Plateau state Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has dismissed reports particularly on social media that parts of Riyom,
Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of the state have been
carved out for the creation of colonies for cattle in “fulfilment of his
promises to the Fulani who have pressured him, to either cede those
areas or he faces the other side of their viciousness which may cost his
aspirations”.rejected the idea of cattle colonies being proposed
The governor said so in a statement made available to news men on Friday, January 26, by his special adviser on media and publicity, Dan Manjang.
Governor Lalong described that report as false, malicious and highly mischievous.
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DIRECTORATE OF PRESS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
PLATEAU STATEPRESS RELEASE
The attention of the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon
Bako Lalong has been drawn to the news making the rounds, particularly in the Social
Media that “parts of Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas have
been carved out for the creation of colonies for cattle, in fulfilment of his
promises to the Fulani who have pressured him, to either cede those areas or he
faces the other side of their viciousness which may cost his aspirations”.The Governor herein after state unequivocally that this thinking is not
only the figment of the imagination of its authors, who want to make political
capital out of it, but false, malicious and highly mischievous.Governor Simon Bako Lalong has and does not contemplate such action and he
further calls on all good citizens of Plateau to bury such imagination of these
elements, who are bent on throwing the State into confusion. Cattle colonies are
not in the imagination of Governor Lalong.Consequently, the Governor urges all peace loving citizens of Plateau
State to discountenance such mischievous information but to gravitate towards
issues that unite us rather than those that divide us.Signed
Dan
ManjangSpecial
Adviser, Media and Publicity26th January, 2018
