That the plaintiff then filed another suit, Suit No. PLD/J186/2016: Alhaji Hardo Yakubu Shanono v. Bokkos Local Government Council & Anor. but the suit was struck because proper parties were not sued. A copy of the Ruling striking out the suit is annexed and marked Exhibit B.
He told the Court that the applications of 6 grounds giving rise to the objection and the relief sought with 6 paragraph affidavit in support of motion on notice
:
The Plaintiff/Respondent,
c/o His Counsel,
Sunday B. Lugard, Esq.
c/o Secretary,
Department of Law & Jurisprudence,
Faculty of Law, University of Jos,
Bauchi Road,
Jos ,as district head of Daffo defendants/objectors
ASHIRU SHANONO
Suleiman Abdullahi
Gambo Usmanaffidavit in support of motion on notice
I, Esther Nathan, Adult, Female, Nigerian Citizen of 67B Museum Road, Jos do make oath and state as follows:
That I am the Litigation Secretary in Mentor Chambers and by virtue of my position I am conversant with the facts of this case.
That I have the consent and authority of the 1st defendant and my employers to depose to this affidavit.
That I am informed by the Hon. Yusuf Machen, the Chairman, Bokkos Local Government Council, who is the 1st Defendant/Objector in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 14/8/2019 at 5.30 p.m. and the 2nd and 5th Objectors at Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat, Bokkos on 16/1/2020 at 1 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:
That the defendants were served with the writ of summons wherein they entered a memorandum of conditional appearance to the suit.
That there is no chieftaincy stool created by Plateau State Government known as Ardo of Daffo.
That the objectors did not raise an objection to this suit immediately it s served on them because of the need to settle the issue so that there can be peace in Daffo.
That when a settlement meeting was held in Bokkos Local Government Council Secretariat on 16/1/2020, all the Fulani in Daffo except the plaintiff and the Bokkos Traditional Council agreed on a settlement but the plaintiff asked for two weeks to consult on the solution.
That the plaintiff then sent word after two weeks that he does not accept the solution all the attendees at the meeting except him proffered.
That the plaintiff did not exhaust any remedy for resolution of the dispute before coming to court.
That I am informed by N.I. Darong, Esq. in our office at 67B Museum Road, Jos on 19/2/2020 at 5.30 p.m. and I verily believe them as follows:
The claim of the plaintiff to the Hardo of Daffo is caught up by the Limitation Law having being filed more than 5 years after he ceased to hold the position of Ardo of Daffo (Hardo of Daffo).
That this suit is incompetent in the absence of a one written notice of intention to sue written by the plaintiff and served on the defendants or Bokkos Local Government Council.
That this suit cannot be determined in the absence of Shagari Abdullahi, Mairiga Madugu and Bimbim Shanono.
That the plaintiff has no cause of action because there is no chieftaincy stool known as Ardo of Daffo or Hardo of Daffo by way of written declaration by the Governor of Plateau State.
That this suit is premature in the absence of the plaintiff exploring all mechanism for resolution of any dispute over the stool of Ardo of Daffo.
That this suit which is the third suit filed over the subject matter is an abuse of court process.
That it will be in the interest of justice to dismiss to the suit and/or strike out same.
That I depose to this affidavit in good faith believing same to be true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief and in accordance with the Oaths Act.
notice of preliminary objection brought pursuant to section 102(1) of the local government law, 2018; sections 18 and 20 of the chieftaincy law, 2006; section 18 of the limitation law, 1988 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court, that Counsel on behalf of the Objectors shall, before the hearing of this suit, raise a Preliminary Objection challenging the jurisdiction of this Court to hear the Plaintiff/Respondent’s suit filed on 7/8/2019 as the suit is grossly incompetent.
grounds of this objection are AS fellows:
The action is statute-barred having been filed more than 5 months after the plaintiff ceased to hold the position of Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo).
No one month written notice was delivered by the plaintiff to the Local Government.
The plaintiff did not exhaust the internal mechanism before filing this suit.
This suit is an abuse of court process because the plaintiff had sued some of the defendants at various times and his action was struck out or dismissed.
There is no stool in Plateau State known as Hardo of Daffo for the plaintiff to have a cause of action to claim under.
The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.
Take further notice that at that hearing of this objection, the Objectors shall find and rely on all the processes/affidavits/documents and such other instruments as may be necessary towards fast-tracking the conclusion of this suit premise.
The occupants of the position of Hardo in Daffo are not parties to this suit.
An aaphs and 2 annemarked Exhibits A and B support this notice of preliminary objection. The objectors place reliance on the supporting affidavit and Exhibits A and B.
The claim of the plaintiff is that he is entitled to the stool of Ardo of Daffo and that his suspension from that position in 2008 and appointed of about 4 persons whose names he stated thereafter to the stool by the 2nd defendant is null and void. The plaintiff also claimed that when he wrote a complaint to the 1st defendant to look into the issue of the Ardo of Daffo in April, 2019, a committee made up the 3rd to 5th defendants recommended that all claimants to Ardo of Daffo forfeit their positions to pave way for a single Ardo of Daffo and that, when he perceived that an election will be conducted, he rushed to Court challenging a process he initiated.
The defendants are challenging the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court to adjudicate on this suit. objecting to this suit based on the plaintiff’s claim.
2.00 ISSUE(S) FOR DETERMINATION
2.01 In the opinion of the objectors, the only issue which calls to be determined by your Lordship is as follows:
1. Whether this suit is not caught up by the Limitation Law of Plateau State.
2. Whether in the absence of a one month written notice, this suit can be filed.
3. Whether having previously litigated on this subject matter which were all struck out, this suit is not an abuse of court process.
4. Whether there is a stool known as Hardo of Daffo (Ardo of Daffo) for the plaintiff to have a cause of action thereto.
If question 4 is answered in the positive, then question 5
5. Whether the plaintiff can file this suit without exploring the dispute resolution mechanism for disputes regarding chieftaincy stools.
6. By refusing to join other Hardo (Ardo), whether this Court has jurisdiction to hear this suit.
3.00 ARGUMENT
3.01 A Court is said to have jurisdiction in the following circumstances:
a. When it is properly constituted as regards numbers and qualifications of the members and no member is disqualified for one reason or another;
b. When the subject matter of the case is within its jurisdiction and there is no feature in the case which prevents the court from exercising jurisdiction;
c. When the case comes before the court initiated by due process of law and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of jurisdiction; and upon fulfillment of any condition precedent to the exercise of its jurisdiction has been fulfilled.
I refer the Court to Chime v. Chime (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt. 734 at 749, paras. A-D; Keystone Bank Ltd. v. J.O. Adebiyi & Sons Nig. Ltd. (2015) 1 MWLR (Pt. 1439) 98 at 111-112; Cadbury Nig. Plc v. Federal Board of Inland Revenue (2009) 2 NWLR (Pt. 1179) 561 at 576.
3.02 Any defect in competence is fatal, for the proceedings are a nullity however well conducted and decided; the defect is extrinsic to the adjudication.- see Chime v. Chime (supra.). Jurisdiction is that blood that gives live to another case and where a Court lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine a matter, a judgment delivered thereto is a nullity ab initiono matter how beautifully made. Once jurisdiction is challenged, the court shall first of all assume jurisdiction to decide in clear and unequivocal terms whether it has or lacks jurisdiction before proceeding further.
3.03 What determines jurisdiction is the plaintiff’s claim and not the effects that claim will have if successful- Matarradona v. Ahu (1995) 8 NWLR (Pt. 412) 225 at 235 para. H. The law is settled that in determining whether or not a Court has jurisdiction, only the Plaintiff’s claim is looked at and no other. That is to say, the Plaintiff’s claim, and nothing else, donates jurisdiction- Akinfolarin & Ors. v.Akinnola (1994) 3 NWLR (Pt. 335) 659.
3.1 ISSUE NO. 1
3.1.1 A look at paragraphs 9 and 10 of the statement of claim will show that the plaintiff pleaded that he ceased to hold office 3/10/2008 when the 2nd defendant suspended him from office based on a malicious letter written to the 2nd defendant by some group of persons on 1/10/2008. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 12 of the statement of claim that he was also prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate’s Court Bokkos in CMCBK/102CR/08: Commissioner of Police v. Ardo Yakubu Shanono but the case was withdrawn on 2/3/2009. The plaintiff pleaded in paragraph 13 of the statement of claim that the anomalies regarding his stool only came to fore when he wrote a letter dated 22/4/2019 to the 1st defendant to weigh into the matter. From when he was suspended with another Ardo acting and several Ardo later appointed and when the plaintiff wrote a letter to the 1st defendant
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :Police Parades Criminals Syndicates  For Various Crimes.

By, giwa alex,Jos

The Plateau State Police Command ,CP Isaac Akinmoyede has recorded another break through in the arrest of some criminal elements that are bent on making the job of policing in Plateau state difficult and ensuring that some law abiding residents of the state experience pain and anguish.

The commissioner of police Akinmoyede disclosed this on Wednesday 18th March , 2020 during the parade of the syndicates held at the command headquarters in Jos , plateau state capital.

According to the police boss , the arrest of the suspected criminals led to the recovery of arms, ammunition and other unlawful implements that aid them in their unlawful trade.

He listed some of the achievements of the Command to include;

Arrest of One Suspect and recovery of firearms:

“On 22/02/2020 at about 0100hrs while acting on a credible intelligence, Police operatives attached to Nasarawa Gwong Division arrested one notorious armed robber Abdulsalam Adams ‘m’ of Gadan Sogai at Congo Area of Jos North LGA of Plateau State.”

” When search was conducted on his residence, one locally made pistol hidden under a motorcycle was recovered. Meanwhile, two of his gang members namely: Ishaq and Khalid all of Congo Area whose surnames are not yet known escaped before the arrival of the Police operatives.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the locally made pistol and motorcycle belong to Ishaq, one of the suspects on the run. Investigation is in progress while effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects.”

The command also arrested one armed robbery Suspect,

” On 28/02/2020 at about 2120hrs, operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit (AKU) of the Command received a distress call while on routine vehicular patrol that one Uche Evangeline ‘f’ of Lamingo area and Manya Gabriela ‘f’ of Tina Junction area of Jos were robbed at Dogon Karfe.”

On receiving the information the police boss said the operatives of AKU immediately raced to the scene of crime, On arrival they discovered that the hoodlums had already escaped from the scene.

“The operatives went after the suspects and arrested one Gabriel Emmanuel ‘m’, aged 38years in a Black colour Golf 3 Saloon car with Reg. No. BM 687 KUJ and

search was conducted on the suspect, items belonging to the victims were recovered inside his vehicle he is presently assisting the police in order to apprehend other members of his gang who are still at large to be charge to court when the police concludes it investigation.

The other break through of the command according to the CP is the arrest of Suspected Kidnappers:

“On 19/02/2020 at about 0115hrs a distress call was received from a good Samaritan by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit that a four-man gang that specialize in kidnapping forcefully invaded the residence of one Ladi Gwani ‘f’ of Rayfied Jos on 19/02/2020 at about 0115hrs and attempted kidnapping her daughter one Jumima Gwani ‘f’ aged 4years but met some resistance and ran away. “

The operatives of Anti-kidnapping Unit in collaboration with Operation Puff Adder of the Command immediately embarked on manhunt of the hoodlums.

“The investigation yielded result with the arrest of the following suspects, Joseph Dawenn, ‘m’, 19 years, Samuel Vidap Mangs, ‘m’, aged 25 years, Bamshak Mark ‘m’ aged 24 years, and David James ‘m’, aged 19 years all of Favwei Area of Jos South LGA of Plateau State. Exhibits recovered from the suspects include, three (3) pairs of Pliers, two (2) Knives and a Machete”.

Does arrested in a period under review includes Suspected Case of Cultism and Illegal Possession of Fire Arms, Criminal Conspiracy, Culpable Homicide and Armed Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery and Belonging to Unlawful Society, Unlawful Possession of Fire Arm, Unlawful Fabrication of Fire Arms and Cheating.

The other criminals arrested by the command according to Akinmoyede were Suspect in a case of armed robbery,

Criminal Conspiracy and Armed Robbery,

He however call on the people of plateau to always give the security useful information about the activities of these criminals.

“I want to passionately call on the peace loving residents of Plateau State to continue giving us timely information in order to nip crime in the bud or arrest the criminal elements among them.”

“On our part, I promise that the Command under my watch shall do everything possible to reduce crime in Plateau State to its barest minimum. “

“I want to recognize the sacrifice of members of the fourth estate of the realm towards making our society better and safer, I urge you to crosscheck your facts so that your stories will be balanced and unbiased”.

“On our part, I assure you that we shall cooperate with you to enable you beat time lines and give out information that is complete and comprehensive which is fair to all concern.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :Police Parades Criminals Syndicates  For Various Crimes.

By, giwa alex,Jos
The Plateau State Police Command ,CP Isaac Akinmoyede has recorded another break through in the arrest of some criminal elements that are bent on making the job of policing in Plateau state difficult and ensuring that some law abiding residents of the state experience pain and anguish.
The commissioner of police Akinmoyede disclosed this on Wednesday 18th March , 2020 during the parade of the syndicates held at the command headquarters in Jos , plateau state capital.
According to the police boss , the arrest of the suspected criminals led to the recovery of arms, ammunition and other unlawful implements that aid them in their unlawful trade.
He listed some of the achievements of the Command to include;
Arrest of One Suspect and recovery of firearms:
“On 22/02/2020 at about 0100hrs while acting on a credible intelligence, Police operatives attached to Nasarawa Gwong Division arrested one notorious armed robber Abdulsalam Adams ‘m’ of Gadan Sogai at Congo Area of Jos North LGA of Plateau State.”
” When search was conducted on his residence, one locally made pistol hidden under a motorcycle was recovered. Meanwhile, two of his gang members namely: Ishaq and Khalid all of Congo Area whose surnames are not yet known escaped before the arrival of the Police operatives.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the locally made pistol and motorcycle belong to Ishaq, one of the suspects on the run. Investigation is in progress while effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
The command also arrested one armed robbery Suspect,
” On 28/02/2020 at about 2120hrs, operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit (AKU) of the Command received a distress call while on routine vehicular patrol that one Uche Evangeline ‘f’ of Lamingo area and Manya Gabriela ‘f’ of Tina Junction area of Jos were robbed at Dogon Karfe.”
On receiving the information the police boss said the operatives of AKU immediately raced to the scene of crime, On arrival they discovered that the hoodlums had already escaped from the scene.
“The operatives went after the suspects and arrested one Gabriel Emmanuel ‘m’, aged 38years in a Black colour Golf 3 Saloon car with Reg. No. BM 687 KUJ and
search was conducted on the suspect, items belonging to the victims were recovered inside his vehicle he is presently assisting the police in order to apprehend other members of his gang who are still at large to be charge to court when the police concludes it investigation.
The other break through of the command according to the CP is the arrest of Suspected Kidnappers:
“On 19/02/2020 at about 0115hrs a distress call was received from a good Samaritan by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit that a four-man gang that specialize in kidnapping forcefully invaded the residence of one Ladi Gwani ‘f’ of Rayfied Jos on 19/02/2020 at about 0115hrs and attempted kidnapping her daughter one Jumima Gwani ‘f’ aged 4years but met some resistance and ran away. “
The operatives of Anti-kidnapping Unit in collaboration with Operation Puff Adder of the Command immediately embarked on manhunt of the hoodlums.
“The investigation yielded result with the arrest of the following suspects, Joseph Dawenn, ‘m’, 19 years, Samuel Vidap Mangs, ‘m’, aged 25 years, Bamshak Mark ‘m’ aged 24 years, and David James ‘m’, aged 19 years all of Favwei Area of Jos South LGA of Plateau State. Exhibits recovered from the suspects include, three (3) pairs of Pliers, two (2) Knives and a Machete”.
Does arrested in a period under review includes Suspected Case of Cultism and Illegal Possession of Fire Arms, Criminal Conspiracy, Culpable Homicide and Armed Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery and Belonging to Unlawful Society, Unlawful Possession of Fire Arm, Unlawful Fabrication of Fire Arms and Cheating.
The other criminals arrested by the command according to Akinmoyede were Suspect in a case of armed robbery,
Criminal Conspiracy and Armed Robbery,
He however call on the people of plateau to always give the security useful information about the activities of these criminals.
“I want to passionately call on the peace loving residents of Plateau State to continue giving us timely information in order to nip crime in the bud or arrest the criminal elements among them.”
“On our part, I promise that the Command under my watch shall do everything possible to reduce crime in Plateau State to its barest minimum. “
“I want to recognize the sacrifice of members of the fourth estate of the realm towards making our society better and safer, I urge you to crosscheck your facts so that your stories will be balanced and unbiased”.
“On our part, I assure you that we shall cooperate with you to enable you beat time lines and give out information that is complete and comprehensive which is fair to all concern.”
by Alexander Aleburu

Hon. Yusuf Gagdi Send Worded Message To the Mupun Nation. 

By, Giwa Alex jos

Member representing Pankshin, Kanam and Kanke in the National House of Representatives Hon Yusuf Gagdi has send strong Worded message to the people of his constituency to avoid and be wary of politicians who only come to them when they need their vote, and disappeared when they get what they wanted waiting for for the next elections.

As representation go beyond what people known, as you most give back to the people what they have given to you as politicians are good in identifying with you when they known you are relevant in their course.

And advised the Mupun Nation to be wise and take their destiny in their own hands and urgue the Mupun to stand up and fight for what belong to them by taken their rightful place in the state and remain united a which is the only paneace for development.

