Plateau Southern and Central Zone Unity Forum Blows Hot, Warns Mischief
Makers
The Plateau, Southern, and Central Zone Unity Forum board
of trustee spoke persons, Engr. Thomas Dimka while recalling some of the
activities of the group said the group came into existence in the year 2006
noting that since then it has had an unbroken leadership succession of four-year tenure who are being elected with the current leadership Reverend Dr. Polycarp Success Jurbe.
Engr. Thomas
Dimka said over the years the group has supported its members and individual
who shares their ideology, mission, and vision and they are seeking political
elective positions to win elections.
He said it is laughable that some individuals decided to
test the will of the group with a preposterous press release; however, he
commended the leadership of the groups led by Reverend Dr. Polycarp Success
Jurbe's maturity, wisdom, and conscientious handling of the matter.
He said the members of the Board of Trustees they are
calling on the general public must especially politicians to be wary of such
dubious individuals because they are not their members.
Theodore Danladi urged the general public to disregard
the press release issued by some desperate individuals who are afraid of the
strength of groups and are bent on using the name of the group for their
selfish and dubious ends.
Blessing Go’ar the leader of the women's group said the
group has become part of them and there is nothing somebody will do that will
dampened their spirit, she said they are peace-loving people, she said nobody
has the monopoly of mischief, therefore, she is advising them to desist from
engaging themselves from making such kind of things and also seek retribution.
The Youth Leader Geoffrey John Gotep said the group has
come a long way and cannot be blackmailed during this crucial electioneering
campaign.
He said their membership continues to grow and they are
making a huge wave in the political arena in Jos and its environs.
The youth leader commended the leadership of Dr. Polycarp
Success Jurbe noting that his maturity and abilities are an asset and they
believe in his capacity to lead the group at this crucial time.
The Secretary General of the Plateau, Southern and
Central Zone Unity Forum Danjuma Bali who spoke on behalf of the EXCO said the
group is the makeup of indigenous of the Plateau Southern and Central Zones who
are domiciled in Jos.
He noted that the joint meeting was called by the
chairman Reverend Dr.
Polycarp Success Jurbe to brief the members on the
progress, and the way forward as the year comes to an end. He noted that his
attention was drawn to a malicious publication that was aimed at destroying the
group.
He explained that the alleged leader of the other
faction is also the secretary of a political party which is even against their
constitution, which said no members of Plateau, Southern, and Central Zone Unity
Forum shall hold any leadership position in any political party unless he
resigns his membership.
In his closing statements, the chairman of Plateau, Southern and Central Zone Unity Forum Dr. Polycarp Success Jurbe urged the
members to be calmed and remained on focus on achieving success in their fort-coming
programs.
He said the Board of Trustees has already taken a stand
and the EXCO will soon issue a statement outlining its programs and
activities.
CONDOLENCES TO THE DAMAN FAMILY
FROM INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
“There is time for
everything and a season for every activity under the heaven. A time to born and
a time to die” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 NIV)
The life and times of MAMA
RHODA YILLAK ANDREW DAMAN could be summed up in the words of Apostle Paul “She fought
the good fight, she has finished the race and it is now time for her to rest” God’s
time is irreversible and death is inevitable. The legacy of mama could be
visibly seen in the lives of her children. May the good Lord continue to
comfort the immediate and extended family and may the soul of the departed
rest in the bosom of our Lord Jesus Christ and may the peace and comfort of God
be with you and strengthen you.
Once again receive our
condolence in Jesus' name amen
Signed: Shabul Mazadu
Chairman, IPA
PST. DR NENGAK SUWA ADDED ANOTHER
FEATHER TO HIS CAP
Well bestowing a Humanitarian Service Award by Dinamite
Impact Missions, Pastor Nengak Suwa is described as an astute gentleman whose
contribution to uplifting people from the shackles of poverty, regardless of
color, creed or race, or ethnic affiliation
Pst. Nengak is an award-winning international gospel
singer, a motivational speaker, and a great philanthropist who has been
involved in feeding and clothing thousands of widows, orphans, the elderly, the
poor, the less privileged, and the disadvantaged.
