President Bola Tinubu sends a peace emissary to Plateau State as part of ongoing efforts to restore calm and rebuild trust among diverse communities.
Dr. Abiodun Essiet, the Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (North Central), arrives the state last Thursday for a two-day peace mission. She meets with Christian clerics, Fulani Miyetti Allah leaders, and other stakeholders in several communities.
According to Mediaplusng.com, her visit leads to a major town hall meeting in Jos, where delegates from multiple LGAs, traditional rulers, women leaders, and youth groups discuss how to strengthen community-based peace structures and promote coexistence.
Written by Mediaplusng.com, Essiet also pays a courtesy visit to Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Chairman of the Regional Church Council in Barkin Ladi, where both leaders emphasize the role of faith and community leadership in building peace and unity. She addresses widows and delivers President Tinubu’s message on ethnic reconciliation and mutual respect.
In Barkin Ladi, she meets Fulani leaders to deepen dialogue between farmers and herders and to reaffirm the Federal Government’s commitment to inclusive engagement.
Mediaplusng.com reports that Essiet later hosts a peace-building workshop for representatives from all 17 LGAs in Jos.
She also holds a closed-door meeting with the Irigwe community, Miyetti Allah members, and the Youth Council of Bassa LGA. The session focuses on sustaining peace through the newly established 17-member peace committee, which aims to improve dialogue and long-term reconciliation.
Essiet restates President Tinubu’s commitment to peace and inclusive governance, noting that community-based structures remain crucial for grassroots stability across the North Central region.
A major early breakthrough emerges when a conflict between David Toma, owner of Agha Farm in Gyel district, and some herdsmen is peacefully resolved. After farm destruction leads to the seizure of two cows, the MACBAN Chairman of Bassa LGA, Alhaji Isah Yau, compensates Toma with N500,000. The cows are released, and all parties sign an agreement to maintain peace.
