Plateau state is facing a challenging time that requires the presence of the Nigerian Army to return the state to the tourist destination it has always been.
The Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
While appreciating the army and other security agencies for the efforts so far at ensuring that the sectarian crisis is brought to an end, he pledged his government will give every support within its limited resources to support the army to succeed.
“Haven’t followed your trajectory in the army, we are confident and hopeful, that under your leadership the Nigerian Army will be able to deliver on the expectations of the Nigerian people, that the territorial integrity of Nigeria and its internal peace will be preserved”
“We appreciate the new GOC who is doing well and appeal to the army to do all to bring an end to the crisis, we want to ensure that Plateau remains a state for every Nigerian, a place of tourism. Security is not the presence of security personnel but the absence of security person in a place where peace still thrives”
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja while responding said there is a need to extend a stakeholder’s engagement in managing the crisis in the Plateau.
He equally stressed that with the assistance of the Nigerian Army, the state government needs to properly organise the state security outfit known as ‘Operation Rainbow’.
“Thank you for cheering with us the first-hand information on the crisis in the Plateau.
Be rest assured that you have come to the right place to seek for a solution to the security situation on the Plateau, we have already taken some measures on the issue and we will stop at nothing in providing combat enablers to tackle the crisis”
The Army Chief who maintained that Information from the citizenry has helped a great deal in crisis management, was quick to point out that it is important to bring in traditional rulers, the clergy and other critical stakeholders in finding solutions to the root of the crisis on most communities.
Dominica Nwabufo
