The Federal Government has declared Monday May 29 work free to commemorate the inauguration of the 16th democratically elected President. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja on Friday on behalf of the Government.
The Minister felicitated with all Nigerians on the momentous occasion, commending them for their faith in democracy as expressed in the nationwide elections that produced the President and his Deputy being inaugurated and indeed in all elections across the nation.
The Minister in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore enjoined Nigerians to continue to support and promote democracy through adherence to the rule of law and uphold all democratic institutions.
President open letter ”Democracy anywhere is an unfinished business and the only way it can keep developing and serve its end of being the vehicle to good governance and the welfare of all the people is by adhering to its tenets of rule of law, support for democratic institutions, promotion of free and responsible press and advancement of the frontiers of freedom for all the people,” the Minister said.
Aregbesola urged Nigerians also to continue to promote ideals of peaceful coexistence and love for our neighbours, noting that we can only practice democracy and enjoy its dividends in a peaceful environment.
The Minister commended all Nigerians for their strident efforts at achieving an unbroken civilian rule and successful change of governments since 1999.
He called on them to support and cooperate with the coming administration, arguing that the unbounded energy of the people is the nation’s greatest strength.
The Minister charged Nigerians to shun any form of violence and other untoward acts, saying all hands should be on the deck for the brightness of the future of Nigeria.
Plateau State Governor-Elect, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has described as landmark, the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos that dismissed the petition filed by Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) seeking the cancellation of his election after the April 18, 2023 Governorship election.
Barr. Mutfwang in a statement on Friday, dedicated his victory to God and Plateau people who willingly entrusted him with their mandate during the polls.
He said the decision of the panel presided by Justice R. Irele-Ifijeh which dismissed the petition for lack of diligent prosecution shows how forthright and determined the tribunal is to dispense justice.
The Governor-elect noted that the petition which came up for pre-hearing, was said to have been abandoned, neither the Petitioner or their lawyers were in court inspite of hearing notice served on them.
However, Upon application by lawyers to INEC, Mufwang Caleb Manasseh and PDP who relied on paragraph 18 (1) (4)of the First Schedule of the Electoral Act 2022, the petition was dismiss and cost of One million naira only awarded against the petitioner in favor of each Respondents.
Barr. Mutfwang recalled that the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mutfwang Caleb Manasseh of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in a petition filed by its counsel, Egwuaba Reuben Esq, challenging his declaration by INEC after the conduct of the 18 March, 2023 Governorship election in Plateau State.
He said as a firm believer in the rule of law, he is determined to strengthen the bonds of unity and friendship across Plateau communities for a progressive state.
Mutfwang said the time is now for citizens to deeply look inward and channel their energy towards productive ventures for the rebuilding and restoration of the lost glory of Plateau State.
Gyang Bere Special Assistant on Media to Plateau Governor-elect 26th May, 2023.
GOVERNOR LALONG COMMISSIONS PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN PLATEAU
After series of engagements in Abuja which include presiding over the election of his successor at the Northern Governors Forum as well as the official launch of his book “40 Days 40 Nights”, Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has resumed the commissioning of projects executed by his administration in the State.
Having done some commissionings in the Northern Zone last week, the Governor on Wednesday 24th May 2023 commenced the commissioning of projects in the Southern Zone at Mabudi Langtang South Local Government Area.
He commissioned the Mabudi General Hospital which he inherited as an abandoned project at foundation level but decided to compete it in line with his policy of continuity.
He described the project as a very significant milestone in health delivery in the State saying that quality and affordable secondary healthcare services will now be available for the people.
He also commissioned the Ajikamai internal road networks comprising of 9 completed roads.
He also inspected the bridge linking Ajikamai in Shendam and Gangnum in Langtang South which is still under construction. Four other roads within the Ajikamai area were also inspected.
The Governor also commissioned the Model Primary school Yelwa which is one of the Lalong Legacy Projects.
“These commissionings clearly show that our administration has done a lot in the last 8 years in a bid to fulfill its social contract with the people. We believe is spreading our projects and not concentrating in one area because no part of the State is more important to another. Many can testify that politics has not also influenced our citing of projects because even places where our party did not get votes have projects” he said.
The Governor had earlier performed the coronation and presentation of staff of office to His Royal Highnesses Ponzhi Byan, Chief Clappertun Durven who is now Upgraded to 2nd Class.
