A group, the Middle Belt Conscience has raised alarm over the recent issues of insecurity in Plateau state.

The group said after a detailed review of events, it is compelled to declare that Plateau State has collapsed under the leadership of the state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong, under whom the misery index of citizens in the state attained a new low.

In a statement issued and signed by its Secretary General, Jonah Bot, the group said while it is true that Lalong inherited some security challenges upon assuming office as governor,  it is also true that the security woes of Plateau state further degenerated under his watch as he incompetently failed to address the underlying issues contrary to his campaign promises.  

Bot said the Middle Belt Conscience found it tragic to discover that the failure of Plateau State Government under Lalong is a matter of weaponized incompetence as the insecurity and violence have continued to plague the state .

He said the excuse that security challenge is a nationwide problem for Nigeria does not hold true for Plateau State, which faces ethnically motivated violence that is fueled by the governor’s obsession with placing his ethnic group above all others. He turned the administration of the state into an exclusive club of his clansmen on government.  

“The Middle Belt Conscience is alarmed that despite the myriads of crises that Lalong has inflicted on Plateau State in recent times, he remained callous and insensitive enough to occupy himself with a vice-presidential ambition, an enterprise that would further ruin whatever is left of the state and its treasury. 

“There was much hope that Lalong would break the curse of corruption that had seen his predecessors committed to jail terms for stealing state funds, but it is now apparent that he is resolute on keeping his date with anti-corruption agencies, the fear of which has made him more desperate in his bid to become Nigeria’s vice president” he added. 

The group further called on the long-suffering people of Plateau State, all discerning Nigerians to demand that Lalong accounts for his years in office before attempting to step upwards.

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