The immediate past member of the plateau state House of assembly at 8th assembly , said despite his tight scheldule at the national assembly, and chairman committee for Navy with 43 others, i has to smuggle myself to this event to give to the people , what the people have given to me.

“I have to suspend my national engagement to come and identify with the people who give us political victory in the last election”.

Earlier he appreciate the the peaceful nature of the Mupum Nation even at the face of recent provocation over the killing of their son by Boko Haram on his way to school in Maduguri.

” I have to appreciate your peaceful nature in the face of provocation, Mupun people maintained peace during the grueson killing of their son by terrorist who refer to themselves Boko Haram.”

“Mupun nation l have to ones again condole with you as my heart again go back to you over that gruesome murder of one of our own by blood thirsty terrorist, you have the Mupun exhibited uncommon maturity throughout the incident which portrail Mupun people as peaceful people in the eyes of the world”.

He however add that the killing of the young man by boko haram is a lesson as it threw up some sensitive security issus which the president was called upon to review the security .

The honorable member used the occasion of his welcome address to announced to the people his intention renovate over 16 of the palace of the traditional ruler in the zone.

He however give run down of his achievements as lawmaker for less than one year as member of the house of representative to include ,

” In the course of my representation, through my relationship with the speaker of the national assembly Hon. Gbajabiamila, i have decide to built a befitting palace for all the sixteen(16) paramout rulers in my constituency which l shall pursue to logical conclusion until they are achieve.”

He further add that out of 221 employment made recently at the federal level, eleven of them are in Nigeria police, which 197 were from others ministries and departments.

“I have pick three lecturers from Mupun nation and my senior legislative aid is also from Mupun land”.

He however promise to give more detail of his achievements during his celebration of his one year in office which i am going to unveiled which i am going to unveiled the mother of all empowerment programme.

” We have identify from the unit level 2, 214 people from Pankshin, Kanam and Kanke to be honoured during the celebration of our in the office, we shall publish the names those who get the jobs through me and their address and where they work.

The action the Hon Member of National assembly said it will help to shut the mouth of doubting”Thomas”.who claim that the employment is all scam.

by Alexander Aleburu

plateau State: Supporters Of Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen Threatened To Boycott Her Invitation Over Senatorial Bye Election

By, giwa alex, jos

Thing has taken dramatic turn as the supporters of Women affairs minister Dame Pauline Tallen threatened to turn down the minister’s invitation over Plateau Southern senatorial bye election.

As the southern supporters of the minister told journalists that they are tired of playing game of use and dump by pauline Tallen, owning to the fact that they overwhelmingly stood by her against the choice of the governor in 2019 primaries but she neglected them by romancing with those that work with the opposition .

Information available reaching our medium that the minister has took bias mind of supporting the son of her sister who is currently serving as commissioner in one of Lalong ministry.

They express bitterness over the habit demonstrated by the minister for not considering those who stood by her in politics of building her career .

They accused her of use and dump especially in the area of appointment, she is quite selective ,however, we are battle ready to display our arsenal so let her not make attempt of showing interest or bringing any candidate they maintained.

by Alexander Aleburu

Minister For Women’s Affairs ,Mrs Pauline Tallen Alledge To Have dumped APC 

By,giwa alex, Jos

The Minister For Women’s Affairs Mrs Pauline Tallen has been alledged to have dumped all her political structure which was use in fighting the Governor of plateau state Simon Bako Lalong during 2015 reelection bid in 2020.

Information made available to this medium revealed that the former Deputy Governor of Plateau State to Governor Jonah David Jang is now working on a different paths with her political alliances.

It’s alledged that the former deputy governor has spit on their grave even though they gave her overwhelming support to fight her kinsman to gain entrance to served as a minister of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Out of million of supporters who stood firmed against all her odd, only one is alledge to have be favour to be sent as a security with the Niger Delta minister which is a serious concern to them .

Our medium gathered that as they are counting the loses ,some of them have already made up their mind to defect and dump Mrs Pauline Tallen for her usual attitude of use and dump.

Mrs Pauline Tallen vie for Plateau southern senatorial seat with the favour candidate of Lalong which didn’t go down well with the strong Goemai sons and daughters for they accused her of fighting Governor Simon Lalong regime.

Political pundits are now singing songs of hatred that Mrs Pauline Tallen has taken enough from fighting Governor Simon Lalong who stood firmed to support her ministerial ambition.

However, of recent the former minister of youth and sports Development ,Hon ,Barr Solomon accused the governor Simon Lalong administration for standing with Mrs Pauline Tallen.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State: Kanam LG Drums Support For Comrade Shamdung Ayuba Ahead 2023 Election

By, giwa alex, Jos

The people of Kanem local government of Plateau state has drum support for the National Auditor of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba ahead 2023 general election.

As Comrade Shamdung base on testimonies from people of the local government deserves absolute support from the people of Kanam LG .

The people of Kanam drumed the support during parties stakeholders meeting held at Gidgid Lodge in Kanam local government of plateau state in a press statement made available to gnewsonline.

In their separate response Saidu Adamu of the All Progressive Congress (APC)call for support for Shamdung ahead 2023 general elections based on the comments and testimonies by the various people of the locality.

On his part, the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in the local government comrade Ayuba Usman, urgue comrade Shamdung to contest for the position of his choice under the people Democratic Party in the next general election billed for 2023.

According to Ayuba,

“Shamdung have the virtue as well as the potentials of fighting and delivering of dividends of democracy to the people of Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam local Government bearing in mind his experience at the local and national levels of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). “

As Mr Salisu Shaibu expressed happiness that Comrade Shamdung is yet to identify with any particular political party, and however called on the people of Kanam LG to give Shamdung their unalloyed support ahead 2023 election as he described him as great mobiliser and achiever following his track records as achieved unionist.

The local government workers in Kanam Local government who add their voice said it is high time workers start participating in an active politics so as to defend the interest of workers who are the producers of the common wealth of the state in particular and the nation at large.

As he further commend Comrade Shamdung for his courage and called on others to emulate him.

In his response, Comrade Shamdung call for unity among the people of Kanam which is the only panacea for any meaningful development.

He however call for tolerance, understanding, irrespective of religion, tribal and political difference and called the people of Kanam to unite and tolerate each other and focus on what will bring development and happiness to the local government,

he further stressed that they should shun political bickering and work towards making the local government peaceful and conducive for both local ,national as well as international investments.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State: Kanam LG Drums Support For Comrade Shamdung Ayuba Ahead 2023 Election

By, giwa alex, Jos

The people of Kanem local government of Plateau state has drum support for the National Auditor of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba ahead 2023 general election.

As Comrade Shamdung base on testimonies from people of the local government deserves absolute support from the people of Kanam LG .

The people of Kanam drumed the support during parties stakeholders meeting held at Gidgid Lodge in Kanam local government of plateau state in a press statement made available to gnewsonline.

In their separate response Saidu Adamu of the All Progressive Congress (APC)call for support for Shamdung ahead 2023 general elections based on the comments and testimonies by the various people of the locality.

On his part, the peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in the local government comrade Ayuba Usman, urgue comrade Shamdung to contest for the position of his choice under the people Democratic Party in the next general election billed for 2023.

According to Ayuba,

“Shamdung have the virtue as well as the potentials of fighting and delivering of dividends of democracy to the people of Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam local Government bearing in mind his experience at the local and national levels of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). “

As Mr Salisu Shaibu expressed happiness that Comrade Shamdung is yet to identify with any particular political party, and however called on the people of Kanam LG to give Shamdung their unalloyed support ahead 2023 election as he described him as great mobiliser and achiever following his track records as achieved unionist.

The local government workers in Kanam Local government who add their voice said it is high time workers start participating in an active politics so as to defend the interest of workers who are the producers of the common wealth of the state in particular and the nation at large.

As he further commend Comrade Shamdung for his courage and called on others to emulate him.

In his response, Comrade Shamdung call for unity among the people of Kanam which is the only panacea for any meaningful development.

He however call for tolerance, understanding, irrespective of religion, tribal and political difference and called the people of Kanam to unite and tolerate each other and focus on what will bring development and happiness to the local government,

he further stressed that they should shun political bickering and work towards making the local government peaceful and conducive for both local ,national as well as international investments.

by Alexander Aleburu

The New Village Head Of Kitago  Charged To Honour God Like  King  David. 

By, giwa alex, jos
The New Head of Kitago village of Miango in Bassa local government of plateau state has been charged to honour God like king David in the Bible and respect God throughout his tenure as the Head of the village.
As its very difficult for the head to do any thing alone but advised to educate his subject to watch out for strangers infriterated their community can be identify.
The former commissioner of land and survey in plateau state, Hon. James Barry give the advice in an interview with our reporter during the coronation ceremony of the Village Head of Kitago, Miango of Bassa local government of plateau state Nggwe Audu Rivi.
Barry said he is not in doubt of the capability of the Village Head going by his track record as Acting District Head, District Head and now village Head at all these time he demonstrated leadership quality ,I am sure he will lead the community well .
He advice him to always educate his subjects on the danger of a particular thing that will endangered their live in particular and the community in general.
On the issue of insecurity, the former commissioner said, the community is not resting on it oars to ensure the community and it environ are properly protected from invaders.
“It may interest you to know that it is in this very community that over Twenty(20) Boko Harams were arrested and handed over to the police recently, my advice for the New Village Head is to educate his subjects on how to identify stranger in their mist.”
Barry however advice governor Lalong led administration to do more to improve the welfare of Traditional institution in the state.
“Governor Bako lalong is trying, but he should try harder to improve the welfare of Traditional rulers in the state and also streamlining their roles ,with that they will know where their power start, and where it ends. “
In his response, Hon. Moses Bongo call on governor Bako lalong to provide the community with good road net work .
According to Hon Moses ,because of lack of accessible road network to the community, its hindering the establishments of developmental projects in the community.
He however advice the New Village Head to us his tenure to fight some of the vices that are most prevalent with the youths in the area,like the intake of alcohol and other illicit drugs.
On his part, James Nehemiah Hele of PRTV, who is the son of the community call on the people of Kitago to join hand together and pray for the New village head to succeed for piloting the affairs of the community during his reign.
James pray that the reign of the New Village head of Kitago will bring unity among the community.
It would be recalled that the Stool of the Village Head of Kitago had been vacant since 1988.
by Alexander Aleburu

The Call For Akans To Re-Contest State PDP Publicity Secretary Thickened.

By, giwa alex, jos
The call for the John Akans to Re-Contest his position as the Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party continued to generate more support.
As his antecedents as the State Publicity Secretary of (PDP) for almost four years have been given pass mark following his developmental strides in projecting the image of the party in the state.
A group under the auspices of “Plateau Central (PDP) Forum”,make the statement when the body paid solidarity visit to the State Publicity Secretary at the party’s secretariat along Yakubu Gowon way opposite (NTA) station in jos the plateau state capital.
presenting a letter signed by Ruth James on behave of the group Comrade Sunday said “on behave of the group, hereby , urging you to re-contest your position as the state publicity Secretary of the party for the second term following your achievement in your first tenure for the benefit of the party”.
“we followed your anticidence throughout your stewardship as the party State Publicity Secretary ,and how you where able to project the image of the party positively without any blemished”.
In his response, John Akans appreciated the group for believing in him and supporting the party.
He assured them of the unity of the party which has put doubting Thomas Who did not believe in the unity of the party to shame.
“PDP is now one big family, I must say we in the party has put all our enemies to shame who never envisage that they will settled their political difference “.
Akans however advice the youth not to sit down and watch in the forth coming party Congress, they should come out from their comfort zones and participate in the elections.
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by Alexander Aleburu

Concerned Plateau Youth Debunked  Allegations of Lopsided Appointment By Dr Sunday Etukudoh. 

By, giwa alex ,Jos
A group under the auspacies of concerned Plateau Youth have debunked the allegations of lopsided appointment fingers against the provost , Federal School of Medical Laboratory Science as baseless and unfunded as a plot to distract the development going on at the permanent site of the

institution.

Spokesman of the “Concerned Plateau Youth” Comrade Mathew Habila disclosed this to our medium while reacting to the petitioners complaint in Jos .
Habila lamented that this going trend of creating unnecessary hatred between the indigene and non indigenes is gradually drawing the state backward because Plateau indigene are also serving in other States but if they can treat us in this manner is going to affect us .
According to the statement, that petition sent to the Federal House of Rep Member ,Hon Musa Bagos against the embattled Provost Federal Medical Science Laboratory Technology in Jos , Dr.Sunday Etukudoh signed by the following persons didn’t give the true reflection of issues .
“You would recalled ,the Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Rep.
Dachung Bagos has presented a petition to the floor of the house seeking the house intervention on alleged
complainants to the Federal House of Representatives against the Federal School of Lab Science, Jos on the breach of the tenets of federal character on employment in the Institution”.
While reacting the petitioners complaint of non inclusion of the state indigenes of Plateau State were alleged denied slots which they claim constitutionally through the Federal Character system accrues to them.
We are bold to tell the world that the provost has done credibly well by considering the state youths in the area of given them employment which is enshrined in the constitution of the federal character commission .
We employ our Honourable Rep. Member Hon Musa Bagos not to listen to the voice cheap blackmailers over what they are saying Plateau State slots were given to other States,owning to the present situation ,we must tackled and understand one another by not allowing ourselves to be drag into misleading issue.
Rep. Dachung Bagos laid a petition from some complainants against the
Federal School of Lab Science, Jos on the breach of the tenets of federal
character.
Mathew appealed to all the Plateau Youth to put aside their differences and embrace dialogue as violence approach won’t solve our problem
by Alexander Aleburu

Edo State : Fulani Herdsmen  Kidnapped Uniben’s Students And HOD. 

By, giwa alex, jos

The Fulani Herdsmen has gone on rampage in Benin City the state capital as they kidnapped students including the Head of Department.

According to the report obtained from “inside Edo News “,the students where all from the department of Geology and mining of the university of Benin in Edo state where on academic excursion when the killer herdsmen swooped on them and took them to yet to be identify place.

The students and their lecturer who is the head of the department of Geology and Miming were said to have been kidnapped in igara one of the local government in the state.

As at the time of this report the news of the where about of the kidnapped students and their lecturer is yet to be known.

The illicit activities of raiding and kidnapping by the herdsmen has been on increase in the state of recent including the sister state t Delta state as many innocent citizens of the state and its environs have daily killed and sometimes kidnapped by the so call herdsmen who has of recent become terrorist and killing and kidnapping their host communities.

Those who speak to our reporter on the conditions anonymity calling on the state government to wake up to it responsibility and do something about the herdsmen before they committed more heinous crime.

by Alexander Aleburu

Killings  In Plateau  State, Kaigama Urges National  Assembly To  Take  Stand. 

By, giwa alex, jos

The Archbishop of Abuja who is also the Co-Adjuctor of Abuja , Archbishop Kaigama has decried the insistences of attack and killing of innocent communities in the state by “Unknown” gunmen without no single arrest made by Security agents saddled with the responsibility to protect live and properties.

The actions the clergy said if left uncheck, will cause internal apprehension that may degenerate into something unpalatable.

Kaigama who is one of the officiating Archbishop at the funeral of senator Longjan stated this at the funeral service of the former Deputy Governor and senator in the 9th Assembly held at St -Louis church in jos, plateau state.

The clergy decries situation where some people at their will invade any community of their choice kill innocent people with little or no provocation, burn their houses and properties without any arrest by Security agents and still label them “Unknown” gunmen live more to ponder on.

He called on the National Assembly to use her veto power, and enact laws that would bring everlasting peace to hitherto peaceful plateau state as the peace of plateau, is the peace of all Nigeria.

He however, urged National Assembly to do the needful and work closely with plateau state for the needed supports that would entrol lasting peace in the state.

He thank the National Assembly delegates for leaving their tight schedule of law making, to attend the funeral service of Longjan.

by Alexander Aleburu

Kaigama To Put An End To Political War Between  Governor Lalong And Senator Jonah Jang. 

By, giwa alex, jos

The political war between the Governor Lalong of plateau State and the immediate pass Governor of the state Jonah David Jang may soon come to an end.

As he charged them to strive to make “Heaven”intead of throwing political “Blow and Insults”at each other which are “Vanity upon Vanity “which shall amount to vanity.

Archbishop Kaigama give the charge today during the funeral service of the former Deputy Governor of Plateau state, and senator in the 9th Assembly representing Plateau South Constituency at the National Assembly Ignatius Longjan held at the St- Louis Church in jos ,plateau state capital.

Kaigama who is the Archbishop of Abuja and Co-Adjuctor of Abuja said for quite a while now, I have been making frantic efforts to meet with Governor Bako Lalong and Senator Jonah Jang for discussion on the issues that boarded on plateau, the efforts which is yet to be possible.

He further stressed that he has not jettison the thought and idea as he will continue trying untill the opportunity unvail itself ,”I will definitely creat opportunity to met with the two political gladiators of the state to chat the way forward.

The Archbishop of Abuja however admonished the christians adherant to strive and make “Heaven” and shun material pursuits that will be a stumbling block to make “Heaven”.

“Let struggle to make “Heaven ” instead of striving for material gain which can pose stumbling block to our “Heavenly Race”.

“We should realise that we are on transit here on earth ,we should make judiciou use of the little time we have here on earth”.

The clergy condemned the killings of innocent citizens by the terrorist groups who called themselves “Boko Haram”,call on them to shield their sword and remember that one day they shall die and face judgement.

“Senator Longjan has finish his work here on earth, and has transit to the “World ” beyoud which is struggle free we shall be with him when our time comes”.

