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From Gyang Bere, Jos
Plateau State Governorship candidates for the 2023 elections have resolved to tackle the ravaging insecurity that has claimed several lives and displaced persons from their ancestral lands.
They also vowed to put in place machinery as contained in their respective blueprints to return all persons who have been displaced as a result of violent attacks in the state to their ancestral homes.
The four governorship candidates who were selected through online voting by Plateau citizens made the resolution during the Governorship debate organised by Plateau Debate Guild (PDG), held at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.
The PDP candidate, Caleb Mutfwang who promised to revamp the tourism sector in the state, said his administration would reorganise the security architecture in the state by equipping the “Operation Rainbow”, the state security outfit to work in collaboration with hunters and vigilance groups to provide adequate security in rural communities and recover tourism sites for revenue generation.
He said the model used for the return of displaced persons in Jong community would be embraced and replicated across all displaced communities for safe return of people.
“We will reinvigorate the justice system to give justice to everyone and we will reorganize the state security outfit “Operation Rainbow” for effectiveness. We will also be advocating for the constitution of state police.
“On the issue of land grabbing, we will use “carrot and stick” diplomacy, we will press the button where we can press to ensure that all people are returned to their ancestral lands,” he said.
His APC counterpart, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda said hunters and vigilance groups have been optimal in the fight against kidnappers and criminality in recent times, saying their services would be deployed by his administration to secure the state.
He explained that his administration would set up a security trust fund where resources would be contributed to finance security for the protection of citizens, using technology and the local communities.
Labour Party candidate, Dr. Patrick Dakum said he is determined to come up with participatory security blueprint driven by various communities using hunters and vigilante groups.
