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By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Youths under the aegis of “COALITION OF INDIGENOUS YOUTHS’ NATIONALITIES OF PLATEAU STATE have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make hast to appoint a Minister for Plateau State. The youths made this call during a press briefing at the NUJ Press Center today on the upcoming Nationwide Protest. The youths lamented that the non-presence of a Minister form Plateau State in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has continued to prevent the President from knowing of the happenings in the state and how to intervene. PLATEAU INDIGENOUS YOUTHS' COALITION Recalling the painful issues in Plateau State, while calling on National Compatriot to exempt the youths of the state and its people from the Planned Nationwide Protest slated to start tomorrow, 1/08/2024, the press statement signed by, Comrade Paul Joshua Dekete as State Chairman and Amb. Duwan Bosca as Secretary in part reads: “After a careful review and consideration of the state of the nation,...

A PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT OF THE COALITION OF INDIGENOUS YOUTHS NATIONALITIES OF PLATEAU STATE “ON PLANNED NATIONWIDE PROTEST” 1.       PREAMBLE After a careful review and consideration of the state of the nation, particularly the prevailing economic realities in terms of galloping inflation, unemployment, insecurity, crime and poverty, as well as, the current clamor for a Nationwide Protest, the Coalition of Indigenous Youths Organization in Plateau State wishes to make its position clear. PLATEAU INDIGENOUS YOUTHS COALITION 2.       OUR CONTEXT Recall the travails of our individuals and collective circumstances in Plateau State, especially the massacres of innocent villagers, women and children that the people of Barkin-ladi, Bassa, Bokkos Mangu, Riyom, Jos-South and other Local Government Areas (LGAs) have suffered in the past and recently, are worrisome situations that no right thinking person would wish to continue there...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Youths under the aegis of Coalition of Youth Leaders of Plateau State Communities have condemned and shunned the call for a National Protest in Nigeria. The Youths in a press conference today at the NUJ Press Center, Plateau State, submitted that the call is suspicious as the sponsors are yet to identify themselves. The Coalition’s press test signed by one Pololis Gyang the youth leader from Rock Haven also said the call is suspicious as the motive behind the protest is not also clear. The Coalition however, called on the sponsors to engage the government than creating a situation that would lead to loss of lives. In part, the Coalition stated that, “We under the aegis of the Plateau Communities Youth Leaders Coalition, have convened this press conference to articulate our collective stance on the proposed nationwide protest by yet-to-be identified youth groups across the nation. “We in Plateau State wish to unequivocally dissociate ourselves fr...

  By: Amb. Valentine Adeae (JP), A strong member and a major stakeholder of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has called on Nigerian Youths to have a rethinking and disregard the call for the upcoming planned nationwide protest, but rather, continue to think of how the country and its people can be reunited again. In his message titled: “A Call to Nigeria's Youth: Let Us Choose Peace!” ESV Podar Johnson Yiljwan, urged the youths not to fall for those who seek to exploit the current economic frustrations for their personal gains. Hon. Podar in his message to the youths in Nigeria, made available to REALITY, called on the youths to join hands to address pressing issues in the country like, Banditry, Kidnapping, Religious extremism, Regional and Tribal divisions, Economic inequality, Political exploitation, among others. ESV Podar Johnson Yiljwan In part, ESV Podar Johnson Yiljwan, stated that “Let's say no to political exploitation and work to...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Chairman of the Elders Committee of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Plateau State chapter, Chief Raymond Dabo has urged officials, delegates and aspirants to uphold the discipline and good conduct members of the party are known for during the coming Saturday's Congresses across the state. Chief Dabo in a statement he personally signed explained that the Saturday’s Congresses are one leg of the democratic process with many more opportunities to accommodate those aspiring for positions.  CHIEF DABO He maintained that the guidelines for the exercise are very clear and expects all participating party members to exhibit the true spirit of the PDP. The Chairman of the PDP’s Elders Committee, also stated that an Appeal Committee is already in place for anyone that may not be satisfied with the process. Chief Raymond Dabo, in the message, also praised the State Chairman of the chapter, Hon. Chris Hassan, and his officials for steering the par...

By: Wilson Bako (Lafia), Nasarawa State Government has advised youths in the country to embrace the spirit of dialogue with government rather than protest in resolving and solving the current economic hardship in the country. The state government said, “No matter the level of hardship Nigerians are going through as a result of the current economic downturn, dialogue rather than confrontation still remains the best solution”. The Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, on Youths and Students’ Affairs, Mr. Shuaibu Sani, stated this at a One-Day, Youth and Students’ Stakeholders Engagement on Sustainable Peace in the state. The stakeholders’ engagement, which is aimed at discouraging youths and students from participating in the up coming planned protest against bad governance in the country, drew youths and students from various parts of the state. According to the Special Assistant, “Participating in the planned protest would not only take the state...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), The Judgment delivered by Hon. Justice R. H. Gwandu, on 22 nd June 2017, in Suit No: NICN/JOS/47/2013, filed by Mr.   Reuben Awanye Itruma, challenging the stoppage of his salary and sack by the National Veterinary Research (NVRI) VOM and the Governing Council is yet to be obeyed by the Defendants till date. REALITY gathered. You would recall that the Court of Appeal, Jos Division, had dismissed Appeal No: CA/J/276/2018, filed by NVIR, for being unmeritorious in its Judgment delivered on Tuesday, 8 th of August 2022. You would recall that the lower court had declared in its judgment that the purported stoppage of the salary of the Claimant without any reason being given by the Respondent and without hearing the Claimant is Unconstitutional, null, void and of no effect and a breach of the Claimant’s fundamental right to fair hearing. TO BE CONTINUED…