“We should always have it at the back of ourt mind that one day we shall die, after death judgment which did not give notice. “

“Let believe that senator Longjan has gone for “Christmas “one day we shall go for “Christmas” probably to meet him but we should be ready .”

by Alexander Aleburu

Dr. Etukudoh One Week,  One  Trouble, As Community  protest Against Blocking Their Accessible Road . 

By, giwa alex, jos

The embattled Provost Federal Medical Science Laboratory Technology in jos ,plateau state capital Dr.Sunday Etukudoh may just been heading for another trouble as the host community of the institution the Federal Medical Laboratory Technology in the state are protesting against the policy of the provost.

The community has vehemently resisted any move by Dr. Sunday Etukudoh and his cohorts who may be engineering him to embarked on the policy of blocking the only accessible road of the community to the state.

The community make the resistance statements during a peaceful demonstrations to register their displeasure over the plans by the institution headed by the Sunday Etukudoh to close the only access road into and out of their community.

The demonstrating youths numbering over fifty(50) weighing placards with different inscription like ” Etukudoh Must go, We need job, We condemn the draconian policy of the Federal Medical College and many other write up to express their grievances.

Addressing the press, the spokes person of the aggrieved community Comrade Azi Aware said the reasons for the peaceful demonstration is for them to register their total displeasure on the way the Federal institution which the community in their magniminity donated their ancestral land for the take – off of the institution.

Aware further added that the institution the community had spend her ancestral land to speed it take off ,has suddenly bring pains and sorrow to the host community who are now been force to regret why they give out their fore fathers treasure land to those who are now using it to fight them back instead of been appreciative.

He said non of the sons and daughters of the host community has been given an employment by the institution despite the contributions of the community to the developments of the Medical laboratory Institution.

Azi said the last strew that break the camel’s back is the recent move by the college to block the only available road which lead the community in and out of the host community without recourse to the harsh ships it would pose on the people of the community.

“When the information of the Provost Dr.Etukudoh’s intentions to block the only accessible road into and outside the community came to us, we sort to meet with Etukudoh, which will did and make him understand that his plans to block our only accessible road will not work, they should find an alternative place to construct road. “

“We were surprise to see the contractor Who have been building some of the structures in the school without nothing to show for it came with “Bulldozer”and started bulldozing our farm land “.

Also Speaking with journalist, the youth leader of the community, Elijah Azi decries the oppression the people of the community are facing understand Sunday Etukudoh led management of Federal Medical laboratory Technology despit given our land for the institution without compensation financially or otherwise but want to cut us from our sisters communities by blocking our only accessible road.

Elijah said ,we held meeting with the managements of the Institution, with our community leaders in attendance where we made it clear to them that the proposed blocking of our road will not work, they should look or think of alternative plans that will not bring untold harshships to our people.

He said we decide to address the press today tell the whole World and let them know our pain, how Dr. Etukudoh’s led administration is trying to suppress our people.

On wether the matter has been reported to their representives both at the state and National Assembly, he said the community had written ,as matter of fact, the matter had been raised on the floor of the house.

They warned Etukudoh to exercise restraint not to cause another crisis in the state.

All efforts made to speak with the provost Dr Etukudoh proved unsuccessful as crew of Journalists who waited for several hours for his arrival to the office were however disappointed when he flagrantly refuse to speak with the press on his arrival.

It would be recall that Dr. Etukudoh is facing charges of

money laundering worth over six(6) billion naira from Economic Financial Crimes Commission boarding on contracts inflation,grossly violations of the law of Federal characters Commision by employing his kinsmen and associates without recourse to Federal characters principle.

The case which is hitherto before justice Daniel Longji at the Plateau State High Court sitting in jos, plateau state Capital was reassigned to justice Christy Dabup which hearing into the matter has commence.

by Alexander Aleburu

Panic As 3 Chinese  National Quarantin In Plateau State Over Coronavirus.

By, giwa alex, Jos
There is palpable apprehension in Wase local government of plateau state over the quarantine of (3) three Chinese miners mining in Wase Local Government Council of Plateau state on Friday who were diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus disease.
The Chinese company are mining in Kampany Zurak community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State traveled for holiday to their country and returned with trace of the virus .
The Plateau State commissioner of Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, confirmed to our medium on Saturday that information available that the victims of the virus have been under surveillance supervision of the state ministry
. The commissioner said the Chinese were suspected having arrived the state on Friday from Ethiopia for mining activities.
According to him , the three suspects have been isolated at a centre for proper investigation by the health workers who have been sent to the area since Friday.
The community of Zurak is suburb of the LGA headquarters with abandon of solid mineral deposits for mining activities.
by Alexander Aleburu

Philanthropist Alh. Dayyabu Garga Make  Case  For  Less  Privilege.  

By, giwa alex, jos
A philanthropist in plateau state,Dayyabu Garga has advocate for support for the less privilege in the society for them to achieve their potentials.
As this will help to reduce the vices associated with the youth, like the cases of Boko Haram,drugs abuse and others illicit drugs intakes by the youths .
The philanthropist and Founder of “Dayyabu Garga Foundation” stated this in an interview with journalists during the formal presentation of certificate of incorporation of the foundation to him in his office by committee set up for official launching of the foundation.
The founder of the Foundation, Alh. Dayyabu Garga, said the mission and vision of the foundation is to support the orphans, widows and other vulnerable persons in plateau state, by extension, Nigeria as a whole.
“Some people are in the hospital without any means of how they we settle their hospital bills and buying of drugs, this where Dayyabu Garga Foundation come in.”
He said since the Foundation started, it had in several way empower many people in off set their hospital bills which they could not pay and hold back in the hospital by the hospital management pending the bills are paid.
“Recently, the Foundation paid for JAMB form for some people in the state who want to further their education but no financial means.”
He said today the committee set up for the formal launching of the foundation has presented the registration certificate of the foundation which mean the foundation is now legal entity that can be sued different from the founder.
Garga however called on private, groups and other organization to partner with the foundation with the view of touching the lives of the less privilege which we go a long way of reducing crime mostly associated with the youths who may be financially helpless.
Speaking earlier,the chairman of the committee for the launching of the Dayyabu Foundation, Kenzy Ngupa said the mission of the committee is to present certificate of incorporation of Dayyabu Garga to the chairman of the foundation Alh. Dayyabu Garga.
Ngupa said with the certificate of the foundation now available, it can be properly coordinated, people can now access the foundation which is now official.
He said the essence of the committee which he is a chairman is to plan towards the launching the Dayyabu Garga Foundation properly,although as the plan for the launching is in progress, the foundation shall continue to give interventions.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :PDP  Chairman Promised To Work With All   Stakeholders  For The Party To Succeed. 

By, giwa alex jos

The appointed Chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state, Hon Yakubu Chocho has promise to bring PDP back to it solid footing in state which will be an envy of all in plateau state, by extension Nigeria as a whole.
As he promise to work with all the stakeholders of the party in the state for him to achieve his tar

getted goal of bring back the party to it lost glory.

The chairman made the promise at the party secretariat along Yakubu Gowon Way in jos ,plateau state capital during his acceptance speech immediately after administer an oath of office.
Hon. Chocho said as the appointed chairman of People Democratic Party (PDP) in the state he will not impose myself on any member of the party, or arrogate pride to myself, non impose my decisions on any members, but to be servants of people to join hand to savage the party in the state .
“I cannot do it allow, the National Assembly ,state Assembly member of our great party, the leaders of our party, your support and wise counsel is greatly needed for me to succeed on this journey. “
He further called on the leaders of the party in the state to join hand with him and not to withhold their wise counsel from him which i need most at this critical period of trying to reform the party to give the APC run for their money in 2023 general election in the state.
He called on the immediate out gone Acting chairman of the party in plateau state, Hon. Amos Gombi for his sportsmanship who always stand on the part of truth which is the reason why we are witnessing today’s occasion as he promise meeting with him if the need be for clarification of grey area in the administration of the office.
In their separate goodwill messages, they advice the chairman to us his good office to bring aggrieved members of the party together to give APC good fight in 2023.
They call on the Chairman to ensure under his watch, election is conducted free ,fair, credible and transparent.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :Publisher Floors LGs In Court  Over  Unpaid 8.6 Million 

By, alex giwa, Jos

Funom Communication Nigeria Limited has floors plateau local government over unpaid advert run on behalf of the LGs

As Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital has entered in favor of the plaintiff Funom Communication Limited judgement of over 8.6 million naira unpaid Advert in a suit No PLD/J624M/2019.

In her judgement, Justice Christine I. Dabup order, Riyom, Langtang South and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau State to comply with the condition given them owning the defendants failures to file for their claim.

The publisher of Funom communication Nigeria limited, Modecai Ibrahim, in his writing of summons says, you are recommended that within eight (8) days after the service of this writing on you inclusive of the day of such service, You do cause an appearance to be entered for you in an action at the suit of Funom communication Ltd and take notice that in default of your so doing the plaintiffs may proceed therein and judgment may be given in your absence.

The judgment reads, “this served within twelve calendar months from the date thereof, or if renewed within six calendar months from the date of the last renewal including the day of such date and not afterwards.”

The plaintiffs claim against the defendants jointly and severally as follow:

(a) The Sums of N 364,300.00 from 1st and 3rd defendants and N164,300.00 from 2nd defendant as the outstanding balance out of N564,300.00 being the original principal cost of advertisement placed in the plaintiffs in July /August, 2028 Edition of the New Impression magazine.

(b) The sum of N2,031,480.00 from each of the defendants representing 30per cent monthly credit facility penalty of the unpaid original cost of advertisement sum per month from 17th August, 2018 4th till 17th July, 2019 till judgement is delivered respectively.

(c) 30 per cent monthly credit facility penalty on the unpaid original principal cost of advertisement sum of N564,300.00 from 17th October, 2019 till judgement is delivered.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Barr. A. I. Madaki said the judgement involved three Local governments which had a contratual agreement on behalf of their LGAs which they bridge the contract agreement entered.

However, the counsel explained that the plaintiff approached the court seeking for peaceful settlements which wasn’t reach but he decided to go on litigation.

Madaki said that after today judgement his client is now waiting for compliance from affected council chairmen of Riyom, Langtang South and Wase LGAs .

In an interview with the

press, the Editor -In -Chief of the Impression Magazine said he decided for litigation because all efforts to settled out of court with the affected local governments proved abortive.

He however advice anybody who is transacting business with politicians or any person to make sure is equipped with documentary evidence to avoid been disgrace.

“if not because I have all documentary evidence, this people intention is to disgrace and mess me up “.

On the next line of action, he further stressed that his lawyer shall notify the affected local governments after then, we shall be force to enforce it.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :Publisher Floors LGs In Court  Over  Unpaid 8.6 Million 

By, alex giwa, Jos
Funom Communication Nigeria Limited has floors plateau local government over unpaid advert run on behalf of the LGs
As Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital has entered in favor of the plaintiff Funom Communication Limited judgement of over 8.6 million naira unpaid Advert in a suit No PLD/J624M/2019.
In her judgement, Justice Christine I. Dabup order, Riyom, Langtang South and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau State to comply with the condition given them owning the defendants failures to file for their claim.
The publisher of Funom communication Nigeria limited, Modecai Ibrahim, in his writing of summons says, you are recommended that within eight (8) days after the service of this writing on you inclusive of the day of such service, You do cause an appearance to be entered for you in an action at the suit of Funom communication Ltd and take notice that in default of your so doing the plaintiffs may proceed therein and judgment may be given in your absence.
The judgment reads, “this served within twelve calendar months from the date thereof, or if renewed within six calendar months from the date of the last renewal including the day of such date and not afterwards.”
The plaintiffs claim against the defendants jointly and severally as follow:
(a) The Sums of N 364,300.00 from 1st and 3rd defendants and N164,300.00 from 2nd defendant as the outstanding balance out of N564,300.00 being the original principal cost of advertisement placed in the plaintiffs in July /August, 2028 Edition of the New Impression magazine.
(b) The sum of N2,031,480.00 from each of the defendants representing 30per cent monthly credit facility penalty of the unpaid original cost of advertisement sum per month from 17th August, 2018 4th till 17th July, 2019 till judgement is delivered respectively.
(c) 30 per cent monthly credit facility penalty on the unpaid original principal cost of advertisement sum of N564,300.00 from 17th October, 2019 till judgement is delivered.
Counsel to the plaintiff, Barr. A. I. Madaki said the judgement involved three Local governments which had a contratual agreement on behalf of their LGAs which they bridge the contract agreement entered.
However, the counsel explained that the plaintiff approached the court seeking for peaceful settlements which wasn’t reach but he decided to go on litigation.
Madaki said that after today judgement his client is now waiting for compliance from affected council chairmen of Riyom, Langtang South and Wase LGAs .
In an interview with the

press, the Editor -In -Chief of the Impression Magazine said he decided for litigation because all efforts to settled out of court with the affected local governments proved abortive.

He however advice anybody who is transacting business with politicians or any person to make sure is equipped with documentary evidence to avoid been disgrace.
“if not because I have all documentary evidence, this people intention is to disgrace and mess me up “.
On the next line of action, he further stressed that his lawyer shall notify the affected local governments after then, we shall be force to enforce it.
by Alexander Aleburu

Sen. Jonah Jang 6.3 Billion Naira  Money Laundering Case, Hearing Commence Denovo.

By, alex giwa, jos
The hearing on 6.3 Billion Naira money laundering case involving the immediate past Governor of plateau state Jonah David Jang and Yusuf Pam,who was the cashier in the office to the then secretary to the state governor of plateau state Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria, commenced hearing today the 24th February, 2020 at the Federal High Court sitting in jos, plateau state capital.
The case which was almost at verge of judgement delivery has to start denovo,afresh following the retirement of the judge, justice Daniel longji on 1st jan, 2020 and the case file transferred to justice christy .I Dabup.
ln line with the court rule, the matter was reassigned to another judge in the same State High court which was done in line with the existing law that upon retirement of sitting judge handling a particular already existing case, the case should be realocate to another judge which if possible may start “Denovo”
As the the court commence hearing on the case today 24th Feb,2020 sitting at the plateau state High Court, the prosecuting counsel O.A Atolade said the case with seventeen(17) count charge boarded on breach of trust will start “Denovo”,as the two accused persons, Governor Jonah Jang and Yusuf Pam who are the 1st and 2nd accuse persons in the case.
However the two accused persons pleaded not guilty to the seventeen (17) count charges which were read to them one after the other by the register of the court.
The counsel to the 1st defendants Edward Pwajok plead with the court to allow his client who is the 1st defendants in the case ,Senator Jonah Jang to still continue to enjoying the privileges of his bail condition as he had be faithful in attending the court since 2018 when the case started.
In a similar oral application, the counsel to the 2nd defendants S.G Odey , pleaded with the court to allow his client continue his bail condition.
“My Lord I plead that they should be allow to continue to enjoy the bail condition because since the case started in 2018 ,the court has sit on the matter for more than Thirty (30)times, out of which ,no day the accused persons failed to attend the court even when it appear not to be convinence with them”.
After listening to the oral application of the counsel to the 1st and 2nd accuse person, Justice Dabup rule that the accuse person should be allow to continue to enjoy their respective bail conditions but quick to add that they should produce an affidavit from their respective sureties which must reach the court five days from the day of the ruling.
The case was however be adjourned to 26th, 27th and 28th May, 2020 for presentation of with witnesses.
by Alexander Aleburu

I Will Not  Contest Any Elected Position Again ——-Jonah Jang 

By, giwa alex, jos

The popular adage which says “It is honourable to bow out when the ovation is loudest ” today played out when the former immediate past governor of plateau state and senator in the 8th Assembly Davide Jang formerly announced his decision not to contest any elected position again.

As l have seen politically and in my career as military personnel, a two times governor of plateau state, Senator in the 8th Assembly, retired general in the Nigeria Air Force, I think I have run enough race like biblical paul, its time to leave the race for younger ones.

Jang make the pronouncements during People Democratic Party (PDP) emergency (SEC) meeting to reconcile the two warring group that had been ranging following the resignation of the plateau state chairman of (PDP) Hon.Damishi Sango over allege money laundering.

Jang plead with those he may have stepped on their toes in the course of the misunderstanding to see it as in-house misunderstanding not war as mis -constitute in some quarters, but its time as family to come together and resolve it amicably, and cha

t New way forward.

Senator jang urge all the party members to shield their sworn to avoid been make a laughing stock by the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC)who has brought nothing but anguish upon the people of Nigerian for the four and half years they hold sway in power with nothing to show for it.

Jang called on persons or group camouflaging as(PDP) member but not one ,but to cause disaffection within the guineas members of the party should better pack and and leave to avoid been disgrace when identify.

He call on the electoral committee members of the party, and the new chairman of the party Hon. Chocho to ensure that he conduct free, fair, transparent and credible elections for the party.

As he further add that the era of flagrant imposition of candidates without recourse to the party constitution is gone as everything should be democratically follow to imbibe party internal democracy.

And called on those vying for various positions in the party to stretch hand of fellowship with the people at the grassroots for them to succeed.

On his part, the former Deputy Senate President Alh. Nasiru Mantu, urgue PDP family in the state to put the past behind and look ahead,as the party is looking at how is going to capture power from APC in 2023 ,that should be our major concern now not fighting ourselves.

“i have forgiven those who have offended me from the bottom of my heart, i also plead for forgiveness from those i might have wrong knowingly or unknowingly as to err is human ,and to forgive is divine. “

Mantu advice member not to decipitate power fighting themselves instead of reserving it to fight their common enemy the APC who has bring untold harsh ships upon the people of Nigeria which has made it difficult for average Nigerian person to eat two square meal a day.