He said “The installation and presentation of staff of office to the Ponzhi Byan today is a good omen to the people of Langtang South as we bring more development to the people. Earlier on, we commissioned the General Hospital Mabudi which is one of the abandoned projects we took over at foundation level”. More projects are expected to be commissioned in the Southern Zone before the Governor moves to other zones.
Dr. Makut Simon Macham Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State. 24th May 2023.
Plateau State University Bokkos Vice Chancellor, Professor Malau Matur Bernard has assured the National Executive Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of his determination to bring to par the payment of arrears of earned allowances owed SSANU members with other staff unions in the University when funds are available. Professor Matur made the promise when he received the National Executive Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities led by the National President,Comrade Mohammed H.Ibrahim in his office. According to Professor Matur, the delay in the payment of the earned allowances and the remittance of third party deductions was as a result of shortfalls in the remittance of funds to the University. While promising to operate an open door policy as a way of addressing rumours on the campus, Professor Matur assured the National officials that the issue of stagnating administrative staff on Level 14 will be addressed during his tenure in addition to other welfare issues of clinic staff and the administration of gratuity funds of the University. Speaking earlier, National President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,Comrade Mohammed H.Ibrahim while congratulating Professor Matur on his appointment, appealed to him to address the prevailing stagnation of senior non teaching staff on contiss 14 which he says breeds discontentment amongst staff and appealed urgent steps to address this and the constitution of a committee to administer Gratuity Funds of staff of the University. He also called on the Vice Chancellor to consider paying members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities owed arrears of earned allowances to be at par with their counterparts in other staff unions and to also ensure the prompt release of check off dues to the association to enable it meet its obligations.
There is disquiet at the Plateau state PDP Secretariat opposite NTA Jos.
This is probably as a result of the supreme court decision, where the PDP application for the relisting of its appeal was dismissed this afternoon.
While some of the PDP supporters were dancing naked in the streets, in the pretext of celebrating victory at the supreme court, their bigwigs are now in a mourning mood pondering on the calamity that has befallen them .
According to reports, the party bigwigs are looking dazed and confused as to what to do in the present circumstance.
Rather than telling their unsuspecting supporters the truth about what transpired at the supreme court,some of them chose to mischievously mislead them into believing that the APC appeal was dismissed, which in actual case the APC has nothing before the Supreme court.
On commencement of sitting, lawyer to the PDP, Pius Akubo SAN, hinted the court that the PDP motion for relisting the appeal was slated for the 11th of September but was suprise that it was brought back to today.
At that point, Counsel to APC Prince Lateef Fagbemi told the court that he applied to the Chief Justice of Nigeria on the need to hear the PDP application, since it bothers on issues that were raised at election petition tribunals.
The Supreme Court then urged Fagbemi to withdraw his application and it was subsequently struck out.
Having done that, the Court then pointed out that, since it has come to that stage, there was no need to wait until the 11th September to hear the PDP motion for relisting of its appeal.
The Court then turned to the PDP lawyer Akubo,asking if he felt there was merit in his application.
Akubo taking that as a hint decided to withdraw his application, and the court subsequently dismissed his application, with a further ruling that it stands by its December 7th judgement, where it summarily dismissed the PDP appeal against the decision of the court of Appeal.
It is now settled that the judgements of Justice Kunda of the Jos High court and that of the Court of Appeal that PDP has no candidate in the state are upheld by the supreme Court.
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Shittu Bamaiyi Spokesman Generation Next Campaign Council.
