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By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), A former Governor of Plateau State and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Jonah D. Jang has submitted that the Christmas Eve attackers on Plateau State villagers was a planned attack to kill and take over the lands of the people. He also submitted that the attack was a cleansing agenda against the people of Plateau State. Sen. Jang in a press statement, signed by Comrade Clinton Garuba, his Media consultant tagged: “PLATEAU KILLINGS: ONE, TOO MANY AND THE NEED FOR STATE POLICE”, stated that, “T hese killers are out on a cleansing agenda and plan to take over the lands of the people they try to wipe out is no longer hidden”. Adding that “There is more that can be done, the endless killings are unacceptable, and our people must be allowed to stay in their homes, and continue to cultivate their farmlands without any intimidation or fear of unprovoked attacks which leave them homeless or decapitated. “We join millions of Plateau people and our w...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), The attacks on Plateau Citizens on Christmas Eve that have taken over 200 lives has been strongly condemned by Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly. The condemnation which came from both the sworn in Members and the 15 All Progressives Congress (APC) Elected Members that are yet to be sworn in called on the security operatives to beef up and arrest the perpetrators, while describing the carnage as callous, barbaric and reprehensible. In a world press conference held on Friday 29th December 2023, at his official residence in Rayfield, Jos, and flanked by other Members, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, denounced the activities of terrorists who chose the festive period of Christmas to desecrate the land. Rt. Hon. Dewan called on the security agencies to put a stop to the killings in Plateau State, while the House would do everything humanly possible to provide Laws that would protect the lives and properties of citizens in the s...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), As the people of Plateau State are getting prepared, to usher in the New Year 2024, and also putting efforts into finding a solution to the unabated attacks on its people by yet-to-be-unmasked attackers, the politicians in the state on their part are preparing to continue their War of Supremacy from all fronts. You would recall that most of the litigation instituted in 2023, by Political Actors and Non-actors in the state, have been adjourned and carried over to 2024 by most of the Courts hearing these cases. From records, there is a Political Supremacy War between Governor Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, over who won the 2023 Governorship election in the state. While Governor Caleb won the matter at the Tribunal, the Governor-Elect, Nentawe, won at the Court of Appeal. You would also recall that the Petition of Nentawe and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was dismissed by the Panel which heard ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The main essence of governance according to the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) is for the security of life of the people and their welfare. Once they are breached, the government must rise to the occasion to manage and control using all its institutions and agencies available. It is no longer news that the good people of Plateau State have constantly been under attack for many reasons that have not been substantiated. They have been killed with their villages and homes burnt for unprovoked reasons, which are still pilled in the chests of the invaders or attackers. In the past, it was said to be an external invasion of the state but as time passed and internal vigilance introduced, more of the attackers were traced from internal dwellers. On or before the Christmas Eve, Nigerians were adequately informed that attacks were ongoing in some communities around Barakinladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau State. According to the informati...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Court of Appeal has reiterated in its Judgment currently on appeal at the Supreme Court that the Appellants, Governor Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and his Political Party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), have not understood the case been made against them by, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda (The Governor-Elect for Plateau State), in their Petition at the Tribunal and in their well-considered decision at the Court of Appeal. CALEB/NENTAWE The Court of Appeal has restated that the issue is been misunderstood like in the case of Hon. Musa Agah in 2022. The clarification according to the Court of Appeal in the case of Hon. Musa Agah, while delivering judgment on the Appeal filed by Dr. Nentawe is as follows: “It is important to point out at this stage that the Appellants have a misconception of the issue. The issue is not whether the 2 nd Appellant was screened and cleared to contest the election to have satisfied all requirements of the law. The issue in controversy with ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) has filed his Appeal with his Political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenging the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division that sacked him from office on the ground that, he contested the Governorship election in Plateau State on the 18 th of March 2023, as an Independent Candidate as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no structure at the time in Plateau to sponsor him. CALEB/NENTAWE Defendants on the face of the processes filed are: Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe All Progressives Congress (APC) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) It must be noted that the Appeal of Governor Caleb with the PDP is an Appeal against the well-considered judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on the 19 th of November 2023, setting aside the decision of the Plateau State Governorship Election Tribunal that sat in Jos, of 22 nd...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Ronke Raji, The hearing of suit No: PLD/J257/2023, filed by the 17 suspended Local Government Council (LGC) Chairmen and their Councilors was stalled today, 22/12/2023 on the ground that the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants, (the Speaker and the Plateau State House of Assembly) respectively, have not been severed the amended processes of the 1 st and 2 nd Defendants (the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and the State Attorney General), and secondly, that the 3 rd and 4 th , have not entered appearances in the matter yet. The Plateau State High Court hearing the matter presided over by Hon. Justice Samchi, has therefore adjourned the matter to the 10 th of January, 2024, for a definite hearing, while ordering the 1 st and 2 nd Defendants to file and serve their amended processes today, 22/12/2023. Earlier, the Counsel representing the 1 st and 2 nd Defendants, D. P. Mann (Esq), had told the Court that the Defendants have complied with the Court...

