The chairman of the House Ad hoc Committee on Plateau Crisis, Wale Ahmed (APC-Lagos), has said that the parliament will soon present a report on the root causes of the crisis in Plateau to President Bola Tinubu.
Mr Ahmed disclosed this in Abuja during the committee’s visit to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Thursday.
He said that the legislative initiative is aimed at addressing the long-term violence in the state, which has led to loss of lives and destruction of property.
The lawmaker stated that the committee met with numerous institutions and individuals, including former Governor Joshua Dariye, civil society organisations, traditional rulers, opinion leaders, security agencies, and various groups and individuals from Plateau, among others.
According to him, Mr Tinubu’s administration is working hard to put an end to the cycle of violence and attacks in Plateau and other states in the federation.
”Every stakeholder we have met has presented their perspectives, and every day we are getting more and more educated, more enlightened on the situation there in Plateau. We are not stopping here; we have written to over 300 different individuals and organisations.
“We have got responses, memoranda have been submitted; at the end of the day, we will gather and collate all and look at recurring decimals, common complaints, and common suggested solutions. We are going to present the report to the house and then to Mr President, because as commander-in-chief, we know that he is interested in peace in Nigeria generally, the particular case of Plateau that we are working on now,” he said.
Responding, Mr Yilwatda said that the crisis had crippled socio-economic activities in the state and tasked the committee with a thorough investigation to proffer a lasting solution to the crisis.
According to him, the international community and even local communities have lost confidence in the Plateau because of the persistent attacks and violence in the state.
”We lost a lot, lives and property, and the confidence of the local and international community; we see the number of economic activities that have been slowed down on the Plateau because of this crisis.
“Most of us are concerned about what’s happening in the state; we are happy that the National Assembly has seen it and deemed it fit to look at the causes and proffer solutions to the crisis on the Plateau,” he said.
(NAN)