Those who attended the emergency (SEC) meeting include the leaders of the party, Senator Jonah Jang, Alh. Nasiru Mantu, Senator JT Useni members state House of Assembly, Chairman of local government Councils and other party stakeholders.

by Alexander Aleburu

James Dalyop Advice Youths  On Dedication To Duty And  Skills Acquisition. 

By, giwa alex, jos

Youths has been advice to be dedicated to any work they find themselves doing that will make them attain similar feats he has attain as the Permanent Secretary in the plateau state Civil Service .

As he urgue them to acquire outside the knowledge from the conventional classroom which its invoke in 21th century because of scarcity for a white collar jobs which is very difficult to fine.

James Dalyop stated this in an interview with journalist during the church service to mark his 60th birthday which coincide with his retirement from plateau state civil service after spending the mandatory 35 years as constitutionally allowed by plateau state Civil service law held at the Mary Emmanculate Anglican church in kabon in ,plateau state capital.

Dalyop who is retiring as Permanent Secretary in the state civil service, said the hight you attained in your live endeavours largely depends on your dedication to duty given to you to supprindent and how dedicated you handled and execute it.

He said aside been dedicated to duty. the youth must think outside the box, they should add skills acquisition to their conventional class room of study for them to be relevant in today employment market.

He stressed that its important because of the government chucking out graduate from the University, Polytechnic and Monotechnic without commensurate jobs space that would absolve them, but with skills acquisition, the the youth can pick up his or piece self and become somebody in the society he maintained.

Born to the family of Mr and Mrs Stephen Dalyop, he attended St Theresa primary school in Makurdi and completed in 1973,Federal Government College llorin 1973-1978 and the school of preliminary studies, University of jos where he read Economics.

Dalyop joined the state civil service in 1985 as a teacher and rose to the position of Vice Principle before transferring his service to ministry of finance in 1999 and posted to the department of Budget as Director.

He has work in different ministries in the state, an interim administrator of mangu LG, member of senior Executive course 36 of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru near jos plateau state.

He is married ,the union is blessed with four children.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : PDP Members Resolves To Shield Sword And Move The Party Forward.

by, giwa alex, jos

The embattled People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state has resolved to bury their difference and form one formidable PDP in the state that would show the ruling party (APC) in the state political exist door in 2023 general elections.

As the seed of political discord sown amongst the members of the party ,which was at the Verge of tearing the party apart has been resolve with faint promises by the waring parties to chart one course for the interest of the party.

The members representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal constituency at the National Assembly Simon Nwadkwon give the assurance in an interview with Journalist during the party’s emergency (SEC) meeting held at it secretariat along Yakubu Gowon way in jos ,plateau state capital.

Nwadkwon commended the leaders of the party in the state for their sacrifice in jettison their pride to shield sword to chart new course for the progress and development of the party in the state ahead of the coming Congresses.

He further stressed that the reconciliation of the party family has put the “Doubting Thomas” to shame who sworn that the party has come to political cross road and can never be one again, but today, the coming together of the members of the party to iron out their political difference and chart news way forward has put them to shame.

“Today is mourning day for the (APC) as party in the state who vows that our party can never come together as one indivisible entity again. “

He however charged the party leaderships in various strata and those saddled with the responsibility of conducting Congress for the various positions of the party, to ensure they conduct free ,fair, transparent and credible elections.

And further advice those vying to contest the various positions in the party, to ensure they reach out to the people at the grassroots (masses)as he said it has bene unanimously agreed at the (SEC) meeting that it is not going to be political business as usual, no more imposition of candidate , no manipulation ,even if the candidate is unopposed, their most be affirmation.

On who is the current leader of the party in the state, Nwadkwon said ,

“I cannot comment and answer that question now, but what I will tell you is that in every party there are leaders and chairman.”

And (PDP) as a party would not be different.

“if you understand the language very well, their are leaders of the party, and chairman of the in the state”.

In his response in an interview with journalist the New Acting Chairman of the party ,who is untill his appointment is the state organising secretary of the party, Hon, Chocho said he is over overwhelm with the position but promised to reciprocate the gesture by conducting transparent ,free,fair and credible elections for the party that would be an envy of all.

On whether his choice as the state Acting Chairman is acceptable by all members of the party, Hon. Chocho said ,

I will make ensure I write my on Gold by ensuring that i conduct elections that would be acceptable by all sundry of the party and further said ,

“to whom much is given, much is expected, as he said he not unaware of the enormous responsibilities bestowed on me , i pray not to disappoint myself and those who approved my name.

In there separate remark, Nasiru Mantu called on any body who is still having grudges against any member of party or true member of the party to pack his/her load and leave the party.

And the electoral committee of the party ,saddled with responsibilities of conducting elections for the party to do so with the fair God.

Jang in his speech also reiterated the need for the party to conduct free, fair ,transparent and credible elections into the various existing positions in the party that would stand the taste of time. “

That will further reunite the party more and restore hope and confidence among the party members.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : Berom Nation Urged Governor Lalong To Address Issues Of Land Grabbing.

By, giwa alex, jos

Berom Nation has again called on Governor Simon Bako lalong of Plateau state, by extension president Mohammadu Buhari to do some about the land grabbing cases enveloping the Berom Nation of plateau state.

As its unheard-of for some group of persons who believe they are above the law to just come to your ancestral land hit you, beat you, and most cases, kill you with the intention of collecting your land.

Jang Dalyop the president of Berom Educational and Cultural Organization (BECO) make the call in jos during the swearing -in of the association(14) local government heads to over see the activities of each local government, held at the Gwom Gbong jos palace opposite Hill Station Hotel in jos North Local government.

He decried a situation where some people will just invade your farm land with hired killer mechinaries just to sniff live out of you, and the government is doing little or nothing about it ,is unheard-of.

The President stressed the right of individual or groups to own land is enshrined on “Land Use Act”, and if you want land from me ,then you come for negotiation instead of violent means to take it at all cost.

Jang who was elected as the President of (BECO) last year 2019 called on the government to be responsive and arrest and trial those invading and occupying people’s land without the owners consent.

He however called on the government at all level to have a clear focus for the youth and condemn a situation where someone will spend financial and material time in school, at the end, he cannot be able to put meal on the table,while politicians are catering away millions daily.

As he further stressed that under his watch as the President, he would ensure he give the youth parental live they deserve.

Those who grace the Occasion were the Berom leaders in and outside the state, like the Berom in Sanga local government of Kaduna State,the representative of Gwom Gbong Jos, Jacob Buba.

In his response on behalf of the other appointed chairmen, Dr Davou Nyam (BECO) chairman representing jos North local government, said the appointment is a call to duty which will spur them to do more for the lifting the organization.

He advice the Berom Nation to respect those in their mist irrespective of religion ,ethnic and political lineage which is the only away for peaceful coexistence.

And further admonished those living within the Berom Nation should respect the culture of the Berom Nation as respect begets

respect.

by Alexander Aleburu

Bagos  Drags Etukudoh To  National  Assembly For Violation  Of Federal Character.

By, alex giwa, jos

Member representing jos North jos East at the

8Federal House of Representative, Hon Bagos Dachung has drag the provost Federal Medical Laboratory Technology jos, plateau state before the National House of Representative.

This to answer some questions that boarded on gross violation of Federal Character principle as its enshrined in the constitution of federal republic of Nigeria.

Bagos laid the complain before the House and wonder why the Akwa Ibom born provost of the medical College would grossly wave aside the constitution of Federal Character and give the job met for plateau indigenes to his friends, family member and his cohort which is a gross violation of the country constitution.

Bagos said as a member representing the good people of plateau state ,i will not rest on my oar until the right thing is done, and the right punishment is meted on the err commenter of the grievous offence which is fragrant violation of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It would be recall that the Provost of Federal Medical Laboratory Technology jos plateau state Dr. Etukudoh is currently at the plateau state High Court sitting in jos the plateau state capital over money laundering amounting to Billions of Naira.

The case which was earlier with Justice Daniel Longji was reassigned following the retirement of justice Longji early this year 2020 and the case was reassigned to another judge who have to start the case all over again.

Dr. Etukudoh is been tried by EFCC along side with Four other persons on money laundering and other offence.

The next hearing date for the case is 1st and 2nd April 2020 for continuation of hearing.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : REC Commissioner Decries How State Governors Influences The Outcome Of LG Elections Results.

By, Giwa Alex,jos
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)commissioner in plateau state Halilu Pai has decries how governors in Nigeria are in the habit of influencing the results of local governments in their various states.
As the the governors in most cases would stop at nothing than to ensure that a particular party win all the local which is the party in power the act which is not too healthy for democratic setting like Nigeria.

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The Rec Commissioners stated this in an interview with journalist in his office recently during the commission staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society 2019 Annual General Meeting Miango Road, Jos plateau state.
Pai said its a common knowledge that in Nigeria that in most cases the party in power especially in the state usually win the local goverent election in the state because its always influence by the power that be in the state.
He added that is because of this obvious anomalies and electoral manipulation at the state level which gives raise to decent voices that INEC should be allow to conduct elections at the local government level.
As he called on the electoral body in the state saddled with the responsibility of conducting the local government elections in the state to play by the electoral rules.
“l know there are laws pass by the various Houses of Assembly on the conduct of local government elections in every State in Nigeria, they should work strictly according to that rules that set them up.”
“Once the governors abide to the electoral rules of conducting the local government elections in their various state, the problems associated with the LG elections will be minimise if not totally eradicated .”
He applaud the commission in the state for conducting free,fair and credible 2019 general election in the state.
“You could see how we conduct the 2019 General Elections in the state, although there were pockets of complains, its not as obvious as that of states electoral body,my advice is that they should work strictly according to the laws that set them up. “
He applaud the government of Simon Bako Lalong of plateau state for the enthronement of peace in the state that has given people and investors to come to the state, and argue him to step up strategies which has make him achieve the feat and charge him to include all stakeholders in the peace process ,the Security agent, youths, traditional leaders and political parties.
He further add that the governor lalong led administration in the state should be neutral in the conduct of local government elections in the state, which is around the corner if the directive of Mr President is anything to relay on for all the state in the country who has not complete conduct of LG elections in their various state to do so without delay or draw the federal wrath.
As he advice lalong for good government by providing the people of the state with basic social amenities.
Pai however call on the staff of the commission who is not up to date in the payment of the Multipurpose Cooperative to do so because because of it enormous benefits.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State: Shamdung Drum Support For Anti Kidnapping Bill, Commends Lalong For Revamping Operation Rain Bow And Commensurate With Longjan’s Family.

By, giwa alex, Jos

Worried over the high rate of kidnapping of innocent people in Plateau State, the National Auditor of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba Jepla has challenged the Plateau State House of Assembly to as a matter of urgent public important give accelerated passage to the anti kidnapping bill into law.

Jepla made this disclosure during a press conference held at his Resident in Jos South Local Government Council of Plateau State on Thursday,13th February 2020.

He said, as a family member was a victim of kidnappers ,express sadness over ransom people kept paying to these hoodlums in the name of kidnapping business.

According to him, the quick passage of the bill into law by the 9th Assembly would go a long way in reducing crime and criminality, especially the dangerous kidnappers who have venture into as their own business.

He pointed out that, this January,2020 alone one can’t account for the number of people that they have kidnapped, everyday three to five persons are being kidnap into their dens and victims families are forced to cough out ransom failure their family member would be killed.

Ayuba decried that the incident of kidnapping has become rampant cases across the 17 LGAs of the state were hardly a day would past without you hearing from the next door neighbor that one of his relatives was kidnapped.

He reiterated that the state Assembly should take the bull by the horn and do the needful in passing the executive bill proposed ,as a stiff punishment to the culprits perpetrating this heinous crimes against fellow citizens.

Comrade Shamdung Ayuba however commended the Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong for his commitment to well-being of the state by appealing that the operation Rain bow should be empower with the necessary gadgets to help reduce the rate kidnapping and bandits in the state.

He disclosed that these menace of stealing, kidnapping, cattle rustling and Fulani ,farmers clashes had continue to cause communities sleepless night and their numbers are on the increase on daily basis.

While responding to questions about the minimum wage, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba urged Governor’s Lalong to fast track the negotiation which is on going to settle the N30 ,000.00 minimum wage agreement with the workers in the state so that he would write his name on the new book of achievement.

He maintained that this is the best executive bill if pass into law, Plateau citizens would be eager to push the state Assembly for the accelerated passage .

Ayuba further use the Press statement to commensurate with the family of Sen Ignatius Longjan and the families of those killed in Bokkos and Mangu LGAs

by Alexander Aleburu

Nigeria Is Like A Ship Stranded On The High Sea With Broken Navigational Aids——-Bishop Kukah 

Our Reporter
Nigeria is a nation like a ship stranded on high seas, with broken navigational aids.
As Kukah said president Mohammadu Buhari’s government has been taken over by nepotism, clannishness which has succeeded in tearing the nation securities apart.
Bishop Matthew Kukah who is the Bishop Diocese of Sokoto was speaking

at the funeral mass of Seminarian Michael Nnadi at Good Shepherd Seminary, Kaduna, Bishop Kukah reminded the congregation, “We have gathered around the remains of Michael in supplication but also as solemn witnesses to the penetrating darkness that hovers over our country.”

Bishop Kukah explained, “Today, our years of hypocrisy, duplicity, fabricated integrity, false piety, empty morality, fraud and Pharisaism have caught up with us. Nigeria is on the crossroads and its future hangs precariously in a balance.”
He said, “The immediate family of Michael and the Church lived through the torments of the brutal, harsh and senseless haranguing of the kidnappers who are totally empty of any show of human emotions.
“This is a solemn moment for the body of Christ. This is for us the moment of decision. This is the moment that separates darkness from light, good from evil.”
He noted with concern, “Nigeria is on the crossroads and its future hangs precariously in a balance. It is time to confront and dispel the clouds of evil that hover over us.”
Bishop recalled that Buhari was voted for in 2015 on the grounds of his own promises to rout Boko Haram.
“In an address at the prestigious Policy Think Tank, Chatham House in London, just before the elections, Buhari told his audience: ‘I as a retired General and a former Head of State have always known about our soldiers. They are capable and they are well trained, patriotic, brave and always ready to do their duty.
‘If am elected President, the world will have no reason to worry about Nigeria. Nigeria will return to its stabilizing role in West Africa. We will pay sufficient attention to the welfare of our soldiers in and out of service. We will develop adequate and modern arms and ammunition.
‘We will improve intelligence gathering and border patrols to choke Boko Haram’s financial and equipment channels. We will be tough on terrorism and tough on its root causes by initiating a comprehensive economic development and promoting infrastructural development…we will always act on time and not allow problems to irresponsibly fester. And I, Muhammadu Buhari, will always lead from the front.’”
Bishop Kukah admitted, “There is no need to make any further comments on this claim. No one in that hall or anywhere in Nigeria doubted the President who ran his campaign on a tank supposedly full of the fuel of integrity and moral probity.
“No one could have imagined that in winning the Presidency, General Buhari would bring nepotism and clannishness into the military and the ancillary Security Agencies, that his government would be marked by supremacist and divisive policies that would push our country to the brink.
“This President has displayed the greatest degree of insensitivity in managing our country’s rich diversity. He has subordinated the larger interests of the country to the hegemonic interests of his co-religionists and clansmen and women. The impression created now is that, to hold a key and strategic position in Nigeria today, it is more important to be a northern Muslim than a Nigerian.”
Regretably, he said, “Today, in Nigeria, the noble religion of Islam has convulsed. It has become associated with some of worst fears among our people. Muslim scholars, traditional rulers and intellectuals have continued to cry out helplessly, asking for their religion and region to be freed from this chokehold.
“This is because, in all of this, neither Islam nor the north can identify any real benefits from these years that have been consumed by the locusts that this government has unleashed on our country. The Fulani, his innocent kinsmen, have become the subject of opprobrium, ridicule, defamation, calumny and obloquy. His north has become one large grave yard, a valley of dry bones, the nastiest and the most brutish part of our dear country.
“Why have the gods rejected this offering? Despite running the most nepotistic and narcissistic government in known history, there are no answers to the millions of young children on the streets in northern Nigeria, the north still has the worst indices of poverty, insecurity, stunting, squalor and destitution.”
He recalled that His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, and the Emir of Kano are the two most powerful traditional and moral leaders in Islam today.
“None of them is happy and they have said so loud and clear. The Sultan recently lamented the tragic consequences of power being in the wrong hands. Every day, Muslim clerics are posting tales of lamentation about their fate. Now, the Northern Elders, who in 2015 believed that General Buhari had come to redeem the north have now turned against the President,” he added.
On the persecution of Christians in the north, Bishop Kukah explained, “The persecution of Christians in northern Nigeria is as old as the modern Nigerian state. Their experiences and fears of northern, Islamic domination are documented in the Willinks Commission Report way back in 1956.
“It was also the reason they formed a political platform called, the Non-Muslim League. All of us must confess in all honesty that in the years that have passed, the northern Muslim elite has not developed a moral basis for adequate power sharing with their Christian co-regionalists.
“We deny at our own expense. By denying Christians lands for places of worship across most of the northern states, ignoring the systematic destruction of churches all these years, denying Christians adequate recruitment, representation and promotions in the State civil services, denying their indigenous children scholarships, marrying Christian women or converting Christians while threatening Muslim women and prospective converts with death, they make building a harmonious community impossible.
“Nation building cannot happen without adequate representation and a deliberate effort at creating for all members a sense, a feeling, of belonging, and freedom to make their contributions. This is the window that the killers of Boko Haram have exploited and turned into a door to death. It is why killing Christians and destroying Christianity is seen as one of their key missions.”
by Alexander Aleburu

Nigeria Is Like A Ship Stranded On The High Sea With Broken Navigational Aids——-Bishop Kukah 

Our Reporter
Nigeria is a nation like a ship stranded on high seas, with broken navigational aids.
As Kukah said president Mohammadu Buhari’s government has been taken over by nepotism, clannishness which has succeeded in tearing the nation securities apart.
Bishop Matthew Kukah who is the Bishop Diocese of Sokoto was speaking

at the funeral mass of Seminarian Michael Nnadi at Good Shepherd Seminary, Kaduna, Bishop Kukah reminded the congregation, “We have gathered around the remains of Michael in supplication but also as solemn witnesses to the penetrating darkness that hovers over our country.”