By: Valentine Adese (JP) and Ronke Raji, Two (2) days to the hearing of the Originating Summons filed by the suspended 17 Local Government Council Chairmen of Plateau State, the Defendants are yet to comply with the order of the Plateau State High Court to file their defenses. You would recall that the Plateau State High Court, presided over by Hon. Justice Samchi, had Suo Motu, directed the parties in the suit to amend their processes to include the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly and the House of Assembly as, 3 rd and 4 th Defendants since there is a claim against them among the reliefs being sought for by the Claimants. A check by REALITY this morning 20/12/2023, reveals that the Defendants are yet to file any process regarding the Court order. It should be of noted that the Governor of Plateau State and the State Attorney General are Defendants to Suit No: PLD/J257/2023 filed by the suspended Chairmen and as 1 st and 2 nd Defendants respectively. The matter is fi...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), A group under the aegis of “The Associate” has called on the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq), to publicly clear the allegation making the rounds in Plateau State that he has told his supporters and party members that his position as the Governor of Plateau State is secured and unshaken, despite his pending Appeal before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, wherein, he is challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal that sacked him from office. The rumour making the rounds, especially in Jos, the capital of Plateau State holds allegedly that the Governor has specifically told his supporters, party men, and party faithful that he has secured the promise of President Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court among those of other top Judiciary officers. You would recall that the Court of Appeal in a unanimous decision, by a three-member panel of Justices had held that the Governor was not validly nominated and sponsored by his party, the People’s De...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), For the second time, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu may be called upon again to clear the air on the rumour making the rounds in Plateau State capital Jos that, he may have guaranteed/promised victory to the Appellants in the Plateau State Governorship case already filed at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The rumour also holds that the Supreme Court leadership may have also given the nod in the same line, owing to the alleged promise of the President. REALITY can authoritatively state that the rumour broke out this morning in Jos city, after an alleged meeting by top Plateau State Government functionaries and some recently sacked Plateau State House of Assembly Members by the Court of Appeal yesterday, the 17 th of December, 2023. You would recall that the rumour of an alleged congratulatory message addressed to the Governor of Plateau State was recently denied by one, Aliyu Audu, a Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs. The release signed by Aliyu ...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Soon, the citizens of Plateau State would stop the Social Media battles and troubles and center their attention on the oncoming happenings at the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN), as the embattled Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and his party, the Plateau State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would be having a full legal-day political-war with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Plateau State Governor-elect, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over the Plateau State Number-One seat. The struggle for the seat has pre-dates the main election in 2023, as campaigns were heated up with issues ranging from Religion, and Ethnicity to alleged outright sale of the state. However, with the Respondents filing their Reply Briefs in response to the Brief and Argument filed by the Appellants () on or before the 21 st of December and the Reply to it on Points of Law, by the Appellants at the Supreme Court, the issues and campaigns would be reduced t...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Information just reaching the News Desk of REALITY, indicates that a Plateau State Magistrate Court has just sat and reviewed the Orders of the State High Court and has also set the Orders aside. Our source gathered that the State High Court had given its Orders based on an Experte Application, but with a further Experte Application before the State Magistrate Court, the Orders granted by the High Court have been set aside. DETAILS COMING…

