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From Jude Dangwam, Jos
The Plateau State Task Force on the Recovery of Purported Auctioned Government Property has disclosed that it will publish the names of persons who deliberately refused to comply with the terms of reference of the task force and return those public properties in their custody.
The Chairman of the task force, Nde Isaac Wadak, stated this in a letter of public notice signed by his Secretary Hon. Pam Gyang Davou Esq on Wednesday said the task force will resort to physical retrieval of the properties in the event those concerned failed to comply with all procedures followed by the task force.
He said they have so far started retrieving some of the government properties including vehicles from some individuals who complied with the appeal to return the same, however, there are some who refused to adhere to the appeal despite letters written to them.
“The task force has so far received inventories and reports of most landed property, equipment, moveable assets, including vehicles and machinery belonging to the government.”
Wadak added, “The task force, in pursuit of this, has written letters to people who are allegedly in possession of government property to return them for use by new officers occupying
their former offices.
“Please note that failure to comply with the instructions above, and have been officially notified, the task force will embark on publishing the names of defaulters in National dailies, while equally embarking on the physical retrieval of these government properties,” he cautioned
Wadak said there is a dearth of vehicles at the moment for official use hence, “Those concerned should again consider the humongous cost of these vehicles should the government want to acquire them under the present economic realities.”
The Chairman said they have discovered that some persons have “allocated to themselves, government lands and landed property without due process. The task force is therefore calling on those in this category to immediately vacate such property henceforth.”
He reiterated government’s insistence that the exercise is not meant to witch-hunt anyone, and “the level of responses/compliance will determine whether the act is of sabotage or deliberate.”
While appreciating Plateau citizens, who up to this moment he said are providing the task force with information that has been of immense help in achieving their mandate.
Wadak reiterated that their work still remains to Identity/Locate and Recover Government Property purported to have been illegally auctioned, boarded or possessed and not a witch-hunt against anybody.