His contribution.
Dr. Nengak is best described as a maestro with a tough
pedigree in promoting dignity to human life, as evidenced by his missionary
work, and as a youth with a vast wealth of experience in leadership, management,
and acumen who is well-equipped and ready to deploy his experiences, leadership
and managerial skills to transform people around him.
THE PARADOX OF CELEBRATED UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
It is high time Nigeria draw a
lesson from Navajo Proverb which says: "You can't wake a person who is
pretending to be asleep." Taking sleep as a metaphor for ignorance, it can
be said that this proverb succinctly captures the core of Nigeria's greatest
problem. I have the conviction that in most cases, Nigerians, especially, our
leaders claim ignorance as a strategy. They know what our most pressing needs
are but acting promptly is always a problem itself. Our leaders prefer the
country to last in its current contradictions because they are profiting from
it. Even the masses that are worst hit are getting acclimatized and okay with
the sorry state of our nation.
Some years past, I read a book
that talked about the "fear of freedom". To fear freedom is to be
dead-minded and comfortable in a state of serfdom. A dog that has become used
to the chain is likely to surrender to fate and refused to go even if
unchained. An anonymous writer wrote that "You can't liberate a slave who
has found comfort in captivity." He further noted, "That is the state
many Nigerians have found themselves today. And it is very sad."
Under what conditions could a man
or a people become underdeveloped or permanent savages? There are many causes
but the main ones include but are not limited to fear of freedom, intellectual
ignorance, political illiteracy, the papacy, hypnosis, religious indoctrination
and brainwashing, tribal or religious bigotry, etc.
Fear of freedom is a motivation
for tyranny. Tyranny has no future but the allowance or breathing space
oppressed cowards sheepishly grant tyrants. In other words, tyranny is a
grant-aided political enterprise of rogue elites whose trade in stock is to cash
in on the collective ignorance of docile people. No wonder, Fredrick Douglass
said, "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom
they oppose" or oppressed. This means that when the oppressed gets fade up
and sustainably react in unison against their oppressors, they helplessly quit
and sooner than expected too!
Intellectual ignorance is another
window for underdevelopment. Being dormant and lacking in critical thinking
skills which is the product of education is a huge setback in personal
liberation. Educated people serve and cannot swallow things undigested.
Educated and critical-minded people will always ask questions like what, why,
how, etc. The idea is to gain enough information to help them make informed
decisions. Educated citizens cannot be toyed with or served carelessly but are
respected and, in most cases, consulted before decisions that affect them are
taken at any given time.
Political illiteracy is a subset
but the worst form of illiteracy. A political illiterate does not understand
how political systems work and so knows not when a system becomes faulty and he
or she is short-changed by the system. He might be knowledgeable enough to read
and write books but stay aloof to politics and or do not decipher that his lack
of participation has implications for the overall working of the system. He
does know that everything starts and ends with politics as far as resource
allocation is concerned. A political illiterate does not mind selling his civil
and fundamental human rights for the price of a cigarette, data, or plate of
porridge and will do so with pride and glaring arrogance.
Paupacy is the status of being
poor. It is another sign and propeller of underdevelopment. Living in abject
poverty as the case is, in developing countries like Nigeria is capable of
leading the citizenry into savage/serfdom conditions, that is, the status of
being slaves. In the November 2022 Report released by the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS), it was revealed that 133 million Nigerians are living in
abject poverty. This further established the report by Poverty Clock in 2019
which chronicled Nigeria as the poverty capital of the world and has remained
so up-to-date. While countries like India, China, Indonesia, etc. are lifting
their citizens, in millions, out of Poverty, Nigerians are speedily railroading
into it in unusual and unacceptable. A country whose dynasty of poverty is
expanding is certainly on the road to serfdom.