Bishop Kukah explained, “Today, our years of hypocrisy, duplicity, fabricated integrity, false piety, empty morality, fraud and Pharisaism have caught up with us. Nigeria is on the crossroads and its future hangs precariously in a balance.”
He said, “The immediate family of Michael and the Church lived through the torments of the brutal, harsh and senseless haranguing of the kidnappers who are totally empty of any show of human emotions.
“This is a solemn moment for the body of Christ. This is for us the moment of decision. This is the moment that separates darkness from light, good from evil.”
He noted with concern, “Nigeria is on the crossroads and its future hangs precariously in a balance. It is time to confront and dispel the clouds of evil that hover over us.”
Bishop recalled that Buhari was voted for in 2015 on the grounds of his own promises to rout Boko Haram.
“In an address at the prestigious Policy Think Tank, Chatham House in London, just before the elections, Buhari told his audience: ‘I as a retired General and a former Head of State have always known about our soldiers. They are capable and they are well trained, patriotic, brave and always ready to do their duty.
‘If am elected President, the world will have no reason to worry about Nigeria. Nigeria will return to its stabilizing role in West Africa. We will pay sufficient attention to the welfare of our soldiers in and out of service. We will develop adequate and modern arms and ammunition.
‘We will improve intelligence gathering and border patrols to choke Boko Haram’s financial and equipment channels. We will be tough on terrorism and tough on its root causes by initiating a comprehensive economic development and promoting infrastructural development…we will always act on time and not allow problems to irresponsibly fester. And I, Muhammadu Buhari, will always lead from the front.’”
Bishop Kukah admitted, “There is no need to make any further comments on this claim. No one in that hall or anywhere in Nigeria doubted the President who ran his campaign on a tank supposedly full of the fuel of integrity and moral probity.
“No one could have imagined that in winning the Presidency, General Buhari would bring nepotism and clannishness into the military and the ancillary Security Agencies, that his government would be marked by supremacist and divisive policies that would push our country to the brink.
“This President has displayed the greatest degree of insensitivity in managing our country’s rich diversity. He has subordinated the larger interests of the country to the hegemonic interests of his co-religionists and clansmen and women. The impression created now is that, to hold a key and strategic position in Nigeria today, it is more important to be a northern Muslim than a Nigerian.”
Regretably, he said, “Today, in Nigeria, the noble religion of Islam has convulsed. It has become associated with some of worst fears among our people. Muslim scholars, traditional rulers and intellectuals have continued to cry out helplessly, asking for their religion and region to be freed from this chokehold.
“This is because, in all of this, neither Islam nor the north can identify any real benefits from these years that have been consumed by the locusts that this government has unleashed on our country. The Fulani, his innocent kinsmen, have become the subject of opprobrium, ridicule, defamation, calumny and obloquy. His north has become one large grave yard, a valley of dry bones, the nastiest and the most brutish part of our dear country.
“Why have the gods rejected this offering? Despite running the most nepotistic and narcissistic government in known history, there are no answers to the millions of young children on the streets in northern Nigeria, the north still has the worst indices of poverty, insecurity, stunting, squalor and destitution.”
He recalled that His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, and the Emir of Kano are the two most powerful traditional and moral leaders in Islam today.
“None of them is happy and they have said so loud and clear. The Sultan recently lamented the tragic consequences of power being in the wrong hands. Every day, Muslim clerics are posting tales of lamentation about their fate. Now, the Northern Elders, who in 2015 believed that General Buhari had come to redeem the north have now turned against the President,” he added.
On the persecution of Christians in the north, Bishop Kukah explained, “The persecution of Christians in northern Nigeria is as old as the modern Nigerian state. Their experiences and fears of northern, Islamic domination are documented in the Willinks Commission Report way back in 1956.
“It was also the reason they formed a political platform called, the Non-Muslim League. All of us must confess in all honesty that in the years that have passed, the northern Muslim elite has not developed a moral basis for adequate power sharing with their Christian co-regionalists.
“We deny at our own expense. By denying Christians lands for places of worship across most of the northern states, ignoring the systematic destruction of churches all these years, denying Christians adequate recruitment, representation and promotions in the State civil services, denying their indigenous children scholarships, marrying Christian women or converting Christians while threatening Muslim women and prospective converts with death, they make building a harmonious community impossible.
“Nation building cannot happen without adequate representation and a deliberate effort at creating for all members a sense, a feeling, of belonging, and freedom to make their contributions. This is the window that the killers of Boko Haram have exploited and turned into a door to death. It is why killing Christians and destroying Christianity is seen as one of their key missions.”
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State Government  Sentistizes Stakeholders On Lassa Fever Prevention.

By, Giwa, Alex, Jos
Following the out break of Lassa Fever cases in some parts of the states in Nigeria, the plateau state government has taken proactive steps to ensure that the disease is keep away from plateau state.
As we are concerned on the health of all that are involved in this particular activity, we have deemed it fit to call for this meeting to create awareness on Lassa Fever preventive measures, to LGA Desk Officers, Education Secretaries, members of the NHGSF Multi-Sectoral Team, NHealth beneficiaries of NPower who work in our Primary Health Care Centers in the state, our aggregators, the Cooks and Head Teachers of primary Schools.
The Executive Assistant to the state governor on Social Investment Programmes(SIP) Dr. Sumaya Hamza stated this today 10th February, 2020 during the Sentistization meeting on preventive measures against Lassa Fever and other diseases held in jos the state capital.
Dr. Hamza said the meeting is imperative to address some of the health challenges ravaging some states of the federation.
“Its with utmost concern that we invite you today to address some disturbing health issues bedeviling our country”.
“The recent health challenge in the country, is the Cases of Lassa Fever caused by species of rodent referred to as multimammate rat, recorded in some states across the country.”
She said since Social Investment Programme(SIP) is an intervention which targets the poor and vulnerable including children, women, men, the aged ,people physically challenged with and youths.
“We are all aware that one of the components of the Social Investment Programme is the National Home Grown School Feeding where over 220,000 are fed by over 2,800 cooks in the seventeen Local Government Areas of Plateau State”.
Sumaya further add that following the state government concern and important the government attach to the health’s of its citizens in the state called for the meetings.
“Because we are concerned on the health of all that are involved in this particular activity, we have deemed it fit to call for this meeting to create awareness on Lassa Fever preventive measures, to LGA Desk Officers, Education Secretaries, Members of the NHGSF Multi-Sectoral Team, NHealth beneficiaries of NPower who work in out Primary Health Care Centers in the state, our aggregators, the Cooks and Head Teachers of primary Schools.”
“We are proactively making tremendous effort to ensure the safety of all and sundry.”
” As Government is making everything possible to curtail the spread so are we in the SIP Office.”
She said since its obvious fact that government can’t do it alone, all hands most be on deck to fight unrelenting war to prevent the Lassa Fever in plateau state.
“Government can’t do it alone, It requires effective collaboration, we are committed to this task; I am optimistic that you will all cooperate”.
Dr. Samaya advice all to ensure they observe high level of hygiene in their homes ,school, factories to avoid contracting diseases aside Lassa Fever Inaddition to constant watching of hands.
by Alexander Aleburu

plateau 2023: PDP Call For Zoning Governorship To Central Zone  

by, giwa alex, jos

Ahead 2023 general elections in plateau state, permutation and counter permutation has started as some PDP members from Central Zones extract Jonathan Aminu has said for equity and fairness the zone should be given chance to produce the next governor.

This give room for equity and fair play, to avoid given room to Central Zone for the slot of governorship under PDP , is suspicions of marginalization.

Jonathan Aminu of the people Democratic party , former member of plateau state House of Assembly and member of SEC in plateau state stated this in an interview with Journalist in jos the plateau state capital.

Jonathan said zoning the people Democratic Party (PDP) governorship seat to central zone in 2023 general election is important as it Will give the party transparent look devoid

of marginalization of central zone.

The chairman PDP in mangu local government said the party belong to everybody ,and all should be given equal opportunities ,favouring one zone more than the other would amount to suppression, and call all decision making body of (PDP)in the state to consider this observation which is very sensitive for the interest of equity and fair play.

On the current crisis bedevilling the chapter of the party in the state, Jonathan maintained that it is a normal phenomenon in every political parties which he described as internal issues and promised that as the party move closer to the conduct of it congress the belingering issues will normalize.

He however debunked the allegations that some members of the party back stabbed the party during 2019 general elections in the state.

” As you are accusing one person, that is how another person will be accusing the other person for the roles each played in 2019 governorship election in the state “.

“if any body is sure of the claim, let him come forward with the proof. “

“On my own side, I will not blame anybody over the failure of the party at the governorship election, because every member of the party tried his or best. “

On how ready is the zone for 2023 general elections, he said the zone is very much ready.

” you can see we are very much ready that is why you can seen some of us, with time you will been seen many political gladiators from the central zone.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State : CAN Chairman, Yakubu  Pam ,Accuses  Politians Of Destroying Nigeria  With Ethnic, Tribal And Religious  Sentiments 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
The chairman Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau state chapter Rev. Yakubu Pam has berates the Nigeria Politians of heading the country towards been at the verge of collapse as they use tribal ,ethnic and religion to deceive the electorates.
As he said there cannot be tribes ,religion and ethnic group if there is no Nigeria and called on the selfish politians to change and avoid plunging Nigeria onto unimaginable crisis.
Rev. Yakubu Pam who is the Chairman Christians Association of Nigeria plateau state chapter, handed down the warning in an interview with journalists at the on going
“Da Awah Coordination Council (DCCN) 2rd National Peace Sumit on “Peaceful Coexistence And National Building “
Plateau 2020, held at the Hill Station Hotel Confrence Hall in jos ,Plateau state capital.
The Chairman Christians association who is one of the paper presenter at the peace sumit described Nigeria politians as village champions who cashed on the gullibility of their followers to brain wash them using Christianity or lslam ,tribe and ethnicity to lured them doing the unthinkable.
He called on the politians who are sentimental using religion to destroy this country should have a rethink if not they will regret it ,and called on religious leaders of both Christian and Muslim to at this point in time come together to chart better way forward rebuilding this country.
“We should at this point know that even if you are a counselor in your ward, you are serving the people, because you are been paid with the citizens tax,you are serving the people not your wards or village as the case may be. “
“You should look yourself as National leader not just building my community, state,and religion. “
“Ethnicity is good, but the safty of the country is the of my tribe, the safety Nigeria, is the safty of over Four Hundred (400)ethnics groups in Nigeria.”
The Christians leader called for the unity of purpose ,work together to save the country from total collapse as we don’t have any other country apart from this great country which is naturally and humanly endowed.
Rev. Pam called on the religious leaders of both faith, Christians/Muslims alike to know that they have been used and steer away from been an agents of destruction and imbibe what the holy bible says.
He further add that both faith should imbibe the spirit of forgiveness and stop killing one another for no just cause, enough of blood shed, destruction and war , if we can not let go off hatred, killings, our children yet unborn will not forgive us.
Pam charged the religious leaders present to match words with actions and go to their various states, communities and start talking with our followers, Nigerian is a country been proud of, without it, we don’t have any other country.
He urgue the two adherent to the too different religion , christians and muslims to shield their sword and forgive one another irrespective of any pain we may had caused to one another. in the time past .
“It takes mature mind to look at the future than to remain at the pain of the present, what is the future is that some people most sacrifice for this country to continue and forgiveness most come in if we most sacrifice. “
“my love one have been killed, we most forgive to move this country ahead, at this point in Nigeria history, we most change the narratives for Nigeria to survive, the country is at the verge of collapse, things are about to spoil completely, at this point, we most just have to change what is on ground.
The theme for this year summit which is second of it series is”Leadership And Good Governance Bedrock For Peaceful Coexistence”.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State : 31 Years  Old Man Killed By Soldiers Over Girl Friend. 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Nigeria soldiers code name Operation Save Haven (STF) has tortured and killed a 31 years old one Mr Benjamin Izang indigene of jos North of plateau state over girl friend.
As the name of the soldiers and the girl who where involve in the death of Mr Benjamin are currently on the run , as the body of the late Benjamin has been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
The mother of the deceased narrates what transpired that led to inhuman tortured to dead of their late son Benjamin during an interview with Journalists in the family house at Agwan Rukuba in jos north of the state in a press conference held by the Afizere Youth Movement to condemn the brutal killing of one of their own.
The mother of the late Benjamin said on this faithful day, 4th of February, 2020 ,
“I was getting ready for evening service which is around 4pm trying to take my bath when I received call from my neighbors within the community call mama Titi. “
She further said she abandoned her bath and rush to the place,
“only to meet the guarding of people and the woman who called me on phone said is your son that the army have been torturing since “.
“when I was trying to see my son, I was told that a good Samaritan has taken him home, I did not talk to the soldiers because their present look very unfriendly and people said i should not talk I Ignorned them and returned home. “
“l meet my son crying with excruciating pain holding his legs, meanwhile before getting home his brother had put water on the fire to treat the legs which the Army totally disfigured and the bones broken. “
I put a call through to my sister a pharmacist with jos University Teaching Hospital to recommend any effective pain reliever for for him to take, may be it will reduce the pain.
“which she recommend and send one of the brother to the Pharmacy in the area “Lamed ” to buy the recommended pain reliever while the local doctor was attending to the piece bone which I believe they used heavy stick on him. “
She further add that before the person i sent to buy the drugs could come back, the person dressing the bones had finished and gone while the late Benjamin was sitting relaxing on chair.
“I notice he was not making any move, I call the attention of the brother to check him, and then he replied in Hausa language that I don’t think he is alive,when I touch him, his body was already cold. “
She said all these are happening within two hours when he was released from the killers soldiers and when he finally died.
She lamented that nobody has before now come to report the late Benjamin to her or any other person in the family.
“What I heard is that he was having argument with a girl selling eggs, if that is true, what is the business of Army, when has Army turn police, these are the questions I would want the government to help and provide answers to. “
“What I want now is justice, I want the government to provide the killer soldier to face the full wrath of the law,this will serve as deterant to some of the soldiers within the system operating without regards to the law. “
The Senior brother of the late Benjamin collaborate the mother’s narratives and called for justice over the gruesome killing of his brother by men of Operation Save Havens(STF)
He called the military authorities to do something about the (STF) in the community by extension in the state, as they had killed , maimed innocent people in the community with every slightest provocation.
“Even the aged are not speard from the brutality of these soldier called Operation Save Haven .”
It could be recall that (STF)which comprises all the Armed and paramilitary forces was form and drafted to the state during the dark day of jos crisis.
They had severally accused of aiding and abating crime and crisis in the state as the lD of some of their men had severally find at the sence where some hineous crime like massacre of innocent victims in the state take place,

which they denied.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State : 31 Years  Old Man Killed By Soldiers Over Girl Friend. 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Nigeria soldiers code name Operation Save Haven (STF) has tortured and killed a 31 years old one Mr Benjamin Izang indigene of jos North of plateau state over girl friend.
As the name of the soldiers and the girl who where involve in the death of Mr Benjamin are currently on the run , as the body of the late Benjamin has been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
The mother of the deceased narrates what transpired that led to inhuman tortured to dead of their late son Benjamin during an interview with Journalists in the family house at Agwan Rukuba in jos north of the state in a press conference held by the Afizere Youth Movement to condemn the brutal killing of one of their own.
The mother of the late Benjamin said on this faithful day, 4th of February, 2020 ,
“I was getting ready for evening service which is around 4pm trying to take my bath when I received call from my neighbors within the community call mama Titi. “
She further said she abandoned her bath and rush to the place,
“only to meet the guarding of people and the woman who called me on phone said is your son that the army have been torturing since “.
“when I was trying to see my son, I was told that a good Samaritan has taken him home, I did not talk to the soldiers because their present look very unfriendly and people said i should not talk I Ignorned them and returned home. “
“l meet my son crying with excruciating pain holding his legs, meanwhile before getting home his brother had put water on the fire to treat the legs which the Army totally disfigured and the bones broken. “
I put a call through to my sister a pharmacist with jos University Teaching Hospital to recommend any effective pain reliever for for him to take, may be it will reduce the pain.
“which she recommend and send one of the brother to the Pharmacy in the area “Lamed ” to buy the recommended pain reliever while the local doctor was attending to the piece bone which I believe they used heavy stick on him. “
She further add that before the person i sent to buy the drugs could come back, the person dressing the bones had finished and gone while the late Benjamin was sitting relaxing on chair.
“I notice he was not making any move, I call the attention of the brother to check him, and then he replied in Hausa language that I don’t think he is alive,when I touch him, his body was already cold. “
She said all these are happening within two hours when he was released from the killers soldiers and when he finally died.
She lamented that nobody has before now come to report the late Benjamin to her or any other person in the family.
“What I heard is that he was having argument with a girl selling eggs, if that is true, what is the business of Army, when has Army turn police, these are the questions I would want the government to help and provide answers to. “
“What I want now is justice, I want the government to provide the killer soldier to face the full wrath of the law,this will serve as deterant to some of the soldiers within the system operating without regards to the law. “
The Senior brother of the late Benjamin collaborate the mother’s narratives and called for justice over the gruesome killing of his brother by men of Operation Save Havens(STF)
He called the military authorities to do something about the (STF) in the community by extension in the state, as they had killed , maimed innocent people in the community with every slightest provocation.
“Even the aged are not speard from the brutality of these soldier called Operation Save Haven .”
It could be recall that (STF)which comprises all the Armed and paramilitary forces was form and drafted to the state during the dark day of jos crisis.
They had severally accused of aiding and abating crime and crisis in the state as the lD of some of their men had severally find at the sence where some hineous crime like massacre of innocent victims in the state take place,

which they denied.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State :20 Indigent Students Get Yahaya Itse’s Scholarship. 

