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Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State
By Raymond Gukas, Jos
Worried by the incessant security challenges in Plateau State, the Plateau initiative for Development and Advancement of the Natives (PIDAN), has promised to join in the advocacy “to the Mutfwang administration to recognise and provide policy-enabling environment to fast track the services of this organization, especially in high conflict ridden LGAs.”
The body, which is an umbrella coordinator of the activities of over 50 autochthones, stated this in a communique after its quarterly Council meeting in Jos, the state capital, stating that it was time the state initiate the concept of “civilian JTF” to assist the security operatives in gaining access to difficult terrain they are not use to.
The communique signed by Prof JKA Madaki and Comrade Nanle Gujor Secretary-General “Council promised to interface with Operation Rainbow on how to integrate such strategy into the current community-level security architecture of communities”.
The Council was bitter as it expressed “total disappointment with the leadership structure and performance of the Plateau State House of Assembly. Council frowns at the piecemeal swearing in of members into the House in the absence of discernable reasons for such actions.
“Council observed that the leadership structure of the assembly flagrantly abused the “PIDAN Equity in Governance Strategy 2018”, and carries with it the potential to return the State to the political equity confusion witnessed in 2015 before the General Elections, as it frowned at any attempt to make “PIDAN Council members reminisce on the unfortunate 2015 incidence.
The Council noted the presence of available ranking legislators in the Southern Senatorial Zone and wondered why the speakership of the House was not allowed to be occupied by a legislator from that zone in keeping with the “PIDAN Equity in Governance Strategy 2018” prescription on zoning of such political offices”
It then advised “the leadership of the House to abide by the PIDAN Equity in Governance prescription in order to further strengthen the laid out arrangement designed to strengthen political equity and unity in the State.
“Council equally wishes to appeal to Gov. Mutfwang, who appears to understand and appreciates the import of the PIDAN Equity in Governance Strategy 2018, as attested to, by the pattern of his appointments and pronouncements, to provide wise counsel to the leadership of the House of Assembly on this matter.
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