Hypnosis is a diabolic and
manipulative means of mentally chaining someone to think upside down and to do
things that he would have done otherwise if left alone. People who are
operating under a spell, that is, being taken captive by diabolic manipulation,
religious brainwashing and indoctrination are at risk of facing complex
developmental contradictions. In this regard, it can be argued that the
obsession of most Nigerians with poor religious orientation has become the
greatest undoing of the country since the people cannot help themselves but
resort to continuous prayers without working the prayers. I have always argued
that hard work is the continuation of prayers and so people who cannot exercise
their franchise and faculties to create value but stay in prayer houses 24/7
are cultivating nothing but abject poverty.
Religion has its role but cannot
fix problems arising from other systems whose modus operandi is not religion
friendly. For instance, creating value or putting food on one's table which is
a matter of skilled labor in economics, has nothing to do with prayers. A man
who is actively praying and lazily sleeping will eventually die in poverty and
hunger. No religion can prevent this. Religion cannot save an over speeding
driver who ignores traffic regulations under the guise that he has prayed
before taking off. Only total concentration and driving according to the rules
of manufacturers who might even be atheists and traffic regulations will help!
A profane member of my faith or
yours cannot spare your goats or public treasury just because you voted based
on religious inclination. When the demons in him start, you might even be his
first victim. A criminal does not have a tribe or religion but one target: His
victim. The interest is to have someone to short-change as a means of earning a
living. Political criminals who found their way into public offices feast on
the gullibility and ignorance of the toiling masses.
Tribal or religious bigotry is
another issue. The story of the axe and the forest provide a classical
explanation: "The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the
axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was
made of wood, he was one of them" (Turkish Proverb). A sizeable number of
Nigerians have no problem with bad leadership provided it is from their tribe
or religion.
In 2014, the then APC
Presidential candidate and now two terms President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari while discussing the ASUU strike, tutored Nigerians
on a sense of what can be indexed as a misplaced and irresponsible government
when he appeared on a Chanel's Television (TV) Program, "Hard Copy"
anchored by a veteran journalist, Makwe. His words are cited unedited in the
next paragraph
"Teachers of the tertiary
institutions and polytechnics were on strike. These strikes were, at least, for
a whole academic year. I think a serious government if they have N7bilion to
throw about, will go and negotiate with ASUU and then the teacher's
organization or teachers' unions of the tertiary institutions from polytechnics
downward, so that our children should remain in school, even complement
equipment (you know) and other social facilities (you know) for educational
institutions. I was so personally against that because the National Assembly is
there. I believe the executive ought to have sent a memoir to the National
Assembly if they want constitutional amendment in line with the 1999
constitution as amended. Why go and take 7 billion that you could not afford
when our children are on the street? I think this government has the capacity
for wrong priorities." This was a hard knock on the then-PDP
administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan which was eventually voted
out and the accuser took over.
Interestingly today, history is
repeating itself as Nigerian universities went on protracted strike for 8
uninterrupted months with no solution in sight under Buhari's regime. How can
one explain a situation where these universities and other related tertiary
institutions are closed down for this long but some youth and parents who are
direct or indirect affected by this ugly development still chant APC, the
ruling party that is superintending over this mess? During the Ekiti
governorship poll, ASUU was on strike for four consecutive (4) months but the
President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who is the
leader of all students in the country 'was happy that he delivered his polling
unit to the winner', APC government. What a paradox!
How can one also explain a
situation where a nation and its citizens are living in perpetual fear of the
unknown, there is a clear and present danger: People are being maimed, killed,
and destroyed with impunity through the activities of insurgents, terrorists,
kidnappers, bandits, etc., yet, even direct victims still praise and support
the government that has utterly failed in halting these killer threats? There
can be some good candidates in the APC but the candidates should be sober and
not brag about the performance of the incumbent as though all is well. The
party has not failed flat but certainly has not taken Nigerians to the land of
Eldorado: Not fulfilled its bogus promises!