By, Giwa Alex, jos
Not fewer than twenty (20) indigents students of the Jos North and Bassa extract has got Yahaya Itse scholarship scheme to pursue their academic programme in various fields of academic endeavours.
The philanthropist, Hon. Ishaya Itse is from Nukpis District of Jos North LGA said the reasons behind the scholarship is that there are many who could not be able to go to school due to lack of finance.
Yahaya stated this with the donation at the Izere Arena Gwafan(Lamingo),Jos the plateau state capital.
According to him,most of the beneficiaries are orphans and one of the major reasons I decided to issue the scholarship is that many people particularly the orphan did not have the hope of educating themselves occasion by lack of finances.
He said education is the only investment that we can invest on the younger ones and is the bedrock of development of any society.
As he stressed that Nigeria can only developed when we all put our hands on deck to promote the sector for the sake of the younger ones.
“I carried out a research on the impact of single parenting on child Education, I then discovered that some of the orphans cannot afford to pay their school fees due to lack of finance.”
He further state that
” This gesture will go along way to impact on their lives,and he however admonished the beneficiaries to use the money for the purpose of which it is meant.
The event which brought people of the two local governments together coincidentally brought the constituency Jos North/Bassa constituency together.
The Chairman of Afizere Youth Movement,Jos Izere chiefdom, Jos North LGA,Comrade Joseph Arin Izang commended the donor .
As he said the action of Yahaya is worthy of emulation by all and sundry,we consider this exercise very germane because you will agree with me that,education is a composite demand in the 21th century visa- vis technological advancement for egalitarian society.
The Chairman used the medium to sympathies with the People of Mupun Nation over the killings of Late Ropvil Dacina who until his dead was a 200 level Student of Biology Education of University of Maiduguri and other worthy Plateau Sons and Daughters that were murdered in cold blood by Boko Haram.
Arin further condemned the kidnapped of Bashiru Abdulahi from Kanam local government a health worker and miss Lilian Gyang,a 100 level student of University of Maiduguri.
“As Afizere Youths in Jos North local government Area,we are disturbed by the escalating state of insecurity on our dear nation, our hearts and prayers goes to the people of Kwatas,Marish,and Ruboi,all in Bokkos LGA of plateau state over the recent attack by gunmen which led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties , in this most trying and devastating time that religious extremism on the innocent Plateau citizens.
” We therefore, calling on government at all levels to take proactive measures and curtail this heinous acts for peace to prevail.
In his paper presentation, Hon. Michael Abok Izang, Education secretary of Jos North local government Area with the theme: The Role of counsellors to students on vocational choice and its relevance to community development.
The event attracted the Youth leaders of Irigwe,Anaguta and Berom as well as the parents of the beneficiaries,Traditional Rulers,politicians among others all showered encomium on the donor and appeal for peace and unity among the people of Jos North Bassa and Plateau state as a whole irrespective of Ethnic, Religious and political inclinations.
by Alexander Aleburu

Money Laundry : Noose  Tightend Against  Dr Etukudoh, Four Others As EFCC Amend  Charges. 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Judiciary noose has literally tight against the Provost of the Federal Medical Laboratory Science and Technology jos, plateau state capital Dr Etukudoh and four other allege accomplice.
This is as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has amend not fewer than twenty(20)fresh charges against the embattled provost of Federal Medical College of Technology situated in jos plateau state capital over multi millions naira money lundering against him and four others.
The case is slated for re-arraignment today 3rd January, 2020 after the judge handling the case, justice Daniel Longji early this year 2020 proceeded on retirement and the case file reallocated to justice Christine Dabup at the state high court sitting in jos the state capital.
The prosecuting counsel representing the money laundry agency EFCC, barrister Robert said ,
“My lord, the case is slated today for arraignment but my lord we have motion on notice to amend twenty charges against the defendants. “
Justice Christine Dabup however upheld the motion on notice application for EFCC to amend fresh charges against Etukudoh and four other Defendants which is read to them by the registrar of the court which they separately pleaded not guity the amended charges.
The amended charges ranges from the unilateral withdrawal of millions of naira for the renovation of the students hostels, traveling for research, and others that did not follow due prossess.
In quick succession, the counsel to the accused persons move a motion on notice for the accused persons to be allow and continue to enjoy their bail conditions before the case file transfered.
justice Christine Dabup up held the applications and maintained that each of accused will be met to fulfill the bail conditions of the sum 2million naira with suty in like sum.
The suty most have property in the area of jurisdiction where the allege crime was committed.
The case has been adjourned to 1st and 2nd of April, 2020 for the continuation of hearing.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State : Attacked  Communities Warned Against Abandoning Their Land For Terrorist .

By, Giwa Alex, jos
The bokkos and Mangu Communities of plateau state has been warned never allowed the recent attacks and killings of innocent natives of the community by suspected Fulani’s Terrorist group, which over 20 persons where gruesomely massacred should not make them get panic and run away from their original land.
As these will give the Fulani terrorist to achieve it aim of occupying their land which is their aim in the first instances for the sporadic killings
The leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in plateau state and governorship candidate in 2019 general election in the state under (PDP) Senator Jeremiah Useni give the advice 31th January, 2020 in a press release signed by media consultant to senator Useni Yiljap Abraham and made available to this medium commensurate with the communities over the recent attack by Fulani terrorist which left not fewer than 20 persons dead.
Senator Useni said
“We are very saddened by the loss of precious human lives. We are visiting to express our sympathy and to encourage those of you alive to be strong hearted.”
“We must show greater wisdom

in the way we live as communities. We need to remain alert at all times to thwart the efforts of attackers rather waking up later to react only after the damage has been done.”

“We know that vengeance belongs to God. Ours is to stay awake and watch while also praying.”
Senator Useni according to the press statement donates 40 bags of rice and N400,000 naira cash to the affected communities.
And emphasize the need for them to stay where are and not run from their ancentrial home to give opportunity for the Fulani’s terrorist to come and occupy which is their agenda.
“We must show greater wisdom in the way we live as communities. We need to remain alert at all times to thwart the efforts of attackers rather waking up later to react only after the damage has been done.
“We know that vengeance belongs to God. Ours is to stay awake and watch while also praying.”
Senator Useni donated 20 bags of rice and N200,000 each to both Kwatas and Kulben.
ln his responding on behalf of the Saf Forof, De Bulus Ali Magaji, the Saf Tarangol, De Monday Masok thanked Senator Useni for the visit.
“We are very elated at your presence here with us. The attack shocked us because our people are peaceful, and there was no previous provocation whatsoever which might have led to the attack.”
Ward Head of Kulben, Da Siman Mangdik, said their hearts were strengthened by Useni’s visit.
“This is the first time we are witnessing such tragedy. And we want to say very strongly that our people and generations after them are determined to remain on this land and not abandon it for any reason.”
Those on the Senator’s entourage according to the statement include PDP State Acting Chairman, Amos Gombi, Deputy Governorship Candidate in the 2019 election Dr James Dalok, former State Chairman of the PDP, Hon Damishi Sango, former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Titus Alams.
Others are, former Director General of the JT Useni Campaign Organisation, Prof. Dimis Mai-Lafia, an Elder, Danjuma Maina, and other party’s stakeholders .
by Alexander Aleburu

Senator Useni  Revealed How His Party PDP Worked Against His Governorship Ambition .

By, Giwa Alex, jos
Senator Jeremiah

Useni of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state has revealed how some members within him party had worked very hard to ensure he does not become the governor of the state in 2019 general election.

As they believed that if Gen Useni is allowed to become the governor of the state, plateau will be in for another round of trouble.
Gen. Useni who is the governorship candidate of People Democratic Party in 2019 general election in plateau state made the starling revelation at the Exco meeting held at the party secretariat in jos the state capital.
Gen. Useni said I wonder how my becoming the governor to amenorate the suffering of my people in the state following the misrule government of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state would become problem.
Useni who still believes he won the 2019 governorship election in the state said the Justice at the election tribunal ,appeal court up to Supreme court couldn’t do anything because they were been remote controlled by the power that be from the presidency.
He further add that is why the judies could do little even when its very obvious that the results of the governorship election in the was massively manipulated in favour of the APC candidate Simon Bako lalong.
Useni who is the leader of the party in the state advice the member of the party (PDP) to stand united to face the political challenges ahead of us in 2023.
He further stressed that with unity within the party members, nothing we stop us from clinching power in the state, by extension president.
He urgue them to unite and vote for the right candidate for the forthcoming state congress elections in the state.
He promise transparent, free ,fair and credible state Congress elections.
In attendance is the out gone chairman of the party, Hon Damishi Sango, Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu, the Exco of the party and the chairmen of wards and host of others.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : PDP To Bury Difference And Work For  Successful Congress Elections .

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state has agreed to bury it difference bedevilling the state chapter of the party for awhile now following the resignation of the out gone chairman Hon. Damishi Sango and the appointment of his Deputy as Acting chairman of the party Hon. Amos Gombi pending the conduct of the Party’s Congress elections.
As the Acting chairman Amos Gombi has result to extend the olive branch to the aggrieved members of the party and forgive those who may had gone against the party’s constitution and policy.
The Acting chairman of (PDP)in the state Hon. Gombi give the cheering news today 31th January, 2019 during the party’s Exco meeting held at the party secretariat along Yakubu Gowon Way in the state chapter .
The chairman said having realise the adage which states no house divide against itself that stand, with that in mind we decide its imperative to forgive any of our party members who may had err in one way or the other against the party leaders or violated the party constitution and join force together for the unity and progress of the party in the state for the party to move forward.
He said the party has resolved to join force together and look for aggrieved members and reconcile with them for the progress of the party in plateau state.
“We have also resolved that anybody who halted any members of the party are forgiven and is time to join forces together and build formidable people Democratic party (PDP)in the state that would be an envy of all the other political parties in the state “.
The chairman used the fora to brief the members of the party on the out come of the National Working Committee(NWC) meeting of the party held few days ago at the National Headquarters of the party’s secretariat, in Abuja.
These include the prices of the forms for the various positions of the party for the forthcoming state Congress of (PDP) ,the modalities of obtaining the forms, payments and eligibility to contest.
He further stressed that it would not be business as usually, as the party is determined to conduct transparent, free fair and credible state Congress elections without the impositions of any candidates.
General Useni, Hon. Damishi Sango and Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu where separately commended for the sustainability of the party right form 2015.
Damishi Sango was commended for resuscitating the party that was at the verge of been disentegrated but was able to bring the piece together which today we can be proud of and contested with the incumbent governor which very body knowns what happened.
JT Useni was commended for shouldering the financial expenses of the party from the word go including the payment of the rentage of the party’s secretariat and other expenses which they said he had demonstrated more than a leader should.
lbrahim Nasiru Mantu, the former deputy senate president, and live BoT of people Democratic Party, received accolade for been the eyes and defender of the party at the National level which is sustaining the party till date.
Similarly, the parallel faction of the people Democratic Party in the state held by the immediate past governor of plateau state and the past senator of the 8th Assembly, Jonah David Jang had held meeting with another party group loyal to his course at his Doll village in jos south local government of plateau state.

Da David Jang admitted that the party cannot achieve its desire goal and stand to fight with its pensive major opposition party in the state if the members of the party failed to come together and chart common goal.

Jang re-echo the need for unity within the party and charge member to bury their hatchet and unit for the success of the party in the state.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau Killings : Police Arrest  Ardos And Community Heads

By, Giwa Alex, jos
The Nigeria police plateau state command has arrested the Heads of the Fulani and Community Heads where the alledge Fulani herdsmen gruesomely massacred not fewer than 18 persons in cold blood in Bokkos local government of plateau state.
This arrest is a compliance with the matching order by governor Lalong that the killing of innocent people in cold blood without any arrest made will no longer be acceptable and order for the immediate arrest of the Ardos and villages Heads of the various affected Community untill they produce those behind the dastardly act .
The Police through his PPRO Ubah Ogaba Gabriel made this know to journalist in an interview in his office in jos the plateau state capital on the 30th January, 2020.
He said those Ardos and community heads arrested has been ordered to be detain untill they produce those that gruesomely killed innocence people with little or no provocation.
” l disagree with you that with this magnitude of killing you claim that the persons are Unknown gun men so by the time you are lock up, you will be force to mention the name of those who carry out this callous acts. “
The police PPRO Ubah in the state also confirm that the body of the people who were massacre has been given a mass burial amidst sober mood and said relatives peace has since returned back to the area.
The police image maker use the medium to appeal to the people in the area and plateau in general to be conscious of strange movement in their environment and report to the law enforcement any suspect persons to the law enforcement agents.
On the visit of the police boss in the state he said the AlG is in the state to ascertain the level of peace that has been attained in the state following the unfortunate incident in the area.

It would be recall that some persons allege to have be Fulani herdsmen invade and killed not fewer then Eighteen persons of Bokkos local government of plateau state, the act which infuriated the governor of the state Bako Lalong who order for their immediate arrest of the community heads and the Ardos of the affected community untill they produce those behind the heinous act.
by Alexander Aleburu

Baptist Youths Declares Support for CAN, Asks Members to Fast, Pray

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

Baptist youths under the auspacies of the Nigerian Baptist Convention has declared support for the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, directing its members across the country to fast, pray and join the solemn protest against unchecked insecurity in the country.

The group said this in a communique issued after its National Executive Committee meeting held at the First Baptist Church, Jos, Plateau state over the weekend.

The group said that the aim of supporting CAN’s position was to have special fasting and prayer session in order to pray for Nigeria to end the gruesome killings of innocent Nigerians and for the government to develop the capacity to overcome the criminals troubling the nation.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in a press conference had earlier declared Friday 31st January to 2nd February 2020 as days for “special fasting and prayer for Nigeria in all church, home and abroad, for the gruesome killing of innocent Nigerians to stop and for our government to develop the capacity to overcome the criminals troubling the nation.”

The communique appreciated Nigerian Christians for their steadfastness in the face of persecutions and killings because of their faith while appreciating youths of the Nigerian Baptist Convention for their supports.

The group said:
“We condemn in strongest terms, the brutal, callous and wicked killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Rev Lawan Andimi, and killing of Rev Denis Bagauri of Mayo Belwa, Adamawa state, and gruesome murder of a young 200 Level student of the University of Maiduguri, Plateau-born Daypvil Daciya Dalep and several banditry attacks and kidnappings in the country.

The youths queried, “why are the terrorists and herdsmen targets are predominantly Christian communities and Christian leaders?”

The youths demanded a total overhaul of the security architecture of the country beginning with the ‘old, tired, lopsidedly-appointed security heads”.

The communique signed by the National President and the General Secretary of the group, Pastor Onajite Enunuaye and Bro Emmanuel respectively questioned the rationale behind the release of the so-called “repentant terrorists” and the mechanism put in place to monitor them after the wasted investment on rehabilitation programme.

The youths demanded prosecution of all alleged terrorists, bandits, and other criminals and stop giving clemency to known criminals while urging the government at all levels to take their first responsibility of protecting lives and property seriously.

It urged the Federal government to mobilise more men and equipment to areas ravaged by terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and criminal herdsmen in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Plateau, Taraba, Benue, Southern Kaduna and other parts of the country.

The Special fasting and prayer are scheduled to begin on Friday, January 31, 2020, and end on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The solemn protest is expected to hold on Sunday around the Churches, and Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, facilities, among others.

by Alexander Aleburu

Former Lawmaker Edward  Pwajok Urges Plateau To Take Queue From South-West. 

By, Giwa Alex, jos
The Member of House National Assembly in the 8th Assembly representing plateau North senatorial constituency, senator Edward Pwajok(SAN) has called on the the people of state by extension other ethnic group in Nigeria to take example from the South West Nationality and form their Security outfits.
The issue of Security is a fundamental human right that is conspicuously imbedded in our constitution that cannot be taken with levity.
The former Anthony General and ministry of justice of plateau state give the charge in an interview with Journalist during Award of knight of papal held at the Divine Mercy Catherdal along Lamingo in Jos ,plateau state.
Pwajok said with the current Security challenges bedevilling the country which is gradually seems the conventional securities seem to be helpless, its imperative for the formation of regional Security like that of the Amateku to compliment the federal owned Security like the police and other paramilitary.
He however call on plateau state to take example from the governors of South-West and form their Security outfits.
He thank the out gone Archbishop of jos, now the Coadjutor of Abuja,Archbishop Kaigama and Pope Francis for the Papal Knight Award bestowed on him.
“I don’t know I was doing something that are being noticed by many people somewhere ,this Award come to me as a surprise, but I

give Glory to God “.

