By Freelance Reporters, Jos
The piece written and tagged “as Mutfwang takes over governance in Plateau state” which is credited to one Hon Timothy Golu was perused by many discerning minds and easily seen to be completely empty and would have been wished away with a mere fling of a finger but for us to make straight the intellectual distortion the shallow piece might cause some misinformed gullibles, we decided to write to correct such an impression in the minds of Plateau people who know the truth about governance and the benefits being enjoyed in the course of the almost 8 years political journey of this present administration.
We went through the piece to our utter dismay that such piece could be written by someone of your caliber. It is not totally surprising considering the desperation your type are into, in quick search to hold on to power simply for just the fun of it.
It is quite disheartening to every good Plateau man/woman who has been in this very state under the pragmatic leadership of Rt Hon (Barr) Simon Bako Lalong, to have read this from you.
Firstly, for someone like you to have ascribed H.E,Governor Lalong with unpalatable and unprintable words such as incapacity, political Laziness and unintelligence in governance exactly describe who you truly were when you represented the good people of Pankshin, Kanke, Kanam (PKK) in the national assembly between 2015 to 2019. No wonder, you were roundly beaten to stupor thereby denying you the chance to go back to the National Assembly for second tenure. In your wildest dream and the figment of your imagination, you would have wished that the People’s Governor could do like you did, but you were put to shame by his conspicuous performance all over the state. This was visibly made manifest in the people’s resolve to elect him again to serve another four years which is coming to an end with progress reports scattered all over the state for everyone to see and feel.
Secondly, you ignorantly or deliberately claimed that Lalong loves raw power. This is quite laughable because everyone who is in Plateau state right from the entrenchment of this present democracy will agree to the fact that even when there was clear opportunity for him to betray his then boss, Chief J. C Dariye, he wasn’t desperate for such. This clearly shows that he is such a calm man who believes in destiny. He refused to bow to the pressure from the powers that be above to subvert the will of the people. He stood firm for truth and he was vindicated. What more do you want of a gentle personality such as this?
Thirdly, how can someone who claims to love Plateau state be so blind to the realities on ground concerning Lalong and his connection to the national level of politicking where countless projects are littered everywhere due to his genuine connection to the national political grid.
Need we mention some of the projects and appointments he attracted to Plateau for you? We don’t think there is need for that. But because of sheer mischief, you decided to paint him black when there is absolutely no need/truth to do so.
If H.E, Lalong was a local champion as you mischievously claimed, who would have made him the campaign DG of the Tinubu/Shetima campaign Council, a struggle that paid off with the emergence of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25th Presidential election? Who again would have been instrumental for siting the many projects and appointments to Plateau state?
It baffles us to read your piece having these bile and toxins. This shows how bitter you are about the governor for no just cause rather than just pure hatred for only God knows why.
Even though your type keeps painting the payment of salaries as never an achievement, we want to educate you and the few disciples of yours that the multiplier effect of such an action(salary payment) is quiet monumental and positive as it translates into spending on several other sectors thereby boosting the economy.
It is on record that from 1999 till date, Governor Simon Bako Lalong remains the best in salary payment amongst all those who have governed the state as he is currently planning to ensure that every salary is paid to all categories of the state’s workforce before he leaves office on May 29th to the admiration of all Plateau workers.
We are very much aware of the fact that for the past four years, your jar had been dry and your throat has desperately been on high demand for a thirst quencher. But we advise you that in searching for such crumbs from this incoming partime government of Mutfwang, please do so with utmost decorum lest your seeming glimpse of respect dissolve like salt in a hot Sahara.
We advise you to tread with caution by remaining on your lane without distorting the truth about the overwhelming performance of H.E,Barr Simon Bako Lalong to the good people of Plateau. Stop disgracing yourself with all sorts of your “mouth diarrheanism” simply for the pot of stew you daily yearn for.
A word is indeed enough for the wise.
LALONG ICT BOYS
Freelance Reporters 