How can a people support a system
that impoverishes them in such a manner in this country? Nigeria has become the
poverty capital of the world with the north which dominated the governance
structure of the country for decades, being the worst hit for it. However, the
mass majority of impoverished people of this region are still the ones
celebrating our indigenous slave masters. Listen to the poetic lyrics of some
northern artists/poets and you will be surprised how poor northerners are,
ironically, praising the unjustifiably rich amongst them!
How can a country be moving in a
reversed gear and the citizens be delusional hoping to attain sustainable
development? The author is not known who remarked that Nigeria is the only
developing country where poverty is increasing. Yet, the citizens of this
country are reputed the happiest people on earth based on World Happiness Index
(WHI). This is an unassuming and surprising puzzle of a nation. Given the
current hardship in Nigeria, it is rather mysterious that the country's people
are the happiest on the face of the earth. The possible explanation for this
21st Century's irony could either be that the citizens are substantiating
Marx's thesis that 'religion is the opium of people or that the frustrated
people are smiling at the storms of their lives in such a fashion that is
common with mentally retarded folks. One index of mental retardation is for a man
to be exceedingly comfortable and happy in an abnormal situation!
For a country like Nigeria to be
liberated from the clutches of bad leaders, sound wisdom must be applied. One
way of doing this is for the citizens to harken to the simple but profound
voice of Arthur Ashe which commands as follows: "Start where you are, Use
what you have, Do what you can." Nigeria is a free democratic state and so
the greatest weapon for liberation in this system is the ballot box. What the
citizen can do in the next general elections is to exercise their franchise in
stepping out to vote for credible leaders at all levels; not the highest
bidders. Nigeria can only get it right when citizens resist hedonistic
temptations and massively vote for credibility. The opportunity and possibility
for a functional system are lost when citizens vote for money and not their
convictions.
Another profound and distilled
wisdom can be deduced from the postulation of Marcus Aurelius who stated that
"when a bunch of known corrupt people unite against one man and spare no
effort to ridicule him, blackmail him and attempt to assassinate his character,
blindly follow that one man." This is because the corrupt have no virtue
to offer but to destroy those that can. It is, however, important to note that
choosing a virtuoso man over corrupt elements is a revolutionary act that must
be asserted with tack and unwavering courage. This is the implied sense
conveyed in George Orwell's submission that "in a time of deceit telling
the truth is a revolutionary act."
It is paradox that a people could
celebrate being savaged. Nations that expelled or minimized savage living in
history all started by being increasingly dissatisfied with the status quo and
rose to the occasion by collectively saying enough is enough. They risk their
lives resisting tyranny, the custodians of serfdom, and sometimes recording not
only success but casualties. America did. South Africa did. Ghana did. Even the
heroes of our struggling democracy in Nigeria did and we can do it too through
the power of the ballot box. The ballot revolution is loading
again in Nigeria!
Pastor Nengak Suwa Bags a Prestigious Honorary Doctorate Award
Well presenting the
award to Pastor Nengak Suwa in a brief but colourful ceremony witnessed by
family members, friends, and well-wishers the representative of the institution
described Pastor Nengak as a shining star whose time has come to brighten the
world and also drew men closer to God,
The honorary awardee is
the founder of the fastest-growing New Jerusalem Ministry world prayer and
prophetic ministry, a centre of outstanding Christian ministry and
philanthropist with its headquarters in Jos, Plateau State
Pastor Nengak Suwa is an
array of accomplishments as an award-winning international musician, a
motivational speaker, and a great philanthropist whose humanitarian services
through his NGO the BICE CHINGNENKA FOUNDATION has assisted and supported so
many missionaries, pastors, and ministers of the gospel. Through this
foundation, he has been instrumental in feeding and clothing thousands of
widows, orphans, the elderly, the poor, the less privileged, and the
disadvantaged.
Pastor Nengak Suwa is
the CEO of an NENPAJI INTEGRATED DEV. LTD an award-winning solid mineral mining
practitioner was recently honoured by the f#Federal Ministry of solid mineral
resources at the Sheraton hotel in Abuja for his discovery and documentation of
a new solid mineral (gemstone) mining site in Plateau state.