MATUR LAUDS NUC FOR CONSTITUTING PILOT VISITS TO SIWES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ADVANCEMENT AND LINKAGES OFFICES IN SELECTED NIGERIAN UNI
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been commended for initiating a pilot visitation programme to SIWES, Entrepreneurship Centres and Advancement and Linkages offices in some selected Nigerian Universities for the purpose of peer reviewing the functions and activities of these offices. The Vice Chancellor, Plateau State University Bokkos Professor Matur Malau Bernard made the commendation when a three man committee of the National Universities Commission under the leadership of former Vice of Federal University,Kashere , Professor Alhassan Gani paid him a courtesy call to intimate him on the assignment given them to appraise the activities of the three offices of the University. Professor Matur who described the National Universities Commission as a compass that directs the activities of universities nationwide said the visit will widen the scope of thinking of universities to initiate,train and graduate students who will translate their skills into practical products that will earn them a living by being self employed. He said the initiative by the National Universities Commission will lead to the development of a new culture and attitude of students who will use both their brains, hands and environment for the attainment of self sustenance. Speaking earlier,leader of the NUC pilot visitation team, Professor Alhassan Gani said the essence of the pilot visit was to stimulate and encourage universities to develop the skills of their undergraduates in a manner that they will use their brains for creative thinking for the purpose of making innovations that will enable them become self employed when they graduate. He said the outcome of their findings will help stimulate the spirit of creative enterprise amongst students of Nigerian Universities who will rather than wait on government for white collar jobs become employers of labour themselves. The team later visited the SIWES Directorate where the Director,Dr. Nancy Dawam told them that among the organisations undergraduate students of the University are sent for students industrial work experience are the National Veterinary Research Institute,Vom,Jos University Teaching Hospital and NASCO Group of companies. At the Entrepreneurship Centre,Dr. Director,Dr. Nanteer Yonla Maklu told the team that amongst the skills taught are fashion design,tailoring, welding and fabrication, carpentry and bed making,tiling,fisheries, pomade, perfume and soap making,duvet and bedsheet making, photography, creative videography and graphic designs. He said the success story of the centre was inspiring thus encouraging them to teach more skills to the students. While at the Advancement, Partnership, Collaboration and Linkages office, the Director,Rev. Fr. Dr. Andrew Danjuma Dewan told the team that the office has brokered partnerships with the Universities of Johannesburg, Capetown in South Africa, Kenyatta University in Kenya and Makerere University in Uganda as well as the University of Cyprus where a number of the University academic staff have trained and obtained their Doctorate degrees. He said Plateau State University Bokkos also has collaboration with Globethics.net a Geneva based organisation where the mainstreaming of ethics in the University’s training curriculum will be made as a way of improving global best practice ethics in the undergraduates. He told the team that the University is also in the process of entering into an understanding with the University of Life Sciences in Czech Republic for the purpose of developing a pilot Irish potato Value Chain and the building of hostel accommodation for students of the University to address the shortfall in student accomodations on campus. He also revealed that some Alumni members of the University have done the University proud having participated in both national and international competitions in the areas of theatre arts,short documentary and computer science where they won laurels.
The Executive Director of Kazatsi Reconciliation Centre and Human Development (KARCENAHD), Mr. Daniel Ajang has raised an alarm over the plot by Governor Simon Lalong APC administration to influence the Supreme Court ruling against the swearing-in of Plateau State Governor-elect, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang.
Ajang in a press statement in Jos on Monday said the outgoing APC administration in the state which lost the 2023 elections to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is bent on using a matter in the supreme court that has no connection to the 20203 elections to solicit for court pronouncement that will halt the swearing-in of Barr. Mutfwang billed for 29 May, 2023.
He lamented that the appeal case which was filed by the PDP was adjourned to September 11, 2023, but some individuals with vested interest in the matter were said to have influenced the court registry to bring back the matter for tomorrow, Tuesday 23 May, 2023.
The statement reads in parts, “Our attention has been drawn to a desperate move, by the outgoing APC administration of Governor Simon Lalong in Plateau State who has resorted to unorthodox means of trying to stop Barrister Caleb Mutfwang of the PDP, the Governor Elect from being sworn-in on the 29th May 2023.
“It will be recalled that the PDP appealed to the Supreme Court against the Judgement of Justice Kunda of the Plateau State High Court which excluded the PDP from participating in the 2021 Local Government elections on the ground that it had not complied with an earlier Judgement of Justice S.P Gang also of the State High Court, supposedly directing it to conduct fresh state party exco elections. Upon being upheld by the Court of Appeal, the PDP lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court.
“It is worthy of note that while time for filing processes at the Supreme Court was still running for parties, the matter was erroneously brought up on the Cause List in December 2022 and was dismissed for want of diligent prosecution.
“The PDP upon discovering this unhealthy development, filed a motion to relist the matter. The APC caused PLASEIC to instruct its lawyers to oppose the motion for relisting. When the matter came up on the 9th May, 2023, the Supreme Court in its wisdom and in open Court adjourned the matter to September 11, 2023.
