By Israel Joel
Plateau State House of Assembly on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to assist the state in order to help rebuild following the destruction of Government and Private Structures in the state by hoodlums who hijacked the ENDSARS protest.
Speaker of the State Assembly, Hon. Nuhu Abok, made the appeal in Jos while addressing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre in the Plateau State capital alongside other members .
He said that the destruction in the state which was hijacked by hoodlums was massive .
He also called on the Federal Government to support the state with COVID-19 Mobile Testing facilities that will enabled the rural populace in the state also get tested of the novel pandemic.
He said Members of the State Assembly are determined to step up the testing efforts of the state government to rural areas but can only be possible with a mobile testing lab as demonstrated in Kano State and other Northern States of the Federation.
The Chairman House Committee on Health. Hon. Nanbol Listic who also spoke at the occasion stressed that citizens must come forward and get tested to know their status as the state prepares for the forthcoming NAFEST. “Now that NAFEST Festival is to hold in Plateau State, where people across the country will come and interact. So, there is the need for citizens to come forward for testing.”
“Already, the vaccine had passed 90% trial, the more we conduct test, the data will help us get our share of the vaccine in the nearest future,” he stated.
Member representing Pankshin North and Chairman House Committee on Information. Hon. Philip Dasun maintained that the Plateau State House is solidly behind the #EndSARS Movement for bringing out legitimate issues towards the growth and development of Nigeria.
He condemned the action of criminal elements who strife to give the EndSARS struggle a bad image by destroying and looting both public and private properties in the state and other part of the country.
He called on young people in the state and the country at large to take advantage of the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” and get into public offices in their numbers come 2023.