He is a recipient of so
many public service awards as many of his friends described him as an
achiever, his exceptional humility and leadership qualities as well as his
passionate patriotism in all the tasks given to him are endless, given his track
record in providing brilliance and ideal ideas on developmental issues;
boundless.
Pastor Nengak Suwa's
intimidating profile and legendary accomplishments are laudable, above all, his
firmly immense dispositions, unquestionable character, an uncommon passion
for the spread of the word of God are endless, as some said the award
presentation is just a starting point.
(Modest Thoughts with Ayuba Yilgak'ha, November 27, 2022; SMS: 08116181263; loisayuba420@gmail.com)
In this piece, I tried to avoid sounding academic, but for the purpose of clarity, an attempt is made to explain what Christmas carols mean and then delve into its evolution and development to the level it is today. The point though is to contribute to the growth and development of a project that has come to be a role model in carols celebrations in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Carol(s) 'is a religious folk song or popular hymn, particularly, one associated with Christmas.' This is no definite history as to when Christmas Carols started. However, it has been observed that "Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pre-Christian/pagan songs, sung at Winter Solstice celebrations. But what is Winter Solace?
Solstice as a word means, "the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about 21 June and 22 December)." Christopher Muscato, in his "History of Christmas carols", stated that "The winter solstice was a powerful pagan holiday in Europe, celebrated through drinking, dancing, and the loud singing of joyful and popular songs."
The history explained that Christmas Carols is the transformation of the solstice practice where traditional pagan practices were changed into Christian ones by Christians of that epoch and this coincided with before the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ which is called Christmas. Today Christmas carols have become so popular and widely observed in Christendom with Shikrot Khinen Network (SKN) keying into it and organizing the Ngas Christmas carols every year since it started in 2006
Great is the faithfulness of God. That is just the best way to describe how God can build something from nothing and make great virtues out of it. This piece is a classical lesson in the power of little beginnings which SKN, the precursor and anchor of the Ngas Christmas Carols represent.
Like child's play and from his little corner at Census, a neighborhood around the State Secretariat Junction, Mr. Darshak Simon Gobum curved and shared the initial vision with progressive friends and well-wishers and the Ngas Christmas Carols were birth and nurtured by many more people to the glory of God. Time and space cannot warrant the mention of names but posterity will be kind to these silent destiny helpers!
The Ngas Christmas Carols is, arguably, the single biggest Christian Carols ever hosted by any tribe in Jos and Northern Nigeria. The idea of Ngas Christmas Carols which started as a mustard seed in almost two decades has leapfrogged into one of the most urbane events heralding the celebration of Christmas in Nigeria and Plateau State in particular.
One of the profoundly instructive elements of the Annual Ngas Christmas Carols is the celebration of Jesus Christ in unique Ngas cultural flavors. At the event, the best of the material and non-material culture of the Ngas people are represented with great joy and excitement and unto the glory of God. While the non- material flavor features the deployment of the Ngas dialect in praise worship; Bible quizzes; bible recitation; and lots more. The material culture is represented in the Ngas traditional attires, dances, and delicacies which are unique and spacious in every modest sense.
In the spirit of love and brotherliness, the Ngas Christmas Carols have also always featured multiple other tribal groups in the state and beyond. This has contributed to adding color and variety to the celebration. In fact, the bonding that is being cultivated between Ngas and other tribes during the carols, though intangible, is quite profound!
The Christian faith-based event, the Carols is also a platform for the promotion and showcasing of the Ngas heritage: Her culture and the demonstration of the nation's acknowledgment of God's abiding love in blessing it with so much and, more importantly, salvation through Jesus Christ.
Year after year, since the annual Ngas Christmas Carols began, the organizers, the SKN have continued to introduce new innovations into the organization of the Carols which makes it even richer in content. During the yearly event, very seasoned ministers of the Gospel, especially, those of Ngas extraction are mobilized to come with sound and life-changing Gospel messages.