“Curiously the same matter has now been brought backward to Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 for a reason the members of the public wish to know. The question which begs for answers is who requested for this change of date and for what purpose? Is the Supreme Court Registry so disorganized that it can unilaterally issue a new date for a matter that was adjourned in open Court?”
He noted that it appears that someone within the court registry is trying to impugn the integrity of the Supreme Court by colluding with litigants to erode the confidence of the people on the highest Court of the land.
“We, therefore, call on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Hon. Justices of the Court to protect the integrity of this hallowed Chambers of Justice by preventing this pernicious mischief.
“We are a group that advocates for peace, unity and justice in Plateau and Nigeria and we will not keep quiet over issues that are capable of eroding peace in the state.” He stated.
The Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Plateau State University, Bokkos, Dr Nancy Katu-Ogundimu has commended the efforts of the University’s new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bernard towards advancing scholarship in the institution. Speaking during the Department’s maiden lecture, the first to be hosted by the University at its old Senate Chambers, Katu-Ogundimu said that the lecture series is aimed at encouraging the conduct of quality research and knowledge sharing among teaching staff of the University as well as providing feedback mechanisms to evaluating what the Department represents.
The Department’s Head presented a paper titled FAKE NEWS PERCEPTION AND HOSTILE MEDIA BIAS: ARE THE LINES BECOMING BLURRY? encouraged staff and students of the Department to take advantage of the opportunities the academic engagement offers them for career progression and self-development. She disclosed that; “Apart from this lecture series, my Department will soon unveil what I term Cohort Writing Groups where teams of staff whose areas of research interest align are expected to collaborate to advance the conduct of quality research for the benefit of the University and humanity at large.”
Presenting his goodwill message after the lecture, the Head of Department of Theatre Arts of the University, Dr. Solomon Obidah described the presentation as fascinating and congratulated the Department of Mass Communication for the feat recorded.
The event ended with an interactive session where students of the Department and staff of the University in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions and make contributions.
The six agrieved aspirants said they have agreed on consensus candidates.
Some aspirants have resolved to present a consensus candidate to challenge Tajudeen Abbas, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the seat of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The aspirants, all members of the APC, who have come together as the Coalition of Progressive Speakership Aspirants (COPSA), include Deputy Speaker Idris Wase, Muktar Betara, Sada Soli, Aminu Jaji, Yusuf Gagdi and Miriam Onuoha.
They dropped the hint on the consensus arrangement on Saturday during a meeting with a faction of the minority caucus at the Transcorps Hilton in Abuja.
The G7 met with the minority caucus led by Fred Agbedi, a member of the PDP from Bayelsa.
Mr Soli, while speaking on behalf of the group, said a consensus candidate will be announced very soon, and all the members of the group would support the candidate He said the lawmakers will not allow the imposition of candidate on the 10th House, adding that their candidates for the two positions will be announced next week.
We have a consensus candidate already – Gagdi Mr Gagdi, in a statement issued after the meeting, said the group has agreed on consensus candidates for speaker and deputy speaker. However, he did not disclose the names.
“The G7 met with Greater Minority and agreed on consensus candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker but we will not mention the names yet. We reached an agreement based on the best choice of people that will be acceptable to the majority of all parties involved. We have formed this alliance to resist all attempts by external forces to impose leadership on the 10th House of Representatives. Be rest assured that the next leadership of the House will emerge from us,” he said.
Our medium reported that the APC adopted Mr Abbas and Ben Kalu as speaker and deputy speaker respectively. The decision of the ruling party has been trailed by protests from other aspirants who have formed the coalition also called the G7 to fight Messrs Abbas and Kalu. However, on Wednesday, the coalition suffered a major setback as Alhassan Doguwa, the current majority leader of the House, pulled out of the race and endorsed Mr Abbas.
The National President ,Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA) , Sir Joseph Gwankat (KSM) Makaman Panyam, has disclosed that at least no fewer than 20,000 people were displaced in 20 villages of Mangu Local Government Council of Plateau State with over 120 reportedly buried in a mass grave for unprovoked attacked by suspected pastoralists mercenaries employed in neighboring countries of west Africa to fight and grabbed land for future grazing in Middle-Belt States .
MDA President Joseph raised alarm over the influx of foreign mercenaries in Plateau Central villages crossing to the northern parts wrecking havoc by harvesting women and children in late hours of night marauding .