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Plateau State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) has declared the state free of cholera outbreak. This is coming, as the country is recording high cases of cholera which is ravaging the country. Program Coordinator, SURWASH, Engr. Jonathan Malann, made this known to newsmen on Wednesday at a press briefing at the NUJ Press Center Jos. PLATEAU STATE Engr. Jonathan revealed that the cholera outbreak has been recorded in 33 states of the country with no official case reported in plateau state by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). He said, “We have recorded 1,548 suspected cases, 65 confirmed cases, and 52 deaths nationwide”. Malann use the forum to highlight on some mechanism and steps the agency (SURWASH) is putting in place as its efforts to control the spread of the outbreak in Plateau State. According to him, the Government of Plateau State continues to work with multiple loc...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), You would recall that, REALITY had reported that, Hon. Edward G. Pwajok (SAN) has dragged one Mr. James Nyango to Court, over alleged libellous publications on his Facebook page on the 16 th of January 2024, and that the Suit No: PLD/J322/2024 is coming up for hearing on the 19 th day of September 2024 at the Plateau State High Court Jos. Below are the claims of the Claimant as filed before the Court. 1.       A declaration that the following words: “just look as how the man went on deceiving plateau people that any vote for PDP is a wasted vote because PDP did not pick him as deputy governor I 2023. Many people believing his lies and were clapping for him because his is a SAND, no, I meant SAN. His brother boasted that whatever his SAND, I mean SAN brother said was true and would definitely come to fruition…” written and posted by the Defendant on his Facebook page on the 16 th of January 2024 while referring to the Claiman...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Before approaching and filing Suit No: PLD/J322/2024, Hon. Edward Pwajok (SAN), had asked, Mr. James Nyango, whether they had any personal relationship before the alleged libelous publications. REALITY gathered from the Court processes.   In a letter dated 23 rd January 2024, written and addressed to Mr. James, Hon. Pwajok (SAN) had also asked the Defendant whether they had any disagreement to warrant publications,   maliciously aimed at tearing his hard-earned reputation apart. HON. PWAJOK (SAN) The letter of Hon. Pwajok (SAN), which was aimed at urging and demanding Mr. James a Retraction and Apology for the alleged libelous publications on his Facebook page on the 16 th of January, 2024, was allegedly ignored. REALITY gathered. The letter in part reads: “My attention has been drawn to some libelous post made by you on your Facebook page on the 16 th day of January 2024 “Your Facebook account has about 5000 followers who follow yo...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Hon. Edward G. Pwajok (SAN) has dragged one Mr. James Nyango, a Civil Servant working with Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) to Court over an alleged defamatory publication, and demanding the sum of N250,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) only, as “General Damages” . The case from the Court’s record is coming up for hearing on the 19 th of September 2024, at the Plateau State High Court Jos. According to the processes filed by Hon. Pwajok (SAN) in Court in Suit No: PLD/J322/2024, against Mr. James Nyango, a Director in JUTH, and an alleged member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), from the same ethnic group with him, over the alleged defamatory publication in his post on his Facebook page on the 16 th of January 2024, Hon. Pwajok claims that the libelous publication has caused huge pain and distress to him and his family members. HON. EDWARD PWAJOK (SAN) “This has caused painful distress not only to me but also to my famil...

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), Hon. Edward G. Pwajok (SAN) has dragged one Mr. James Nyango, a Civil Servant working with Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) to Court over alleged defamation. The case is coming up for hearing on the 19 th of September 2024, at the Plateau State High Court Jos. According to the Court processes in Suit No: PLD/J322/2024, between, Hon. Edward Gyang Pwajok (SAN) who is the Claimant, and Mr. James Nyango, the Defendant, Mr. James, a Director in JUTH, and an alleged member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), made the defamatory publication in a post on his Facebook page on the 16 th of January 2024. In the Statement of Compliance with Pre-Action Protocol deposed to by, J. Y. Gwom (Esq), Counsel to Pwajok (SAN) in compliance with the directions of the Pre-Action Protocol, as set out in Order 5 Rule 1 (2) of the High Court of Plateau State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2020, all efforts to settle the matter out of court has failed as all attempts to ...

  By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP), After Three (3) years of managing Plateau Club Jos by its Board of Trustees (BoT), Comrade Banchir K. Jibrin has emerged as its President, unopposed. Others who emerged unopposed in the election were, Bature Alamba (Sport Sec), Cyprian Dongjar (Social Sec), Gabriel Aiso (Treasurer), Douglas Alexander (Bar Sec), Raphael Mudutalai (Sec Gen) and Victoria V. Peters as (Vice President). PRESIDENT BANCHIR GETTING SET TO BE SWORN-IN In the swearing-in ceremony that took place in the main hall of the Club’s premises, a member of the Club’s BoT, told the gathering that the swearing-in became possible after getting clearance from the Plateau State Commissioner of Police. Speaking also, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee said the elections went peacefully without rancor. In his acceptance speech, President Banchir called on all hands to be on deck to move the Club forward, while extending a hand of fellowship to anyone who may have been aggrieved ...