PLATEAU LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS: REMAIN CALM AND PEACEFUL, GOVT. IS TAKING LAWFUL STEPS--GOV. CALEB MUTFWANG (ESQ)

By: Valentine Adese (JP),

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) has urged people in the state to remain calm and resist any form of provocation, as government is taking lawful steps concerning the issues in the 17 Local Government Councils in the state.

You would recall that, the State Governor by a correspondence from the Plateau State House of Assembly (PLHA), had approved the suspension of the 17 LGC Chairmen from office and their Councilors and in their place an Interim Transition Committee (ITC) which has caused resistance from the suspended Chairmen, their Councilors and supporters.

In a press statement signed by, Mr. Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Executive Governor of Plateau State, dated

15th June, 2023, Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has appealed to the peace loving citizens of Plateau State, to remain calm over the lawful changes in the Local Government system.

Adding that, “Government is taking lawful steps to return the Local Government system to a sound footing for massive development at the grassroots”.

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GOVERNOR MUTFWANG APPEALS FOR CALM OVER LAWFUL CHANGES IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

The Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has appealed to the peace loving citizens of Plateau State to remain calm over the lawful changes in the Local Government system in the state.

Governor Mutfwang in a press statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, appealed to citizens to remain calm and resist any form of provocation, as government is taking lawful steps to return the Local Government system to a sound footing for massive development at the grassroots.

He urged citizens in the state not to indulge in any unlawful activity that will undermine peace and security in the state.

The Governor reassures Plateau State citizens that, security of lives and property remains the topmost priority of his administration, as it is the foundation that gives birth to all forms of growth and development.

He noted that the task of building a united and secure Plateau is a collective one and government is making frantic efforts to address the current happenings at the local government level.

E-SIGN

Gyang Bere

Director of Press and Public Affairs to

Executive Governor of Plateau State

15th June, 2023.