Chief of Staff, Director General, Asiwaju/Shetima Campaign Council, Yakubu Dati, has eulogised Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, for bringing peace to the state.
Dati said the crisis that nearly drowned peace in the state was stopped through dexterous diplomatic management of the governor, who epitomised fairness and inclusiveness in his governance style, which thawed the animosity among warring groups in the state that decided to embrace the olive branch, as Lalong became an arbiter and a peacemaker.
He said Lalong deserved the honour that would be bestowed on him by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
Dati said if it were in the military, Governor Lalong, who is also the director general of Asiwaju/Shetima Campaign Council, would have been decorated with the rank of a four-star general, due to not just how he is holding four strategic leadership positions, but how he is giving good account of himself in all respects.
“This is quite a positive development to Plateau given the image of the state in the past as crises ridden and prone to violence.
“For the over seven years that Lalong has been governor, the negative image Plateau has acquired has been banished and now, the rest of the country is seeing Plateau in a new light as the governor is bringing out positive vibes from the state with his imminent decoration as Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and the task he has been given of returning his party, the All Progressives Congress to the seat of power in 2023,” Dati said.
He recalled that someone mentioned recently that Lalong was emerging as one of the most outstanding leaders of his time due to his adroitness in leadership, strategic planning, sense of organisation and clinical execution of projects, adding that in civil parlance, he could be described as a man wearing four caps while making each to sit well on his head.
“As governor of Plateau, Lalong has done so well not just in ending crises and violence in the state but has introduced a new template of leadership that gives all a sense of belonging.” Dati said.