He stated this at Plateau State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists ,NUJ, at the Press centre Jos.
“We are Nigerians. This association is the apex body of our tribe or ethnic nationality. We are located in Plateau State, within the Central Zone of the State and are among the 56 ethnic nationalities of Plateau State and one of the minority tribes of Nigeria.
Although our people are highly mobile, we do not have any home other than our ancestral land where we are indigenes. We are surrounded by other ethnic nationalities of Plateau State and all other ethnic nationalities of Nigeria including major tribes of Nigeria and tribes of some foreign countries are represented in our land. In a sense we are a miniature Nigeria,he explained .
According to him ,”Our community people are basically farmers; business people and civil servants. We have a long history of peaceful coexistence with other Nigerians and foreign nationalities.
OUR VALUES, ACTIONS, AND FEARS we draw inspiration from our cultural values and Nigeria’s constitution which sets values for her citizens. Some of values include among others peace,justice, dialogue, love, fear of God, hard work, unity, interdependency, education, accountability, transparency, discipline, truthfulness, rule of law etc. As much as possible we have taken advantage of all societal agents of socialization to train our children to be patriotic, respect sanctity of life, and observe fundamental human rights of others as well to ensuring that their personal conduct reflects Nigeria’s core values.
Joseph said those who refuse to conform to our national ethos and values are often subjected to prescribed discipline of our National Constitution and other extant laws of the land . important which we are because our behaviors are largely . was severally referred as one of the most peaceful Area in Nigeria. We pride ~ourselves as people of peace. As a matter of fact, we have never left our land In search of perceive enemies to attack and kill them. But enemies of the state have consistently mobilized themselves at national and sub national level to come and attack smaller tribes like ours, and by such acts reconfirm the fears of insecurity and marginalization of minority groups of Nigeria at independence.
MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS IN MWAGHAVUL CHIEFDOM Conflict is intrinsic to every society including ours. Over the years, however, we have largely leverage on traditional institutions of our communities as well as formal platforms for the management of conflicts, diversity and to dispense justice. Because we hate violent conflicts, we work towards conflict transformation and do attribute some of our socio economic and political progress to the positive and creative management of past conflicts.
It is important to let you know this because; we have a rich community experience in the management of conflicts and appreciate the place of conflict in the development of our society. Yet we abhor violent conflict. We also have great respect for our cultural and formal institutions, particularly because of their place in ensuring social harmony and building of a progressive society. At all levels we abhor and sanction dysfunctional behaviors.
CHALLENGES OF MANAGING VIOLENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN FULANIS AND MWAGHAVUL PEOPLE We have always managed conflicts between our members and Fulanis in our communities. We facilitate peace with our neighbors by developing trust and right attitude towards them. The Fulanis living in our communities are perceived extended members of our families because of our mutually beneficial economic activities. Besides, our own Fulanis speak Mwaghavul in addition to adopting some of our cultural ways of life. Out of trust, we buy and keep our cattle with them. In some cases, we have intermarried with them. Although cultural ‘integration between us is slow, there is no doubt that some level of integration is happening. Why should we fight with such a people? Like in other parts of the state, some forms of ·conflict may occur between individual herder Fulani men and some individual farmers but such conflicts unity leaders. Never in history did we ever witness violent conflicts between the two communities as we have witnessed in the last two decades.
Although this experience is not unique to us, we wonder why such a beautiful and peaceful relationship is turning sour. We too have observed the participation of foreign mercenaries in a conflict with a people we feel obliged to protect. Although it is generally believed the Fulani violence against us is not unconnected to armed proliferation, we strongly feel we have never been a thread to them. We have therefore continued to wander why such a beautiful relationship could turn sour to a point of war where their kinsmen at Continental, National and Sub-national levels are mobilized with lethal weapons to fight an unjust war against us as a result of a conflict we can easily resolve on a table or through normal judicial actions.
The mobilization and involvement of a 45m to some Fulanis worldwide against individual ethnic nationalities whose populations are only in thousands is not only unjust but an agenda for ethnic cleansing and land grappling. It is curious to also note the relationship between violent conflicts and solid mineral deposits in minority areas of Nigeria. Although. these postulations may need further investigations to establish the veracity , they have generally increase our fears and suspicions concerning the possibility for a peaceful coexistence considering the surge of violent conflicts being orchestrated by Fulanis against us and other minority groups in Plateau state.
