Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State on Sunday admonished citizens of the state to stand together, irrespective of tribe and faith, in defending the state’s heritage in the wake of security challenges confronting communities in Mangu, Barkin-Ladi, Riyom, and other local government areas of the state.
Mutfwang made the call during a thanksgiving service for the immediate past Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Ayuba Abok, held at COCIN Church, Jos Jarawa.
He said, “It is time for Plateau people to unite on a common front in preserving the heritage of the state.”
According to him: “We must forget the mistakes of the past where various ethnic groups were left alone to confront calamities that befell their communities. I am confident that God will grant us victory over those who troubled us, and Plateau will prosper again.
“It is not time to be careless; it is time for us to unite as a people; it is time for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with one another. This land that God has given us. He gave us for a purpose.”
In his remarks, Abok expressed gratitude to God for finding him worthy to serve the state as Speaker.
He noted that he took decisions in the interest of the state, and pleaded for forgiveness wherever he stepped on the toes of others, saying it was not deliberate.
Former COCIN Vice President, Rev Obed Dashan, who took the sermon from the Book of Psalms 103:1-6 and I Thessalonian 5:16 with the theme, “Giving thanks in all circumstances,” encouraged believers to hold firm unto God and be thankful in all situations.
The Agwom Izere, Da Isaac Wakili, appreciated Governor Mutfwang for attending the service and also congratulated him for emerging victorious at the polls.
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