President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to arrest the
cycle of violence that has engulfed some parts of the country. Speaking
Thursday in Jos, Plateau State at a Town Hall meeting in the course of
his two-day official visit to the state, President Buhari who also
launched the Plateau State Roadmap to Peace, congratulated the Governor
for uniting the people of the state.
“I wish to encourage your Excellency to continue with the good
work you are doing, and I wholeheartedly congratulate you for uniting
the people of Plateau State. I am indeed quite impressed with gains and
successes recorded in the area of conflict management and
peace-building, which has returned this state to the path of relative
peace. Let me express the Federal Government’s commitment to support and
assist the Peace Building Agency in its effort to arrest the vicious
cycle of violence and lay the foundation for sustainable peace in our
country” he said.
President Buhari also commended Governor Simon Lalong for his
achievements in the development of the state, ensuring regular payment
of salaries and pensions, strides in the Agricultural sector and assured
that the Federal Government will continue to work with Plateau State
government.
“I am glad that the state government has fully keyed into the All
Green Initiative and the Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme of the Federal
Government considering the strategic importance of agriculture to our
national development. Equally commendable is Plateau State’s commitment
to the African Development Bank-funded Potato Value Chain Support
Project, which is targeted at wealth creation, employment generation and
food security.”
The President lauded Governor Lalong for continuing with the projects
abandoned by previous administrations, noting that this has saved the
state from white elephant projects and assured that the federal
Government will speed up refunds on Federal works executed by the state.
“I have noted the request for refund of funds expended on the
rehabilitation of the Jos-Bukuru-Mararaba Jema’a Road which is a Federal
road project and other interventions. Federal Government will expedite
action towards the refund of verified claims by the Plateau State
Government,” he said.
President Buhari also listed some of Federal Government intervention
activities such as the construction of the
Pankshin-Tapshin-Gambrar-Sara-Kai-Gindiri Road to Metropolitan
Construction Company Ltd; Execution of TETFUND Projects; Bail-Out Funds;
Paris Club Refunds and N-Power Scheme and assured that the request for
dualization and construction of the road from Abuja to Jos will be put
into consideration given its economic viability and status as gateway
extending to the North East.
Responding to a request by the Governor for the inclusion of more
Plateau State indigenes in Federal appointments, President Buhari
assured that, “the request will be looked into so as to reflect federal
character in line with the Federal Government’s determination to address
issues of marginalization in the spread of appointments and other
privileges.” President Buhari also reminisced on his time as General
Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3 Armoured Division Jos, recalling that
it was from this position that he was summoned to become Head of State
in January 1984.
The President had earlier commissioned some road projects executed by
the State Government and paid a courtesy call on the Gbong Gwom Jos, Dr
Jacob Gyang Buba.
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