Hope James
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang has commended citizens of the State, for their peaceful conduct during the nationwide protests to end bad governance in Nigeria, Edum News Reports.
The Governor expressed his happiness, while addressing the people in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday morning.
He lauded residents of the State for conducting themselves in an understanding and dignifying manner while making their demands known to the government.
He also highlighted some of the steps his administration is taking to mitigate hardship, and promised to meet with leaders of youth groups for dialogue.
The Governor further hailed stakeholders in containing the activities of the hoodlums who looted shops and attacked innocent citizens.
His words, “I am grateful for this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your understanding and dignified conduct over the last couple of days during the ongoing national protest tagged #endbadgovernance.
“Since the commencement of your constitutionally guaranteed right of protest, you have demonstrated, to the admiration of other Nigerians and even the international community, that the glorious days of the beautiful and peaceful Plateau are back…
“I am more grateful that the message we have been preaching of acceptance and mutual respect towards one another has sunk in. I am glad we have decided to live as brothers because that is who we are, irrespective of our diversity…
“While we have taken measures to create a peaceful and prosperous Plateau, we must admit there is still much to be done. Our efforts in public transportation, investments in agriculture – including training 20 youths per local government in modern agribusiness – improvements in the health and education sectors, etc., have all been geared towards laying the foundation for poverty alleviation.
“We gave out over 200 trucks of fertilizer and other palliatives in conjunction with the federal government. We are very hopeful that we shall reap a bumper harvest this season, which will go a long way in providing food security.
“We have started the empowerment of several Plateau State citizens with a token of N50,000 through the Plateau State Microfinance Development Agency (PLASMIDA), which is aimed at supporting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
“The gesture was to ensure measurable improvement to the quality of life of MSMEs in the State by providing business development support to indigent persons. I assure you that we will sustain and improve on this intervention.
“I am passionate about ensuring that no one living on the Plateau goes to bed without food, no child is condemned to illiteracy because their parents cannot afford to pay their school fees, and no one dies prematurely because they cannot afford to pay their medical bills.
“For these reasons, we have invested in technology to address the orchestrated distractions of insecurity, banditry, and insurgency, distractions which have significantly strengthened our common and major enemy – poverty…”
