Sunday, November 16, 2025 - In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state last Thursday, November 16.
A statement released by Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, said Essiet, a
senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone,
spent two days in the state. She met Christian clerics and Fulani Miyetti Allah
community leaders. The efforts culminated in a town hall meeting in Jos.
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.
‘’Essiet paid a courtesy visit to
Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Chairman of the Regional Church Council (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.''
Onanuga mentioned that a quick win in the peace efforts was the resolution
of the conflict between David Toma, the owner of Agha Farm in Gyel district of
Jos South and some herdsmen. Toma seized two cows following the destruction of
his farm. On November 15, the MACBAN Chairman of BASSA LGA, Alhaji Isah Yau,
paid a compensation of N500,000 to Toma, who subsequently released the cows.
All parties signed an undertaking to embrace peace in the state.
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