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The embattled Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq), and his political party, the Plateau State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have filed their Brief of Argument yesterday 14 th December, 2023, at the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN), and have served same on the Governor-Elect of Plateau State Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and his party, the Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). REALITY can authoritatively report. The stage is therefore getting set for the hearing of the Appeal of Governor Caleb and the PDP against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, which had declared Prof. Nentawe, as the Governor-elect for Plateau State and also withdrawing the Certificate of Return of Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) on the ground that the PDP had no structure to enable it sponsored Caleb. You would recall that the Court of Appeal Abuja Division, had held that Governor Mutfwang (Esq) contested in the Plateau State governorship election on t...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Court Appeal Abuja Division’s Judgment, delivered on the 19 th of November, 2023, on the Plateau State Governorship election that took place on 25 th February 2023, and the decision of the Lower Governorship Tribunal that sat in Jos, Plateau State are currently on trial, as the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) file their Notice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Since this would be the end of litigation on the election matter, the issue has attracted the attention of Nigerians in Plateau State and others across the world to its possible outcome. It is, therefore, a legal battle in which people anticipate superior arguments and persuasions from the legal teams representing parties. For now, the Court of Appeal has declared Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the Governor-Elect arising from his appeal against the Judgment delivered by the Governorship Tribunal that sat in Plateau, which had dismissed his...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), With the ongoing issuance of Enrolled Orders to Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, to enable and empower INEC to issue them with their Certificates of Return as members elected, the stage is become set for the political drama in the House with a “ONE-MAN SPEAKER” House of Assembly. You would recall that 16 members of the House under the platform of the PDP, joined others to elect a new Speaker and then went into a two-month recess before they were sacked from the Assembly by the Court of Appeal. Now that the newly declared members would be resuming their official duties in the House after they had submitted their various Enrolled Orders to INEC, would the Speaker welcome them in peace or would it generate another POLITICAL stalemate? DETAILS COMING…

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Notice of Appeal of the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang (Esq), with his party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been filed at the Supreme Court of Nigeria and served on Respondents. REALITY can authoritatively state. REALITY can also state that the record of the matter has also been transferred to the Supreme Court. However, no date has been fixed for its hearing because the Appeal is not yet ripe, as the Briefs of the parties in the matter have not been filed and issues joined. It is expected that the Appellants’ Brief would first be filed, then the Respondents would reply to the Brief and the Appellants would follow up with a reply on points of Law. It must be noted that the Court of Appeal delivered its Judgment on the Appeal of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda and the APC, who challenged the Judgment of the Lower Tribunal on the 19 th of November, 2023, therefore, the outcome of the Appeal of Governor Caleb to the Supreme Court is expected with...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), The Speaker and the Plateau State House of Assembly who were joined as the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants in Suit No” PLD/J257/2023, by the Plateau State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Samchi, are yet to file their respective defense to the suit. You would recall that the Court, Suo Motu, decided to join the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants for the outcome of the suit to bind all necessary parties. You would also recall that REALITY had reported that the amended processes which included the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants as ordered by the Court were served on the Defendants on 4 th December, 2023, as gathered from our source. Findings from the Court files indicate that the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants have not filed any reply to the process. It is of note that the Court had given parties in the matter 5 days to amend their processes to include the two (2) defendants and serve the same, while the 3 rd and 4 th Defendants were given seven (7) days to respond. In an...

The people of Plateau State, since the rebirth of Democracy in 1999 in Nigeria have been trying to remain peaceful and co-exist with their neighbours in love. It is a Historical fact that Plateau people are known to share things with their neighbours within any available space. From the markets, sports arenas, schools, restaurants, and drinking bars. The show of oneness can also be traced to how the people unite in accident situations, where the identity of tribe, religion, ethnicity, sectionalism, or political affiliation is not regarded. But, with the game of politics taking a huge part in the social interactions in the state, political interest has now become the dagger that is dividing the people across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as most citizens of the state now depend on Democratic Structures to provide food on the table and not for the essence of governing the people for a better welfare or provide an environment for peace and harmony. From the facts on the ground on t...

By: Valentine Adese (JP), Women, Girls, Faith and Cultural Leaders in Mazah Community in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, have resolved to join their voice as a Community to the global campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). They have also resolved to be the Change Agents in the Community. They made this resolve at Mazah during the Annual International 16 Days of Activism which was held in the premises of Mr. & Mrs. John B. Musa Ashur in Mazah Community, supported by Ford Foundation. You would recall that this event is an annual international campaign that kicks off on November 25 th , which also doubles as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until December 10 th , Human Rights Day. It is of note also that, the Activists started it at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. Individuals and organizations aroun...