President Bola Tinubu has assured displaced families in Plateau State that his administration would rebuild their destroyed communities and return them to their ancestral homes.
Speaking in Jos on Saturday, Tinubu said peace has returned to Plateau since his last visit, and commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for promoting unity, peace and stability.
His words: “When last I came here, there were crisis, but now I must commend the Governor for peace and stability. Thank you for walking with Nentawe Yilwatda.”
Tinubu recalled that since 2001, crisis had inflicted Plateau, with too many lives lost, homes destroyed and communities displaced.
According to him, To every bereaved family, homes destroyed, every survivor, and everyone unable to return home, I offer my heartfelt condolences for your loss. I pray that only God will console you.
He said what he saw in Jos was the purpose of unity — harmonising differences and living together as one family.
The President added: “We are one single family created by the same God Almighty. We are just living in different rooms, speaking different languages… Living in different rooms and speaking different languages does not make us enemies of one another.
“We have to live together. We have to fight together. We have to build this Plateau and this country together.”
The President said he had directed all security agencies to take decisive action and sustain peace and stability.
“What we should be getting is prosperity, not havoc, not crisis. Our government is not elected to inflict wounds on one another or to bury people,” he said.
Tinubu noted that security deployment is being enforced, with strengthened coordination and rapid response.
“One thousand forest guards are undergoing training right now. You will feel them, you will see them. You will feel secure in your villages and communities,” Tinubu said.
He added that surveillance cameras already procured, as promised, will further strengthen early detection and early warning security operations.
To displaced families, Tinubu assured of his promise to ease their suffering, rebuild their communities and resettle them.
He stated: “We will rebuild your communities. And we will bring you back to your communities.”
He said the federal government would work with Governor Mutfwang and other leaders to rebuild the communities and take the displaced back to settle in comfort where they belong.
Tinubu also appreciated the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, for identifying the vulnerable and needy and extending a hand of humanity to them.
The President pleaded with Plateau people to forget their differences and work together for one country.
He then charged them to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and use them in the 2027 elections.
The president noted: “Do you have your Voters registration card? PVC, you have it? That’s your weapon. That’s your weapon for prosperity. That’s your road map. Use it effectively well. Use it to vote APC.
“Don’t worry about vagabonds. Don’t worry about those people trying to foment violence. We will take care of you. There will be peaceful elections. Go out and vote. Vote for the candidate of APC from top to bottom.
“The long road of growth should not be confined to a government area or plateau… Economy will improve. Prosperity, development will grow,” he said.