STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES SUSPENSION OF THE COORDINATOR OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME Following numerous allegations and petitions surrounding the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the National Security Adviser set up a Caretaker Committee to look into the activities of the programme, on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari. Part of the Committee’s task is to ensure that allocated resources are properly utilized in consonance with government’s objective of alleviating problems in the Niger Delta region, and stamping out corruption in the Amnesty Programme. Consequently, the NSA recommended to Mr President that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo be suspended, a recommendation that has been approved […]

. His Excellency Distinguished Senator Ignatius Longjan’s demise and home going has exited from our clime a refined elder statesman, a man of peace who cultivated a culture of patience, resilience and honesty in conduct and candor. This testimony is derived first hand from the privilege of my working as Permanent Secretary for eight years when he served as Chief of Staff and later as Deputy Governor from 2007-2011 & 2011-2015 respectively with Dist. Excellency Senator Jonah Jang as Governor. Presently, privileged as a colleague Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, from June 2019 to date. I commiserate with his immediate family, the government and people of Plateau State, […]

One of the Constitutional responsibilities of government is to protect lives and property of the citizens. I received with rude shock the gruesome murder of persons in Kwatas and neighboring villages of Marish, Chenget and Ruboi in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. This is one death too many which is act of wickedness and men inhumanity to their fellow men. The attacks and killings are barbaric, inhuman and irrational. I condemn the gruesome murder in the strongest possible terms. While praying for the repose of the souls of those murdered and speedy recovery to those injured, I wish to call on government to rise up to its cardinal […]

The successive attacks and killing of 13 natives of Kwattas and Ruboi villages in Bokkos LGA, Plateau State in successive attacks of Sunday night 26 and Monday morning 27 January by bandits is another sad commentary that is negativing all efforts at peace building in the state. These are the words of Senator I.D. Gyang, Deputy chairman Senate committee on Defence and Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District. The Senator says further that the renewed escalation of deadly attacks on host communities raises questions on the state of security in the state. Only last week, Kombun village in Mangu LGA was attacked and now, it is Kwattas and Ruboi villages […]

Professor C. J DAKAS . SAN . Today, condemns the killing of Mr. Ropvil Daciya a student of University of Maiduguri who was kidnapped on the 9th of January 2020 and killed by the terror organization in a video that went viral. The Senior advocate calls it a tragedy in his words: “ “What a tragedy! I condemn in the strongest possible term the gruesome and senseless murder of our brother and fellow compatriot. May God grant him eternal rest and comfort his loved ones and the Mupun Nation. May God secure the release of those in captivity and redeem our country.” The SAN extends his condolences to the family, […]