Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong was on Friday elected Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, NGF for another four years.
Lalong was elected by his colleagues during the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum in Kaduna State.
The governors, at the meeting agreed to set up a joint financial institution that would galvanize rapid socio-economic development within the region and enable it attain some degree of financial independence.
The governors also resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the security challenges in the region.
The meeting of the northern governors which later went into closed door, is expected to receive briefing on the security situation across states as well as submissions from officials of the northern Nigerian development company on the successes made in the areas of oil exploration in the lake chad basin, as well as reviving the collapsed Kaduna textile factory owned by the 19 northern states.
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong says the committee on farmers-herdsmen clashes headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is determined to relocate women, children and the aged from the Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPs) in Plateau State to their ancestral homes.
He noted that security of lives and property in the state has been the focus of his administration, stating that he will not compromise it under any circumstance.
Gov Lalong stated this on Tuesday at the occasion of the Democracy Day celebration in Jos, Plateau State.
Gov Lalong, who is among the Governors inaugurated on the committee of the farmers-herdsmen settlement, said the federal government has started disbursing funds for the rebuilding and rehabilitation of internally displaced persons in the country.
“Our determination to ensure sustainable peace in the state through continuous dialogue, security watch and effective peace architecture remain unwavering. We shall continue to work in synergy with the federal government to attain the set objectives of ensuring that all our Internally displaced people (IDPs) are resettled in their original places and their security guaranteed,” the Governor stated.
“I urge all citizens in the state, and most especially the affected areas to cooperate with the government, the security agents and other officials as they work assiduously to ensure the success of this enormous task.”
He said that once he gets clearance from the security apparatus in the state, he will give the go-ahead for the conduct of much awaited local government elections.
“We are also very aware of the desire of the people for local government elections to be conducted. I wish to assure citizens of the state that in no distant time local government elections would be conducted as soon as we receive security clearance from relevant security agencies.
“Citizens of the state should be aware that security is a major concern to us as a government, and this cannot be sacrificed under whatever guise. It is also the intention of the administration to sustain prompt payment of workers’ salaries and pensions towards bettering the living conditions and motivating them for effective service delivery.”
Gov Lalong noted that the Justice Stephen Adah Commission of Inquiry, instituted by the federal government in 2016, indicted the previous PDP administration of stealing funds belonging to the state government.
He stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was working tirelessly to recover the funds.
Following the Thursday clash between some Igbo traders and Hausas in Plateau State, the state governor Simon Lalong has imposed an indefinite curfew in Jos, the State Capital.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Samuel Lalong, Samuel Nanle, the curfew was as result of a clash that ensued between the Igbo and Hausa communities in Jos.
Sources said the clash has left many persons injured.
He said the incident was as a result of report from Abia State that some Hausas were being attacked in Umuahia by members of IPOB.
In order to forestall further break down of law and order, the State Government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in Jos.
His statement reads in full.
“Following the unfortunate reaction and spread of rumours within the Jos Metropolis in response to the agitation by Independent People of Biafra in South Eastern Nigeria, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm – 6am) within the Greater Jos – Bukuru Metropolis, until further notice.
“This is to forestall any break down of law and order. The Executive Governor has directed the immediate deployment of security personnel to all flash points within the Jos Metropolis to ensure compliance with the curfew and to avert any further breach of the peace.”
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