By Israel Joel
Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday gave the state Governor Simon Lalong a resounding pass mark for meeting up the six resolutions slammed on him following the insecurity that ravaged the state recently.
In a press conference at the state House of Assembly, Hon. Philip Dasun, chairman of the House committee on information also pass a vote of confidence to the speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abok Ayubu.
Dasun said the reasons why the Assembly Members gave Governor Lalong kudos was as a result of him meeting five out of the six resolutions spelled out to him (Lalong).
According to him, “We felt it is important as an organized institution; we have a duty to communicate back to the people of Plateau State the outcome of the resolution and of the present position of the Assembly.
“First, we thank God for the return of peace in the State. We gave a six-item resolution to the Executive Governor to act on within two weeks. He has so far been able to address five of the items remaining that are ongoing.
The House affirmed that Lalong has met up with the demands of the House by meeting up with five out of the resolutions by visiting and engaging the people through the distribution of relief materials by cushioning the effects.
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Among the resolutions meet up by the Governor includes; the improvement of the security situation in the state by engaging the advance security operatives, the suspension of the plan ad-hoc teachers recruitment to replace it with the vigilante and local hunters as well as to implement the anti-land grabbing law to enable those occupying illegal lands in Plateau to vacate such lands and native owners to get back their lands.
The House according to Dasun, said” We call on the Executive to expedite action on the formation of the Anti Land Grabbing Board to facilitate the process of land recovery.
Expressing their positions, the House said as an institution it will henceforth not condone any act of insecurity and killings in Plateau, among others.
