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A former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang has described as unfortunate the leadership tussle in the State House of Assembly adding the development calls for all people of goodwill, especially those who love the State to intervene.

Jang, also a former Senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly noted, evidence has shown that the numbers required to carry the impeachment is not available to those “desperate to remove the speaker, hence they have resorted to using undue force in pushing forth their agenda which is not only unconstitutional but, shameful.”

In a statement issued in Jos on Wednesday, he said, “The unfortunate happenings in the Plateau State House of Assembly in the last couple of days calls for, not only the intervention of all well-meaning Plateau elders and stakeholders but, people of goodwill who love the State and hold it dear to their hearts. We are indeed witnesses to the drama which has engulfed the State Assembly simply because a section of the Government wants the Speaker out at all costs. While it is unfortunate that these individuals have put their primordial sentiments above reason, and would do anything including making a mockery of the Constitution just to achieve their selfish ends, we cannot fold our arms as the efforts the Plateau people have put to sustain the fragile peace is made nonsense of.

“The removal of a speaker or change of leadership in legislative houses might not be new, but when the process is abused and goes against the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the people must work together to ensure the stability of the House which, in any case, is made up of those they voted to represent them and work for their welfare and in their best interests.

“The Executive has tried, albeit unconvincingly, to wash its hands off of the disgraceful events in the House of Assembly but the more the Governor and his handlers try to spin a story around the issue, the more glaring it becomes that the six members who staged an impeachment are only acting out a script for the Governor, the hasty nature with which the Governor hurriedly received a ‘new speaker’ knowing full well, being a lawyer, that what happened was an aberration, speak volumes.

“Evidence has shown that the numbers required to carry the impeachment is not available to those desperate to remove the speaker, hence they have resorted to using undue force in pushing forth their agenda which is indeed, not only unconstitutional but, shameful. The Governor must listen to the voice of reason and restore normalcy in the Plateau State House of Assembly, the crisis bedevilling the Assembly has a way of spiralling to affect the lacklustre performance of the government which has already failed in discharging its responsibility to Plateau citizens. The interests of a few must not, therefore, be allowed to shatter the hopes of millions of Plateau people who deserve better.

It is on this premise that I call on Plateau elders to rise up to the occasion by prevailing on the Governor, Barr. Simon Lalong, to demonstrate leadership for once by allowing the Honourable Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly to decide who their leaders are and even if the speaker were to be impeached, the members of the House be allowed to so decide; arm twisting the Assembly with a few members will further derail the government of the day as it staggers toward a directioness route.”

He added that, “No amount of explanation will justify wrongdoing, it is unconstitutional for 8 out of 24 members to effect a change in leadership in the House, no matter how the Government goads them on. The Governor should know better as a lawyer, he must not allow the trappings of power push him to dig deeper into infamy, the prize he has earned for himself, with Plateau people, in seeking personal ambition over the collective welfare of the citizens. Ordinarily, one would have thought that the Governor, himself, a former Speaker of the House of Assembly who was impeached, would have learned from the mistakes of the past and etched his name in gold but here we are, retrogressively marching beyond the dark days of our past.

“Democracy has come of age in Nigeria and those of us who were in the trenches fighting for the return to democratic rule will not fold our arms and watch our labours washed down the drain by the egotistical pursuits of individuals who are only beneficiaries of what we were even jailed for by the military. I want to use this medium, as I join my voice with those of other well meaning Plateau people, to call on the Governor to salvage the situation and restore normalcy to the House. We have become a laughing stock and we must put an end to the unconstitutionality playing out at the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Failing to do that, the Governor would not only have openly declared tacit support, as we are already sensing, to a breach of the constitution but would have gone ahead to brazenly show he sanctioned the comedy playing out in the House of Assembly. Having fought for democracy, as member of NADECO and later the G38, I am willing to lead a protest of Plateau people against the illegality that has been perpetrated at the Plateau State House of Assembly.

“Plateau is bigger than any individual, the aspirations of the people must not be trampled upon owing to the selfishness of a few. This transcends party affiliation, it is a matter of safeguarding the Plateau heritage and guaranteeing the security and welfare of the people which, in all honesty, the government of the day has failed to provide. While I understand the frustrations of our youth, I call on them to resist the temptation of taking laws into their hands as two wrongs can not make a right.”

Safyqueen:
I no blame you, na media thing. Face to face, you are too small to insult me. Where do you place Jos north, what of yelwa and so on. Anyway the truth will prevail.

Safyqueen:
This is my point. You are saying this because opportunity was given. How many LGAs has plateau state and how many are predominantly Muslims. Get your facts together and lets educate the public not sentiment.

Embattled Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba, and some members of his group have been arrested within the vicinity of the State Assembly in Jos.

The State Police Commissioner, Edward Egbuka and some key officials of the different security outfits in the State ushered them into Hilux vans at about 3.15 pm after laying siege in the State Assembly since dawn.

Abok was whisked away through the back gate of the State Assembly shortly after security agents bombarded the peaceful protestors and journalists with tear gas and sporadic gunshots to disperse them.

Although the House members said they were not told where they were being taken to as Abok keeps shouting, “I can not say if I am under arrest at this moment,” but it was gathered they are being taken to Abuja.