During the carols too, dignitaries, especially, Ngas sons and daughters from all works of life and resident across the length and breadth of Nigeria including politicians are invited to take part and give goodwill messages that have to continue to strengthen the bond of unity and togetherness in Christ within and across tribal lineages. It has always been a gathering for the propagation and harvest of the benefits of Jesus' Revolution where love is the trade in stock.
The Ngas Christmas Carols is a one-stop event and grant point of contact for long-time-no-see friends. It is not just a period for spiritual refreshment but social interaction and cultural rejuvenation. Call it a gathering for the deployment of Ngas heritage in holy praise and worship to God. It is a link-up program for vertical and horizontal connectivity among God's chosen people and nation.
The Christmas Carols is a platform for spiritual enterprise but not without challenges. Over the years, the organizers of this noble event have had to grapple with funding constraints. The monies necessary to take care of the general organization of the program from the venue, logistics, and security are always in deficit. However, thank God for the generosity of spirited individuals who have always made sacrifices to come to the rescue in kind and cash. It has been God working through these ones and the prayer is that they shall never relent in doing good, especially, God's bidding because in due time, they shall reap the harvest.
Traffic control has also always been a challenge during the event too. With thousands of people coming for the carols, it has always been a herculean task controlling and affecting the free flow of traffic to and away from the venue. Hence, there is a need for humanitarian support from traffic control agencies, particularly, the Road Safety Corps to assist in this regard.
The general security of the venue is another challenge. With the attendance rate running into thousands and counting, there is a need for massive security deployment to protect lives and properties. God has been faithful in the area of security throughout the inception of the Ngas Carols but prayers are being said as the organizers seek the intervention of lead and internal security agencies like the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) amongst others is to help now and in subsequent hostings.
When a multitude gathers, health concerns are supposed to be watched. However, due to constraints arising from the papacy of funds still, this critical need is often downplayed. It is, however, wished and hoped that going forward, ad-hoc and volunteer medical personnel will respond to partner with the organizers to have, at least, a responsive, first-aid medical squad that is always on the ground to respond to medical emergencies, any. No bad incident has been recorded but the need to think ahead and be proactive is what SKN has proven to stand for all these years.
Partnership and sponsorship are allowed in event planning and practice. Therefore, SKN is encouraged not only to seek individual support but widen the scope of resource mobilization by approaching successful corporate organizations, especially, those within the Jos metropolis, be they media outfits, business or faith-based, to crave support that can lesson the burden of organizing such gigantic event.
SKN and its brain-child-turn-big event, have come to stay and got the potential to anchor the propagation of the Gospel of Christ during yuletide seasons. There is no limit to how far men of goodwill and corporate organizations can help with innovative ideas to make these brands grow from strength to strength and coast to coast.
The Ngas Christmas Carols are trailing the blaze. Its increasing popularity has motivated many tribes on the Plateau into organising similar events in the state. What this means is that Plateau State Government could adapt and make it a grand Annual Rainbow Christmas Carols that will host all the tribes and residents of the state. This will serve dual purposes of uniting Nigerians in worship to God and promoting religious tourism in "Plateau the Beautiful". I cannot wait to see plateau inhabitants rise in unison and togetherness to worship God under one big roof and in their different but beautiful cultures celebrate the birth of our great Redeemer: Jesus Christ!
With motivation and support, SKN has got all it takes to anchor holistic ministry for Christ and it is on a straight mission to produce a unique, standard, and global brand in yuletide celebration through the Ngas Christmas Carols Season 17 which by God's grace will take place at Solomon Lar's Amusement Park along Domkat Bali - State Locust Road, Jos, Plateau State, on Sunday, December 4, 2022, from 2 Pm.
