Plateau Killings: House Urges FG to Redeem N10bn Pledge for Victims’ Resettlement

The House of Representatives has appealed to the federal government to redeem its pledge of 10 billion naira for the resettlement of victims of Plateau attacks, and to also extend to them, similar privileges accorded to victims of crises in the North East and other parts of the country.

The House, therefore, mandated the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, National Emergency Management Agency and other relevant humanitarian agencies to as a matter of urgency, provide relief materials to the victims of the attacks, in order to assuage the sufferings of their survivors.

It further mandated the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to lead a high-powered delegation to pay a condolence visit to the Government of Plateau State and commiserate with the Governor on the lives and properties lost.

The Green Chamber equally mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to as a matter of urgency, conduct bye election to fill the vacant seat of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, so that they could also have their voice back in the parliament.

The resolutions were sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, sponsored by the Chairman, House Committee on Navy, Hon Yusuf Gagdi.

Moving the motion, Gagdi recalled that within the duration of their recess, a lot of ugly events bothering on the state of security of the people occurred.

He lamented that scores of lives were killed with farmlands and properties worth hundreds of millions destroyed in various communities in Jos, Plateau State.

He said the House was aware that these barbaric killings had caused a serious breach of peace in some parts of Jos and the said communities had no voice in the parliament to air their grievances, following the death of their representative, late Hon. Maitala Haruna, who passed away in an accident on April 2, 2021.

Adopting the motion, the House commended Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong for taking active steps that prevented the escalation of the reprisal attacks that was imminent and also observed a minute silence in honour of victims of the recent killings.

Credit: ThisDay