At the time of this report, security agents who had besieged the premises had withdrawn, leaving few personnel loitering around the vicinity while the teary-eyed youths reappear in groups discussing the development.

One of them, Ezra Maren cast dispersion on the Governor, Simon Lalong for “encouraging the lawlessness.”

According to him, “This is beyond Abok, how can our Governor allow himself to be so rubbished as a lawyer?

“He said he has no control over security but he had control to use them and suppress the wishes of the people.

“Don’t forget the identity of those spearheading this. Apart from the prodigal Na’anlong, check out the identity of others.

nairaman66:
Sure I totally understand! Rape stories are rare and not after you have surrounded your valuables, a thief would want to have carnal knowledge of you, while on the road and on the job.

Her story has too many red flags!



From the OP- Seems her phone wasn’t stolen nor her bag. Secondly, there was almost nobody in a Lagos street? Is this plausible?

She may be telling the truth (truth is relative)! Maybe she was forced into sex by the guy she was with that night!

OR

She got drunk with her friends and someone slept with her without her consent and she felt used, she couldn’t stand the shame and her heart must have been pricking her bad she had to tell some story to her boyfriend.. Etc

Drama in Plateau Assembly as youths takeover, demanding reinstatement of Ayuba

Fresh drama is brewing in Plateau State House of Assembly as the purportedly suspended Speaker of the House, Abok Ayuba, and his group on Monday morning gained entrance into the chambers having been barred last Thursday when he was purportedly suspended forcing him to hold plenary at a Community Hall in Zawan, Jos South local government area.

At that sitting, he suspended six members who spearheaded his impeachment even as the State Governor, Simon Lalong, received and congratulated Yakubu Sanda, Member representing Pengana State constituency who was appointed as Speaker by the faction which suspended Abok.

The Governor has however distanced himself from the drama in the House.

But placards-carrying youths, as early as 4 am, besieged the State Assembly, calling for Abok to be reinstated saying “he is a youth that is being persecuted for standing for the future of Plateau.”

At the time of this report, the impeached Speaker and his allies of 12 men were in the Assembly, having a meeting while a few security personnel were seen in strategic positions around the vicinity of the Assembly.

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Leverage2021:
see ehn, Lagos or anywhere in the south are indegenous to the natives there

No territory in south belongs to abokis obviously because of the distance divide

But you lie to yourself if you say abokis don't have territory in Abuja, nassarawa, kogi, kwara, plateau states

Years of migration and wars made them displace the indegenes there just as fulanis control kwara

Fulani/hausas are very indegenous to Jos north the exact reason there is always ethnic clash supremacy between them and the Jos south Jos Central people

Leverage2021:
But aboki can't be lagosians na, they are migrants

But abokis are now native in Jos north areas

Na Jos south you suppose dey call middle belt

Leverage2021:
na true Sha

But aboki from far north still dey Jos na

Yousef na aboki not a core middlebeltern

darthv:
by your assertion above if you look at the map, jos is south. Don't you know division. And balance

Trimjos:
There is nothing like middle belt. It's either north, south, east or west

Xixtie:
Rara, Jos na East
Ode.

We came to school this morning to start our examinations only to see a circular that our lecturers have been on strike since Friday.
“We were not informed; nobody said anything to us we just discovered that we cannot start our examinations.
“This is why students were protesting.
“We have spent over three years in just one semester owing to Covid-19 lockdown, but largely due to the various strikes embarked upon by our lecturers.
“We keep paying for our accommodation, school fees, and other expenses. More so, we are getting old and by the time we graduate, we can’t find jobs because of age,”

“Nobody has come to address us on the issue and we feel this is not right.“We demand a proper explanation from the management on why we cannot start our examinations today.“We are tired of this back and forth; our academic journey is suffering and this is not good for us,” he decried.

PRESS RELEASE
UPDATE ON PLATEAU POLYTECHNIC PROTESTS; PLATEAU GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS KILLING OF STUDENT, ORDERS INVESTIGATION
Recall that the Plateau State Government issued a Press Statement on Monday 20th September 2021 to throw more light on the protests by students of the Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi who blocked the main highway into the State from both the main campus and the Jos campus respectively.
In the statement, background was given as to the reasons for the student protests which were triggered by an Industrial Action by the Polytechnic's unions to press home their demands despite the fact that exams were slated to start same day (20th September 2021).
As at the time the last Press statement was issued which was shortly after the Deputy Governor Prof. Sonni Gwanle Tyoden met with the unions, school management and student union representatives to resolve the matter, there was no reported death as a result of the protests, apart from some students that were injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
However, the Government has today regretably received the sad news from the Police of the death of one of the students who was said to have been hit by a stray bullet and taken to hospital for treatment but could not survive.
This is a very sad development which the Government totally condemns and has therefore directed an immediate and thorough investigation to be conducted into the circumstances leading to the death of the student.
While commiserating with the family of the deceased student, the Government assures that it will not spare anyone found culpable in the death of the student as it is determined to ensure that justice is done.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor has directed a Government delegation to visit the family of the deceased student to sympathise with them over the sad and unfortunate situation.
Hon. Dan Manjang
Commissioner for Information and Communication, Plateau State.
21st September 2021.

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