As revealed by the event's sound jingles and fliers also, popular Evangelist Danjuma Fwenji of the God's Grace Divine Mission (GGDN) is expected at the carols as a Guest preacher while Tribal groups like Berom choir, Mwaghavul choir, Pan Choir, Yoruba Choir, Michika Choir, Afro for Christ and lots more will be ministering in Special Renditions. It promises to be wow: Rainbow colored with rhythm-packed melodies and feasting from the Word of God, all in unique cultural situations like no there. May the organizers gain more wisdom and the capacity to give out their best towards satisfying the great and varying expectations of all:
Participants and well-wishers alike, wherever they are in the universe, amen!
GOVERNOR LALONG EULOGISES THE WIFE OF FORMER PLATEAU DEPUTY GOVERNOR NGGWO LYDIA BOT-MANG
Lalong said this at the Service of Songs for the late Nggwo Lydia Bot-Mang held at her residence in Zawan, Jos South Local Government Area.
The Governor said the deceased who was a professional nurse combined her training and heart of compassion and love to work for the interest of others particularly the less privileged in society.
He said she gave her very best to support widows, orphans, the poor and needy as well as people of her immediate community in various ways.
He praised her for supporting her late husband throughout his political and professional life enabling him to rise to the top and contribute to the development of Plateau State and Nigeria.
Her Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Timothy Dabot said she was a faithful woman who believed in God and supported the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as developing physical structures of the Church.
He praised for her commitment to the Church and generosity as well as mentoring which has assisted many young ones to find the right path in life.
Her friends, colleagues, classmates and relations all reflected on her good attributes which they say will remain with them forever.
While responding on behalf of the family, son of the deceased and former Commissioner for Works Plateau State Pam Bot-Mang said mama was a woman who loved and disciplined her children while building their character.
Pam Bot-Mang who is also the APC Gubernatorial running mate said his mother never supported injustice in politics and always stood for the truth.
He said they will greatly miss her love and care but are consoled by her testimony of impact in the lives of other people across society.
Dr. Makut Simon Macham
Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State.
23rd November 2022.
2023: Hon. Shikir floors Bedir in FHC Court
The judgment was
delivered on the 21st of November 2022 in Abuja.
Some of the supporters
of Shikir Nuhu Caleb and some top PDP stalwarts described the judgment as a
good development and signed that PDP will cruise victory come 2023 considering
his tracts records and popularity, noting that his victory will further boost
the chance of PDP winning the general elections.
His supporters further
noted that even though they have a strong belief that Shikir will cruise to
victory in the court, it was a huge distraction that was calculated to weaken
his position and that of the PDP.
They, however, appealed
to their challengers to sheath their sword and support Hon Shikir, saying that
they strongly believed he has the charisma of a worthy and excellent
representative and the capacity to not only win the election but to attract
huge votes for the PDP
GOVERNOR LALONG ADVOCATES MORE TRAINING FOR SECURITY FORCES; RECEIVES ARMED FORCES COMMAND & STAFF COURSE PARTICIPANTS
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The Governor said this when he received members of Senior
Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji who paid him a
Courtesy visit as part of their study tour to Plateau State.
Lalong said the Nigerian Security agencies have played a greater role in addressing insecurity in the country but must be enhanced through training and retraining as well as more recruitment.
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He said "The crimes we face today are different from
what we faced in the past and thus require that we adopt new strategies that
are relevant to the current dynamics. This means our armed forces must be
trained and retrained always in addition to an increase in their numbers. We
need to respond to the challenges of today with the strategy of the day".
The Governor also told the participants that Plateau State
has enjoyed the support of the Armed Forces in addressing insecurity which was
a major setback to the development of the State. He assured them of his support in
ensuring the successful completion of their study tour.
Earlier, Director of Joint Studies Armed Forces Command and
Staff College Jaji Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Bindul said the team is one of the 8
going around selected States to carry out studies on the theme "Youth
Unemployment and Internal Security".
He said the 51 participants in the team comprise of various branches of the Armed Forces as well as others from Bangladesh, Malawi, Ghana, Congo Brazzaville and Tanzania.
Dr. Makut Simon Macham
Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of
Plateau State.
21st November 2022.
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