Pwajok is among the Thirty Two Awardees of Papal Knight including the minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, Governor Simon Bako Lalong and host of others.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State: Lalong Advice Those Wearing  Religious Cloth For The Happening In The  State To Stop.

By, Giwa Alex, jos

Governor Bako lalong of plateau state has advice those giving the little challenges facing the state a religious colouration should better stop forth with for the interest and progress of the state.

As the act is capable of fueling or rather sown seed of discord amongst the two adherence of the religion, Christian and Muslim, the ill that would no nobody any good.

Governor lalong who double as the chairman Northern Governor’s Forum handed down the advice during investiture papal

award bestowed on him and Thirty One others by Pope Francis which was held on the 25th January, 2020 at the Divine Mency Catheral multi million naira currently under construction, along Lamingo road jos, plateau state.

Governor lalong said wearing any issues that transpires in the state religious clothes is risky and dangerous which if not handled with care is capable of ignite and burn everyone.

He however sue for peaceful coexistence amongst the two adherence to the two religion practice in the state Muslim and Christianity which can pave way for development.

Governor lalong thank Pope Francis for finding the awardees worthy for the award which is going to spur us to do more for the body of Christ, as whom much is given much is expected.

“To whom much is given much is expected with this award from Pope Francis will spur me and the other awardees to do more for the body of Christ and the church”.

He stressed that its time for him and other awardees to swing into action to talk less and do more to Glorify God .

The chairman Northern governor forum, use the occasion to condole with the family of Ropvil ,university of Maiduguri student that was executed by terrorist group (Boko Haram)few days back on his way to resume for the semester 9th January, 2020.

“The action of the terrorist group is highly condemnable to say the least as those perpetrating these hideous crimes against humanity hid under religion, but no religion permit killing fellow human beings. “

He further appeal to the citizens of plateau state to maintain peace and avoid any act capable of causing reprasial.

CAN president plateau state chapter Sodiler Bawaram thank Pope Francis for the honour done to the church in plateau state and by extension Nigeria for the Awards which are coming at a time of the elevation of our Archbishop Kagama to Coadjutor and transferred to Abuja with his successor already on ground to take over as the archbishop of jos.

The CAN President advice the the Awardees to see the Award as spiritual not academic and they should use it to the glory of God.

He further advice them not to judge anybody or taken actions on what they know nothing about.

About Thirty Two got the Award which are in categories, they are ,the Minister of women affairs Deme Pauline Tallen, Governor simon Bako Lalong, Edward Pwajok (SAN), chief judge of plateau state Yakubu Dakwy

, Former Goc 3rd Division jos plateau state and host of other awardees.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State: Lalong Advice Those Wearing  Religious Cloth For The Happening In The  State To Stop.

By, Giwa Alex, jos

Governor Bako lalong of plateau state has advice those giving the little challenges facing the state a religious colouration should better stop forth with for the interest and progress of the state.

As the act is capable of fueling or rather sown seed of discord amongst the two adherence of the religion, Christian and Muslim, the ill that would no nobody any good.

Governor lalong who double as the chairman Northern Governor’s Forum handed down the advice during investiture papal

award bestowed on him and Thirty One others by Pope Francis which was held on the 25th January, 2020 at the Divine Mency Catheral multi million naira currently under construction, along Lamingo road jos, plateau state.

Governor lalong said wearing any issues that transpires in the state religious clothes is risky and dangerous which if not handled with care is capable of ignite and burn everyone.

He however sue for peaceful coexistence amongst the two adherence to the two religion practice in the state Muslim and Christianity which can pave way for development.

Governor lalong thank Pope Francis for finding the awardees worthy for the award which is going to spur us to do more for the body of Christ, as whom much is given much is expected.

“To whom much is given much is expected with this award from Pope Francis will spur me and the other awardees to do more for the body of Christ and the church”.

He stressed that its time for him and other awardees to swing into action to talk less and do more to Glorify God .

The chairman Northern governor forum, use the occasion to condole with the family of Ropvil ,university of Maiduguri student that was executed by terrorist group (Boko Haram)few days back on his way to resume for the semester 9th January, 2020.

“The action of the terrorist group is highly condemnable to say the least as those perpetrating these hideous crimes against humanity hid under religion, but no religion permit killing fellow human beings. “

He further appeal to the citizens of plateau state to maintain peace and avoid any act capable of causing reprasial.

CAN president plateau state chapter Sodiler Bawaram thank Pope Francis for the honour done to the church in plateau state and by extension Nigeria for the Awards which are coming at a time of the elevation of our Archbishop Kagama to Coadjutor and transferred to Abuja with his successor already on ground to take over as the archbishop of jos.

The CAN President advice the the Awardees to see the Award as spiritual not academic and they should use it to the glory of God.

He further advice them not to judge anybody or taken actions on what they know nothing about.

About Thirty Two got the Award which are in categories, they are ,the Minister of women affairs Deme Pauline Tallen, Governor simon Bako Lalong, Edward Pwajok (SAN), chief judge of plateau state Yakubu Dakwy

, Former Goc 3rd Division jos plateau state and host of other awardees.

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State: Lalong Advice Those Wearing  Religious Cloth For The Happening In The  State To Stop.

By, Giwa Alex, jos

Governor Bako lalong of plateau state has advice those giving the little challenges facing the state a religious colouration should better stop forth with for the interest and progress of the state.

As the act is capable of fueling or rather sown seed of discord amongst the two adherence of the religion, Christian and Muslim, the ill that would no nobody any good.

Governor lalong who double as the chairman Northern Governor’s Forum handed down the advice during investiture papal

award bestowed on him and Thirty One others by Pope Francis which was held on the 25th January, 2020 at the Divine Mency Catheral multi million naira currently under construction, along Lamingo road jos, plateau state.

Governor lalong said wearing any issues that transpires in the state religious clothes is risky and dangerous which if not handled with care is capable of ignite and burn everyone.

He however sue for peaceful coexistence amongst the two adherence to the two religion practice in the state Muslim and Christianity which can pave way for development.

Governor lalong thank Pope Francis for finding the awardees worthy for the award which is going to spur us to do more for the body of Christ, as whom much is given much is expected.

“To whom much is given much is expected with this award from Pope Francis will spur me and the other awardees to do more for the body of Christ and the church”.

He stressed that its time for him and other awardees to swing into action to talk less and do more to Glorify God .

The chairman Northern governor forum, use the occasion to condole with the family of Ropvil ,university of Maiduguri student that was executed by terrorist group (Boko Haram)few days back on his way to resume for the semester 9th January, 2020.

“The action of the terrorist group is highly condemnable to say the least as those perpetrating these hideous crimes against humanity hid under religion, but no religion permit killing fellow human beings. “

He further appeal to the citizens of plateau state to maintain peace and avoid any act capable of causing reprasial.

CAN president plateau state chapter Sodiler Bawaram thank Pope Francis for the honour done to the church in plateau state and by extension Nigeria for the Awards which are coming at a time of the elevation of our Archbishop Kagama to Coadjutor and transferred to Abuja with his successor already on ground to take over as the archbishop of jos.

The CAN President advice the the Awardees to see the Award as spiritual not academic and they should use it to the glory of God.

He further advice them not to judge anybody or taken actions on what they know nothing about.

About Thirty Two got the Award which are in categories, they are ,the Minister of women affairs Deme Pauline Tallen, Governor simon Bako Lalong, Edward Pwajok (SAN), chief judge of plateau state Yakubu Dakwy

, Former Goc 3rd Division jos plateau state and host of other awardees.

by Alexander Aleburu

Lawmaker Urges Buhari To Stop Paying Lip Service To Nigeria Security. 

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By, Giwa Alex, Jos

Member Representing Pankshin ,Kanke and Kanam in the federal house of representative, Yusuf Gagdi has challenge the Buhari led federal government to stop paying lip service to the issue of insecurity ravaging the country.

As he urgue governor Simon Bako lalong of plateau state to assertain from his counterpart the governor of Borno state and the management of the university of Maiduguri to guarantee the safety of the plateau students /citizens living in the state.

Gagdi who double as the chairman committee for navy in the 9th assembly threw the challenge in a world press conference held at the Nigeria Union Of Journalist Secretariat in jos plateau state capital over the gruesome killing of Ropvil Dalep a 200 level student of the university of Maiduguri the department of Biology /Education by terrorist group “Boko Haram”

“ I challenge the federal government to go beyond lip service to guarantee the safety of Nigerians anywhere within the country, I passionately appeal to the Executive Governor of Plateau State to, as a matter of urgency, set up a machinery in motion by considering the appointment of a delegation to visit the executive Governor of Borno State and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri to elicit a convincing plan of action by the government of the state and the school management, of guaranteeing the safety of Christian Plateau students studying in the state. Otherwise, I would strongly advocate that negotiations with Jamb, University of Jos and Plateau State University Bokkos as well as other institutions within the north central be held with the view to securing admission for them outside the northeast, where activities of the insurgents is most prevalent.”

The lawmaker who use the press conference to convey his heart felt condolences to the Mupun Nation, said if the callous acts of these blood sucking terrorist is not check, is capable of having effects on the citizenry.

“With a heavy heart, I address you this morning concerning the deplorable state of security in our dear country and its devastating consequences on the lives and property of the entire citizenry, with particular reference to my constituency and Plateau state as a whole, which if not checked, will threaten the harmonious coexistence of faiths and ethnic diversities in the state. “

“I want to use this medium to extend my sincerest condolences to his immediate family, Pankshin/Kànke/Kanam Federal Constituency, Mupun nation and to the government and people of Plateau State over this tragic incidence. I pray God almighty to grant the immediate family of the deceased the fortitude to bear this painful lost.”

“This unfortunate incident occurred when we were exploring lobbying mechanisms for Federal and State Government’s intervention for the release of one Bashir Abdulhamid, a native of Kanam LGA of Plateau State, and also my constituent, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on 4th December, 2019 at Gambu, while on his way to Maiduguri to take polio specimen for experimentation. Bashir is an adhoc staff of the World Health Organization, who is still being held in Boko Haram captivity”.

“These two unfortunate incidences involving my constituents within the span of one month has left me devastated, wondering if the efforts of the federal government in curbing the menace of terrorism in the country is yielding the desired results.”

“Not long ago, a similar video of the gory killing of two Plateau citizens from Mangu local government area was released by the insurgents with similar message of their intention to continually abduct and kill in like manner Christian citizens of Plateau State”.

” Two other constituents of mine were also ambushed and killed along Maiduguri-Damaturu road by Boko Haram on 23rd December, 2019. They are Dauda Gojang Gaskiya of Kazuk village and Joseph Wutuk of Amper village, both in Kanke LGA.”

“As the representative of the good people of Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Local Government Areas in National Assembly, I found this act of the Boko Haram insurgents as not only condemnable but it is devilish. It is a bad tone that is capable of igniting religious conflagration between Muslims and Christians citizens of Plateau state and Nigeria as a country.”

“Early last month, one Jennifer, a native of Bokkos LGA and aide worker with an international organization was taken captive by the Boko Haram terrorists. It took the swift intervention of Governor Lalong and rapid response of the federal government to have the lady released after almost a month in their dungeon. It appears the terrorists are now focusing on Plateau citizens as target of a particular sinister agenda, which is to put the country in a religious disharmony.”

“As the chairman of the House committee on Nigerian Navy and member of most of the security related committees of the house, I am in a vintage position to speak on the commitment of the 9th National Assembly towards the security of lives and property of Nigerians, going by budgetary allocations to the various military, paramilitary and other security agencies in the country. “

“The committees put in place by the Speaker, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila to look into the activities of non-governmental Organizations and other security related issues is a clear testimony to that.”

“But the festering spate of insurgency in the country leaves one bewildered.

We must as a people give our utmost respect to our fallen heroes who had laid down their lives in defense of the territorial integrity of our nation, the zeal and commitment of the military personnel in the fight against insurgency can better be appreciated by the number of our soldiers who are killed daily in confrontations with the terrorists.”

“While I do not want to believe that the insurgents are better equipped than military forces, I must admit that dearth of sophisticated technology and weaponry to prosecute the war against terrorism as well as international conspiracies has caused the insurgency to fester.”

“This brings to fore the begging question why the technologically advanced nations of the world are reluctant in allowing the Nigerian military have access to modern and sufisticated military hardwares and other technological platforms that will help quell the insurgency.”

Gagdi question the rationales behind United State of America refusal to selling fighter jet “Super Tucano”to combat insurgents in the North East when other smaller countries are having it.

” fighter jets, is yet to come to fruition as the jets are yet to be delivered to the federal government of Nigeria. I am privy to the terms of the transaction, and the nondelivery of those fighter jets has obviously hampered the success of the fight against insurgents. But why?”

“It is on record how the insurgents are ambushing our military forces due to lack of modern military hardwares. why? “

“These are the questions I want to assure you that I will work together with other National Assembly members from Plateau with our other colleagues to challenge the Federal Government to provide answers to”.

He also call on the Federal government to review the activities of the nongovernmental organizations operating in the North East as Nigerians are no longer comfortable with their services.

“Just like most of my colleagues from the National Assembly and particularly those from the Northeast, I am wary of the activities of some international nongovernmental organizations operating in the northeast.”

” Federal government must widen its intelligence network to identify the source of funding of the activities of the insurgents, the source of their firearms, the source of their petroleum products to power their vehicles and sundry other supplies to the insurgents in their hideouts”.

“The biggest problem is their source of intelligence and how they gather information regarding the movements and plans of the military forces. “

“Mr President, and by extension, the federal government of Nigeria must come out and make a definite diplomatic statement regarding the activities of international nongovernmental organizations operating in the northeast and Nigeria as a whole. “

“Some of them have direct links with the insurgents and are secretly aiding their heinous activities through financial and logistics support.”

The member appeal to the people of plateau state to remain calm even at the face of present provocations.

“I want to appeal to my fellow Plateau citizens that even in the face of this needless persecution and threat to our harmonious existence, let us not be divided by the antics of the insurgents. Their mission is to set the nation on fire by any diabolical means. They have not spared the Muslim citizens either, but making inflammatory comments in videos while executing Christian victims from Plateau state, is not only provocative but it is satanic.”

“Let us collectively mourn our loss, and refuse to be pitched against one another on the pretext of religious or ethnic differences. This is one sermon I will never get tired of preaching. We should be more concerned about what unites us, rather than what divides us. I would also caution politicians not to try to make political gains out of this tragedy, as such would be callous and inhuman. Let us guide our utterances and actions in this period of mourning.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Longbap Debunked Alledge  Plateau United Poor Remuneration And March Fixing.

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

The Chairman Plateau State Football Association of Nigeria, Comrade Sunday Samson Longbap has refuted allegation peddle by mischief makers that Plateau United Football Team which is currently topping the premier league are poorly paid and are enjoying March fixing.

Addressing journalists at his office in Jos, Longbap told sports journalists that the team is one of the best in the country and the amiable governor’s Lalong has done credibly well in releasing funds for the team.

He said, the Plateau State football association is one of the best, we don’t fixed matches, we don’t enhance the players but we provide adequate security and their safety.

According to him, the Plateau United had one of the beat coach in Nigeria, he had the experience practically and theoretically and had encourage his players to produce positive results in all the matches so far play this season.

Longbap express confidence with the performance of the team this season, the state recorded the highest number of crowds trooping into the stadium in full capacity to watch the lives marches than any where else in Nigeria.

We always try to avoid criminal elements coming to disrupt lives matches, we provide security network for those that are willing to come and watch plateau United play.

He debunked allegations of match fixing as baseless issue ,plateau United is the most favour and the only team that was rank top in the country, adding, there was a time when the vehicle conveying the team broke down and we make sure that the players were treated very well.

However, the issue of bringing the players to sleep in one room Longbap said since the beginning of this season none of the players can complain of them put together in one room.

He maintained that the Lalong administration is a lover of football game and he hasn’t defaulted in payments of match bonus and arrears to them, they have been enjoying prompt payment of the monthly allowance .

Comrade Longbap Congratulated Governor’s Simon Bako Lalong government landslide victory at the Supreme Court judgement which is an indication the people voted him.
He urged the governor to extend his hands of fellowship to the opposition towards moving the state government forward.

Longbap called on the good people of Plateau State to give Lalong The maximum cooperation for him to discharge dividends of democracy to the people of Plateau State.

we warn clarification on alleged match fixing for Plateau United,FC,and Inability to settle match bonuses to players, poor attention especially away, games, substandard hotels with 6 players in one room.

by Alexander Aleburu

Boko Haram  Vowed To Execute Plateau  Citizens  Living In  North- East Nigeria.

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

Terrorist group under the auspices of “Islamic State Of West Africa Province called Boko Haram has vowed to execute all the plateau state citizens living in the North -Eastern state of Nigeria.

As they said their actions is predicated on the action the plateau citizens meted on their fore father during the crisis which had engulf the state in the time past.

This revelations was made on Friday 23rd January, 2020 in a press conference organized by Mupun Cultural Association, held in jos the plateau state capital over the recent execution of Daciya Ropvil a 200 level student of the university of Maiduguri who is an indigene of plateau state .

addressing the press, the father of the deceased, Da David Daciya said the execution of his son Ropvil who was kidnapped on the 9th January ,2020 came to the family with rude shock.

Da David further add that its more shocking when the eight years old boy mandated to execute him revealed that their annoyance is predicated on what the plateau citizens had done to their fore fathers in the state.

Da David question how an 8 years old child come up with what happened to his grand parent ,which means there is more to it that meet the eyes which even myself with my age cannot phantom.

