In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dispatched an emissary, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to inclusive engagement.
A senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone, Dr Abiodun Essiet, was dispatched to the state last Thursday and the efforts culminated in a town hall meeting in Jos and meetings in Bassa and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas.
According to a press statement by the Special Adviser to the President,
Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, delegates from various local government areas, traditional rulers, women, and youth leaders gathered to discuss ways to strengthen community-based peace structures and promote coexistence among diverse communities.
The statement stated that, Essiet paid a courtesy visit to Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Chairman of the Regional Church Council of the (RCC), in Barkin Ladi, where discussions centred on faith-based leadership and its role in promoting peace, unity, and social development. Along with Dachomo, she addressed some widows and conveyed President Tinubu’s message of fostering ethnic reconciliation in the state. Dachomo has been the loudest voice of Christian communities in the state.
She also met with Fulani leaders in Barkin Ladi to foster dialogue and mutual understanding between pastoral and farming communities, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to inclusive engagement.
Later in the day, she conducted a workshop on establishing a community peace structure for the 17 Local Government Areas in Jos.
Dr Essiet also held a closed-door meeting with the Irigwe community, the Miyetti Allah group, and representatives from the Youth Council of Bassa LGA. They focused on sustaining peace and discussed how the 17-member peace committee strengthens dialogue, reconciliation, and coexistence between the two communities.
Dr Essiet reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to peace and inclusive governance, noting that the Community-Based Peace Structure serves as a key instrument for grassroots unity, dialogue, and long-term stability in the North Central region.
