The All Progressives Congress APC, Plateau State Chapter has cried out for the establishment of State Police by the National Assembly to be the lasting solution to end the incessant suspected Fulani herdsmen attacks in the State.
The APC Acting Caretaker Committee Chairman in the State Hon. Enoch Fanmak made the call while addressing Journalists on Sunday at the NUJ Press Centre Jos.
He raised the alarm on the activities of criminals and crises merchants in the State who are bent on turning back the hands of the clock.
“The APC believes that this is the time to come together as well-meaning citizens of Plateau State to put to shame this group of people who are bent on making Plateau a hot bed of crises.
The ruling party commended Lalong for his proactive steps in ensuring quick intervention towards ensuring that the situation does not go out of control, saying the Governor has done his best, but is greatly limited because of lack of direct control of the security agencies that have to receive orders from their headquarters even after the Governor gives them directives.
“We hope that the National Assembly will do the needful by amending the Constitution to provide for State Police which will give Governors direct responsibility to bark and bite.”
Famank said the APC expressed total disappointment and accused some members of the opposition PDP over desperate attempt to use this unfortunate development to advance selfish and cheap political ambitions.
“We have noted their unacceptable utterances and inciting comments on both the traditional and social media which are carefully targeted at discrediting the Governor of Plateau State Rt. Hon. (Dr) Simon Bako Lalong and portraying the Government as uncaring, with the hope of reviving their faded glory as a rejected political party in the State and country at large.
“We have a lot of evidence to prove this claim, but we can cite a few to expose them to the people of Plateau State and Nigerians the hidden agenda of the PDP to use crises and the lives of innocent people as a bargaining chip for political relevance. We will not allow this their futile dream to come true”
The APC said the events of the past weeks and months have put Plateau State in the news for the wrong reasons and clearly attempt to jeorpadise the achievements of the APC administration under the able leadership of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Simon Bako Lalong in the area of peace and security After about six years of relative peace achieved.
“The APC believes that this is the time to come together as well-meaning citizens of Plateau State to put to shame this group of people who are bent on making Plateau a hot bed of crises. The good people of this State desire to live in peace and pursue their legitimate means of livelihood without any fear of molestation or threat.”
The APC Chairman however urge security agencies to arrest all the perpetrators of all the killings across the affected LGAs and ensure that they are prosecuted expeditiously.
“Nobody should be spared if he is found guilty whether he is a perpetrator or sponsor. The blood of those who were killed in Miango, Dong, Kwi, Yelwa Zagam, Rukuba Road, Bwai among others must never be allowed to go in vain. All lives are precious and matter”.
