PLATEAU: APPOINT A MINISTER FOR PLATEAU STATE. INDIGENOUS YOUTHS’ COALITION, URGE PRESIDENT TINUBU

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),

Youths under the aegis of “COALITION OF INDIGENOUS YOUTHS’ NATIONALITIES OF PLATEAU STATE have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make hast to appoint a Minister for Plateau State.

The youths made this call during a press briefing at the NUJ Press Center today on the upcoming Nationwide Protest.

The youths lamented that the non-presence of a Minister form Plateau State in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has continued to prevent the President from knowing of the happenings in the state and how to intervene.

PLATEAU INDIGENOUS YOUTHS' COALITION

Recalling the painful issues in Plateau State, while calling on National Compatriot to exempt the youths of the state and its people from the Planned Nationwide Protest slated to start tomorrow, 1/08/2024, the press statement signed by, Comrade Paul Joshua Dekete as State Chairman and Amb. Duwan Bosca as Secretary in part reads: “After a careful review and consideration of the state of the nation, particularly the prevailing economic realities in terms of galloping inflation, unemployment, insecurity, crime and poverty, as well as, the current clamor for a Nationwide Protest, the Coalition of Indigenous Youths Organization in Plateau State wishes to make its position clear.

 

“Recall the travails of our individuals and collective circumstances in Plateau State, especially the massacres of innocent villagers, women and children that the people of Barkin-ladi, Bassa, Bokkos Mangu, Riyom, Jos-South and other Local Government Areas (LGAs) have suffered in the past and recently, are worrisome situations that no right thinking person would wish to continue therein. It’s the Coalition’s firm conclusion that or people have been subjected and, indeed, continue to suffer serious economic emasculation and violent physical oppression in the hands of terrorists, kidnappers and bandits. Expectedly, in several hamlets and villages, our people are displaced and generally more impoverished.

“It’s no longer news that scores of the youths are increasingly despondent, disillusioned and depressed with numbers as unemployment and substance abusers, as well as, gullible indulgers in other social vices.

“The picture this presents is a people already devastated and traumatized. It’s in this context that the untiring efforts and policies of Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s Administration is being appreciated as a ray of hope that would rejuvenate peace and economic prosperity of the state.

Understandably, the Plateau people are jealous in preserving the relative peace currently enjoyed and generally reluctant in providing avoidable opportunity for unscrupulous elements to hijack a legitimate Nationwide Protest to plunge the state once more into a theater of confusion, bloodshed and looting…

“In conclusion, the Coalition wishes to affirm its beliefs in Constitutional Government, where citizens enjoy rights and privileges especially, those of free conscience, expressions, association and indeed, a right to protest.

“However, the prevailing circumstances and insecurity in the state is risky such that and inch could be taken for a mile by detractors and saboteurs who have defamed Plateau State for so long.

“Finally, we wish to passionately appeal to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to forget to appoint a Minister for Plateau State”.