Plateau Assembly Call for Security Summit to Tackle Insecurity
By Grampolo Daluk.
Following the continuous attacks on some villages of Plateau state, the state house of assembly has called on the executive to as a matter of urgency convey a security summit involving all relevant stakeholders in the state to chart a way of curbing the security challenges.
This was the resolution of the house during the plenary of April 18th 2024 following a motion by members representing Mangu Matthew Kwarpo and Bokkos constituency Sylvester Wallanko.
The Joint motion by the members was due to the continuous attack by militias on the two constituencies.
Member representing Mangu Constituency, Matthew Kwarpo noted that despite the presence of security personnel in the areas attacks have continued unabated with a recent attack on the night of 17th April 2024.
Further commenting on the motion, member representing Bokkos state constituency, Sylvester Wallanko observed that the insecurity in the plateau state if not Nibbed In time constitutes a threat to food security as the two constituencies are predominantly agricultural areas.
Contributing to the motion, a member representing Dengi Mister Kalamu Dal expressed worry that several resolutions on security were made by the house but were yet to be implemented.
He opined that if the insecurity was not addressed, the state would remain backward in terms of development.
Passing a resolution on the issue, speaker of the house Gabriel Dewan said the legislators would investigate the attacks in Kopnaanle Mangu Local government area.
He also called on Operation Safe Haven OPSH. to investigate the Commandant of the OPSH in charge of Mangun.
He also called on the Plateau state government to collaborate with relevant bodies and come to the aid of the affected communities.
Also, a plenary member representing Langtang North Central Daniel Nanbol presented a motion calling on the 10th assembly to consider and revisit bills of relevance from the 9th assembly as enshrined in order 13 Rule 16 of the standing order of the Plateau State House of Assembly 2021.
