Plateau Unrest: PLHA Passed Mark Governor Lalong
By Daniel Agada, Jos
The Plateau State House of Assembly has on Thursday gave the state Governor Simon Lalong a resounding passed mark for meeting up the six resolutions slammed on him following the insecurity that engulfed the state recently.
The 9th Assembly also passed a vote of confidence on the speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abok Ayabu over his resolute stand in cautioning Governor Lalong to take a proactive steps in restoring peace in the state during the crisis.
The Chairman House committee on information Hon. Philip Dasun gave the commendation while addressing Journalists in Jos the state capital on Thursday.
You could recall that the House of Assembly had given Governor Lalong two weeks ultimatum to act on its six resolutions to address the insecurity challenges affecting the state at that particular time or face impeachment.
Dasun said the reasons why the Assembly Members gave Governor Lalong kudos was as a result of him meeting five out of the six resolutions spelled out to him (Lalong).
According to him, “We felt it is important as an organized institution; we have a duty to communicate back to the people of Plateau State the outcome of the resolution and of the present position of the Assembly.
“First, we thank God for the return of Peace in the State. We gave a six item resolution to the Executive Governor to act on within two weeks. He has so far been able to address five of the items remaining one that is ongoing.
The House affirmed that Lalong has met up with the demands of the House by meeting up with five out of the resolutions by visiting and engaging the people through the distribution of relief materials by cushioning the effects.
Among the resolutions meet up by the Governor includes; the improvement of security situation in the state by engaging the advance security operatives, the suspension of the plan ad-hoc teachers recruitment to replace it with the vigilante and local hunters as well as to implement the anti land graping law to enable those occupying illegal lands in Plateau to vacate such lands and native owners to get back their lands.
The House according to Dasun, said” We call on the Executive to expedite action on the formation of the Anti Land Grabbing Board to facilitate the process of land recovery.
Expressing their positions, the House said as an institution it will henceforth not condone any act of insecurity and killings in Plateau, among others.