The point being made here is that violent conflicts in our land is needless and may be linked to deep economic interest .The only capital we have left is our ancestral land: No group is ready to surrender a capital that is basic to survival to any other interest group we won’t either! Those being used to orchestrate violence against us have demonstrated that they have alternative homes, but we don’t. TWO DECADES OF SPORADIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MWAGHAVUL PEOPLE
Towards the end of December 2014 a violent conflict erupted between our youths and Fulanis in the Mangu District of our Chiefdom. This follows the killing of our member whose head was dismembered and the killer traced to a Fulani man. This was such a painful death. We tried to convince our angry youths that two wrongs don’t make right. Unfortunately, what started as violence by one individual against another individual soon turned into a full 6 ate Directorate stopped that war.
The humanitarian situation is overwhelming and pathetic. People are either squatting with relatives, neighbors, in Churches and other available public places. They need food, toiletries, medication and places where they can rest their heads. There is trauma and psychological depression. There is fear of even their safety where they are taking shelter as the threats spread across the Local Government.
These are beyond the Mwaghavul Development Association and Mangu Local Government Council. We are therefore seeking for help from spirited individuals, Corporate Organizations, NGOs and the International Communities to help ameliorate the suffering of our people are going through at the moment. We must reiterate Government take immediate steps to end this callous killing and destruction of lives and properties in the land. This is the primary responsibility of Government to its citizens.
Government must take immediate step to facilitate the return of all persons that have become refugees in different IDP Camps by reconstructing their homes and providing security for them as well. Otherwise, they won’t be able to go back and continue with their farming activities.
The re-admittance and reintegration of the killer herdsmen into our land again if it will be at all should be facilitated by an NGO or any a f gency of Government and at the cost of governance.
blown war between our . . . . communities. Happily the intervention of National Orientation Agency Plateau State Directorate stopped that war. The two communities resolved not to engage themselves in any kind of violence again. What has happened to that history? Why cant we learn from it?
, we want the world to know that what is happening to us can best be described as genocide. It is systematic and deliberate ethnic cleansing of minority tribes in Nigeria and we cannot allow this to continue. We are calling on our people to arise and defend yourselves, your God-giving land and properties with all that you have. We will not leave our land of heritage, this is the only place we can call our own; we have no any other place to run to. The humanitarian situation is overwhelming and pathetic. People are either squatting with relatives, neighbors, in Churches and other available public places. They need food, toiletries, medication and places where they can rest their heads.
There is trauma and psychological depression. There is fear of even their safety where they are taking shelter as the threats spread across the Local Government. These are beyond the Mwaghavul Development Association and Mangu Local Government Council.
We are therefore seeking for help from spirited individuals, Corporate Organizations, NGOs and the International Communities to help ameliorate the suffering of our people are going through at the moment. We must reiterate Government take immediate steps to end this callous killing and destruction of lives and properties in the land. This is the primary responsibility of Government to its citizens RECOMMENDATION
Government must take immediate step to facilitate the return of all persons that have become refugees in different IDP Camps by reconstructing their homes and providing security for them as well. Otherwise, they won’t be able to go back and continue with their farming activities.
The re-admittance and reintegration of the killer herdsmen into our land again if it will be at all should be facilitated by an NGO or any a f gency o Government and at the cost of Government.
3) Government should take over full responsibility of educating children below age 10 children who have lost both parents as a result of this conflict, while arrangements made for those SS3 students whose WAEC Exams were disrupted as a consequence of this conflict
4) The State Police has demonstrated low capacity and political will to secure minority tribes in Nigeria, hence we strongly recommend for state policing in all states and communities in Nigeria.
5) Security agencies should build synergy with our community people to secure their families.
The integration of the Vigilantes and hunters Association into the state Operation Rainbow may assist in information and proper protection of our people. 6) Government must create a special court to dispense justice between conflicting communities which will always help in nipping some conflicts before they escalate.
7) NEMA/SEMA must urgently mobilize resources immediately to address the situation of the victims and the hosts of the victims.
We wish to encourage our people to remain state fast, firm and unshakeable in the defence of our land. We have never left our land in the pursuit of any perceived enemies to attack and kill them but enemies of the state mobilize themselves at Regional, National and sub-national levels to attack us. Those who have died have paid the supreme price – May their souls rest in peace.