He however pray to God to touch the heart of the government to do the needful and address the problems of insecurity in the country particularly in the North east of the country as the video of the execution of my son that had went viral reveal that this unrepentant terrorist has vowed to stop at nothing until all plateau citizens Iiving in the zone are all executed.

“The government should do something and stabilize what is happening in the country and to plateau citizens in particular”.

On his part, the president of Mupun Cultural Association, Pedro Dafu condemn the brutal killing of their son whom he described as hard working and dedicated by the terrorist group operating at the north east of the country .

He called on the federal government to step up efforts to ensure the safety of every Nigeria citizens in where ever they reside.

“The government should wake up to it responsibility and protect the citizens from the blood thirst so call Boko Haram which if not done may help to heighten the suspicions of the people on the stance of the government on the insecurity in the country. “

The National President of students union in plateau state condemn the killing of Ropvil Dalep.

Until the execution of Ropvil by Boko Haram terrorist, ,he was 200 level biology education at the university of Maiduguri, Borno state, he was abducted on his way to the school on the 9th January, 2020 and subsequently executed on video that went viral.

by Alexander Aleburu

Alh.Kega Congratulates Governor  Lalong  Over  His  Victory  At The Supreme Court

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Alh. Yahaya Kega, the Chairman Motors Dealers Association,

plateau state chapter has congratulates the governor of plateau state Simon Bako Lalong over his victory at the supreme court.

As the victory of governor Bako Lalong at the supreme court is a confirmation that the people of plateau state truly and overwhelmingly gave their mandate to the him in the 2019 governorship election.
The (CEO) Kega motors and member of the ruling party in the state made the statement in an interview with our reporter in his office along Alihari in jos North local government of plateau state.
“I want to congratulate the governor over his victory at the supreme court which shows that the true position of the plateau people is confirm “.
Alh.Yahaya Kega who is also the chairman motor dealer association in plateau state advice governor Lalong to settle down and remain focus to deliver his campaign promises to the people of the state to leave plateau better than he met it.
“He should settle down and be focus to fulfill his electoral campaign promises to the people of the state, to move plateau forward better than he met it”.
“I know he promised the people of the state many things during his electioneering campaign which he must try and fulfill those promises.”
He further add that he is not in doubt that with the zeal and passion the governor is going about the business of governance since he assumed office, i don’t have fear that he will deliver his electioneering campaign promises to the people of the state.
Kega however advice the governor to build on his achievement in the state, which include the restoration of peace in the state which is practically not in existence before he became governor,i went him to continue in that direction to move the state forward.
“There was no peace in the State before becoming governor, now there is peace in the state, I want him to continue in that development to move the state forward.”
He advice the governor to look at the area of youths unemployment in the state which has reached a frightening level with a view of embarking on developmental projects that will creat job opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths in the state.
Yahaya advice governor lalong to form inclusive government that will encompass the opposition for the overall development of the state.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State: Rice Farmers Association Lunches Man Hunt On Loan Defaulters, As Plateau  Risk Blacklisted. 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

The Rice farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), plateau state chapter ,has lunch man hunt after plateau citizens who benefited from the rice loan and refused pay back when they suppose to do so.

As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the Officials Bank who disbursed loans has issued warrant of arrest in the seventeen local government police stations of the state to arrest all the defaulters.

Thousands of the beneficiaries who collected Agricultural loans for Rice farming in the state, have vehemently refuse to pay back the loans as part of the term of disbursing the loan in the first instances .

The state Chairman of Rice farmers Association ( RIFAN) , Joshua Bitrus who expressed concern of the attitude of the rice loan beneficiary which he said is the bridging contract agreement of obtaining the loan.

The development the chairman said if not check would portray the state in bad light which could earn the state blacklisted from the agricultural loan.

He described the situation as highly regrettable saying that the action of the rice farmers in the state is not encouraging.

He called on affected farmers to change their mind and intensify efforts toward the Payment of the loans to avoid embarrassment, noting that such behavior may joperdise the chances of the state in features.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity said they refuse to pay back the loan because the chairman bridge the agreement of the loan.

“The chairman of the Association Joshua Bitrus renegade on the loan term by refusing to give us the complete implement which suppose to include pumping machine and others Asseries which were not give to us. “

They however send a strong worded warming to mr Britus and his cohorts to do the needful and give them all the impliment accompanied the loan, or better forget the loan repayment.

by Alexander Aleburu

Dan Manjang Advice Berom Nation   To Promote Unity And Peaceful Coexistence

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
The Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Dan Manjang has advised the Berom at home and in Diaspora to channel their energy and knowledge in promoting peaceful coexistence in Plateau state by extension Nigeria.
As he advised them to remain focus on issues that will foster cordial and harmonious relationship with other ethnic groups for the prosperity of Berom nation and Plateau state in general.
Hon. Mangjang give the advice during a one day leadership summit for National Union of Berom Students (NUBES), University of Jos chapter, titled “Commitment to Excellence and Accountability in Leadership” convened by the Metron, Prof. Christy Best, held in Jos, Plateau State.
The commissioner stressed the need for team work amonge the students and Berom nation, “there is need for unity and in doing this, everybody are important.”
I want our students and people to work together, just like nobody can clap with one hand, that is how we need each other.
“This is a Dawn Of A New Era” and we must live up to the truth of our existence as a people.
We must eschew prejudices and focus on peaceful coexistence.
“We must focus on issues that will unite us ,instead of that will break us,set us against ourselves as brother and sisters, we must accommodate one another irrespective of political,religious and ethnic lineage .”
The Metron and Senior Lecturer with the University of Jos, Prof. Christy Best, said the aim of the summit is to equip the undergraduate students with leadership skills for positive impact on the society.
“We are determine to equip the younger generation who are leaders of today and tomorrow with requisite skills to enable them make desire impact and change the current narrative in the overall interest of the youths.”
ln his response on behalf of the students, President National Union of Berom Students (NUBES), Nyako Ezekiel said they will remained focus on issues that will unite the youths for positive impact on the society.
Ezekiel noted that the students will never allow politics to divide them, adding that the youths will channel their energy towards productive venture that will contribute meaningfully on the society.
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau Youths Council Chairman Fabong Yildam In The Eyes Of Storm For Alleged Fraud.

By, Giwa Alex, jos

The plateau Youths leader, under the auspacies of plateau youth council (PYM)Fabong Yildam is in the eyes of storm for misappropriation of the council’s funds and abuse of office.

As Plateau Youth Council Passes Vote Of No Confidence On It Chairman, Fabong Yildam , for alleged abuse of office, high handedness, public misconduct, financial misappropriation and diversion of fertilizers.

The youth council allegations are contained in press conference held in jos the plateau state capital and made available to the Journalist.

According to the press release ,”

You will recall that on 22nd May 2017, you affirm under Oath to discharge your duties as the Chairman, Plateau State Youth Council to the best of your ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Plateau State Youth council and the law, and to always act in the interest of sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of Plateau Youth Council ; and that you will not allow your personal interest to influence your official conduct or decision”.

“Having observed a total deviation from your affirmation, you will recall our memo dated 26th August 2018 titled Complaint Letter, addressed to the Hon. Commissioner of Youths and Sport Development Plateau State and copied to the CWC Plateau Youth Council in which we raised concerns about the way and manner you run the Council, highlighting our concerns bordering on”

“Abuse of office by the Chairman through high handedness and Public misconduct which has brought the Council to ridicule.”

“None adherence to the Councils Constitution by taking unilateral decisions without the Exco members consent,Financial recklessness and use of the Councils fund without any regards to Article IX (3) of the PYC Constitution.”

The also accuss the chairman for direct collection of money and other items on behalf of the Council without proper accountability to the Exco.

Dr. Fabong is also accuse of dishonesty in disclosing information on Opportunities, Slots and Items given to the Council and

employing personal aides to run the Council thereby making exco members mere spectators.

“You will recall that at the end of our memo, we appealed to the Hon Commissioner to caution you, believing that you will redress your steps knowing fully that your actions contravene the provisions of Article

II, and XIII of the Standing Order (a) thereby committing an offence punishable under ARTICLE XIV (a) and (b) of the PYC Constitution.”

“Having observed with dismay your refusal to redress your steps on the issues raised and after series of deliberations, we the undersigned Exco members (see page 4) on this day 15th January 2020 present this four paged document with our resolve as follows”

“That you have failed to summon an Exco meeting for the period of six(6) months against the provision of Article (IX) (Appendix 5a) of the PYC Constitution,that you have exhibit in carrying out your duties, given false information regarding allocations both in cash and items on behalf of the Plateau State Youth Council ,such as Fertilizer allocation to the Youths (two Trucks) which was lost on transit from Government House to Azi Nyako Youth Centre, Christmas bonuses, pilgrimage slots, employment opportunities and other financial collection form Government and Public spirited individuals Thus, bridging the provision of Article XIV (B) of the Constitution.”

“That you have continue to personalize the Youth Council to the Point that Exco members have no idea about what is going on, thus, holding on to all documents, correspondents and properties of the Council against Article (XIII) (Standing Order A).”

“That you have represent the Council in activities and Programmes with family and friends and have sent your personal aids to represent the Council in places where you are not available to attend thereby withholding critical information that the exco need for proper decision making”.

“That you have continued to exhibit harassment of Youths who raises observations on your excesses,

and continue to use the Plateau State Youth Council to pursue your personal interest rather showing concern and commitment to the unity and progress of Plateau Youths bringing the reputation of the Council to public ridicule.

lnview of the above, listed accusation we are under oath to protect the Constitution and integrity of the Youth Council, we therefore invoke Article (3) of the constitution, you cease to be the Chairman Plateau Youth Council.”

This is necessary because the Youth Council under your watch has rather than unite Plateau State, causes division among the Youths.

“We are hereby demand that you hand over all properties and documents of the Council in your possession to the CWC with immediate effect for further communication to the Exco in order to enable us salvage the image of the council, maintain the values handed over to us by our predecessors and defend the Council as the Brain Child of Plateau Patriots and for smooth transition to our younger ones.”

by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau  State : Solomon Maren Commends Securities Over Jennifer’s Release From Boko Haram Captivity. 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Member representing Mangu /Bokkos federal constituency at the National Assembly

Solomon Maren has commend the nigeria securities for rescuing Jennifer and four other adopted some few weeks ago.

Jennifer was abducted with for others along Monguno-Maiduguri road on December 22, 2019 by Boko Haram, the day she was marking the 21st anniversary of her dear father’s demise.
Hon. Maren give the commendation in a press release signed by Hon. himself , and made available to our reporter in jos the plateau state capital .
“My joy and that of Jennifer’s family’s knows no bounds. I wish to salute the rare courage and bravery of our men in uniform for the sacrifice to protect our Nation from the hands of evil men, particularly the Armed Forces and the Department of State Services for facilitating this. I equally wish to appreciate the media, local and international non governmental organizations, the Church and all those who stood with us in the struggle that led to her release.”
“I wish to salute the rare steadfastness of her family especially her widowed mother, Mrs. Naomi Samuel who showed more courage and faith than any of us, praying ceaselessly for her release.”
“May I however hastily plead that the same energy be deployed to facilitate the release of others still being held hostage.”
“Top among them is our dear Lilian Gyang, a 100Level student of the University of Maiduguri, from Barkin Ladi LGA, Plateau State, abducted on January 9, 2020.”
“On behalf of the entire peace loving people of Mangu/Bokkos Federal constituency, I wish to express my deep appreciations to all those who played various roles in facilitating the release of our dear daughter, Miss Jennifer Ukambong Samuel from Boko Haram captivity.”
When the adoption of Jennifer came to us, we immediately started advocating for her rescue and yesterday January 15, 2020, at about 5pm, the joyful news came that she and her fellow hostages had regained freedom.
May I however hastily plead that the same energy be deployed to facilitate the release of others still being held hostage. Top among them is our dear Lilian Gyang, a 100Level student of the University of Maiduguri, from Barkin Ladi LGA, Plateau State, abducted on January 9, 2020.
He however appeals to Securities agents to do the best they can to ensure the remaining Plateau indigene, Abdulhamid Bashir, Leah Sharibu, Grace Taku among others, the remaining Chibok schoolgirls also remain a huge concern.”Government should intensify efforts to bring smiles on the faces of their families too.
Finally, the security and welfare of every citizen is a constitutional duty that must be pursued diligently. A lot has been done but more is still expected. Government should upgrade the capacity of our security outfits to detect and halt crime even before it is executed.
“The world has gone digital. We cannot afford to lag behind. We must employ artificial intelligence, upgrade the equipment used by our troops and ensure adequate motivation for them to effectively fight terrorism and other violent crimes. The activities of saboteurs who consistently divert funds meant for their welfare and equipment, and/or leak operational secrets of our troops, thus exposing them to danger in the discharge of their duties must be dutifully checked as the nation marks the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
I urge us all to continue to pray for our country. “
by Alexander Aleburu

Plateau State : Governor  Lalong Set To Empower Legions

By, Giwa Alex, Jos
Governor Simon Bako Lalong of plateau state has promise to empower the Legions in the state.
As he had promise to provide the ex-servicemen with tractors and other farming implement that will aid them in mechanise agriculture in addition of monthly stipends of One million naira for their up keep.
Governor Lalong drop the cheering in an interview with Journalist at this year 2020 Armed Force Remembrances Day Celebration held at the Joseph Golwolk Secretariat in jos ,the plateau state capital.
The governor however reteriate is earlier advise at the 2019 Armed Forced Remembrance Day celebration.
“At the last year Armed Forced Remembrances day celebration adviced the Legions in the state to organise themselves into a cooperative Society which will be easier to deal with them in group instead of individually. “
The governor urge the citizens of plateau state to maintain peaceful coexistence in the state in other to make the efforts of the army worth while.
Lalong commend the effort of the army in restoring peace in plateau state and in the whole of Nigeria.
This year 2020 Celebration which is well attended witness the following dignitaries, the General Officiers Commanding 3 Armour Division, Rukuba Barrack Major General Angbazo,STF commander, Augustine Agundu,plateau state commissioner of police, commander civil defense corp in plateau state, Solomon Olasupo,Gbong Gwom jos Jacob Jang Buba .
Others in attendance were the speakers plateau State House of Assembly Hon. Abok Ayuba, Deputy Speaker Hon. Saleh Yipmong and host of others.
by Alexander Aleburu

Hon. Damishi Sango Described As Man Of Humility As He Celebrates 70th Birthday .

By, Giwa Alex, jos
The immediate past chairman of People Democratic Party (PDP) in plateau state, Hon Damishi Sango has been described as a man of humility, full of energy with extraordinary idea.
This encomium was showered on the immediate past chairman (PDP)by the former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo as Sango mark his 70th birthday.
In a letter written and personally signed by the former president federal Republic of Nigeria, described the former minister of Sports as man of humility urged him not to be deterred by any distractions, but continue to render service to his people.
Obasanjo represented by senator Otunba Ransawe said when you are rendering selfless service to people , there are always some persons somewhere who are not happy but do allow that to distract you from adding value to humanity.
On his part, the former deputy Senate president, senator lbrahim Mantu appreciated Sango’s resilience and commitment to any issues at his disposal,and urge him to ensure unity anywhere he find himself.
Chief Isaiah Balat describe DT Sango as a custodian of knowledge,he remind Sango of the then struggle for construction of the road linking Jos,to Manchok which became a reality.
The Ataa Ateen of Ganawuri thank Chief DT Sango for his Developmental stride in the community in particular and plateau State as a whole ranging from road construction ,electricity,employment and many too numerous to mention.
The state Acting Chairman of PDP Hon Amos Gombi thank Sango for his mentorship and sacrifice to the party both at the state and national level.
In his goodwill message the celebrant, Hon Sango appreciated all those who stood by him both thick and thin from childhood notable among them includes Late Sen Wash Pam,Late Solomon just to mention but two.
by Alexander Aleburu

Jos Massacre :Shamdung Commiserates With Kulben Community Over Heinous  Killings Of 15 people 

By, Giwa Alex, Jos

The National Auditor, Nigeria Union of local Government Employees Comrade Shamdung Ayuba has said, it is quite regrettable and condemnable the killings of defenseless people of Kulben, in strong terms as he commiserate with the affected families and entire communities of Plateau Central Senatorial District over the painful and devastating incidence.

While sympathizing with the families and communities of the deceased, Shamdung pray that, God Almighty, grant our State Government and the people of the state, the fortitude to bear the pain and fervency to address this problem .”

He advised the perpetrators of the unholy and inhuman act, to remember that, there is God Almighty, who sees, speaks and Judges at His own time.

It is really surprising and unfortunate that at a time when we are celebrating the return of peace in the State then this sad development came in .

For how long shall we continue to shed tears on the gruesome murder of our people by the so called unknown gunmen? The government should sit up to its security responsibility, by securing and protecting lives and property of its citizens.

I pray that God will give us the grace to overcome the pains of this sad incident, and never to experience it again.

Ayuba Jepla commiserated with the people of Kulben Community in Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State,he condemned the killings in Kulben in very strong terms.

He called on Plateau State Government, to introduce joint security strategy of the South-west and the South-south, by coordinating the North Central States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to him “this will go a long way in addressing and reducing the attacks in rural areas as asolutions to the incessant killings in the state.

The good people of Kulben community in Kombun District of Mangu Local Government (LG), over the brutal and senseless killing of 15 persons by some gunmen few days ago.

Jepla decried that now is Mangu, Bokkos, Bassa, Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Wase, Langtang, Shendam, etc,the people have suffered enough massacre from these heinous atrocities and we cannot afford such continuous loss of the precious lives of our people the way it is happening.