Dalung Lambasts Middle Belt Politicians, Traditional Rulers Stakeholders For Rejecting Media Peace Parley

Yakubu Busari

The former Minister for Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria , Hon.Chief. Solomon Selcap Dalung has lambasted how the middle belt politicians for the low turnout of stakeholders as they have vehemently refused the coming initiative of unity and oneness towards promoting and preventing the incessant attacks and killings of innocent people by suspected land grabbers sacking communities .

Speaking shortly after receiving an award, Dalung decried the lack of unity and oneness between the stakeholders accusing them of promoting selfish agenda that can only benefit them and their immediate family .

According to him, with the invitation to all the appointees of government , politicians, traditional rulers including major stakeholders that failed to come to discuss the problem of lingering crises of attacks is quite unfortunate that our people are living in disunity and acrimony between them .

Dalung commended the media for taken this bolt step to bring to the table how the attacks had continued since the return of democracy in 1999 were he pointed out that the exercise recorded successful outing for the geopolitical zone .

He stated that the absence of the key players in the peace building process signified that they’re happy with the dastardly attacks and killings currently being experienced.

Solomon Dalung warned the North against converting key middle belt appointments to better a particular religion, saying,”we might be patient to tolerate you but our children and grandchildren might not do so , this zone  he said  the federal government should reverse appointments and   recognize the Natives “.

 He disagreed with the question from journalists that the MBJF is a baby organization because after the South West intern of journalism profession he thinks is the middle belt remain the hub of media practice but the concept we have in Nigeria is that we only heard about the middle belt back to what has happened here is the greatest thing that ever happen in this Nigeria.

According to Dalung , the pen is mightier than  the sword who are the custodian of communication in this region those who are custodian in this zone came together to build a better synergy on how to promote peace , unity and enhance better relationship between the military and civilian populace .

He stated that he thinks this is the best thing that has ever happen to us in this country.

Solomon Dalung commended the leadership of the middle belt journalists Forum and prayed that they should continue to make greater progress despite the fact that the people they invited didn’t attend and he wasn’t even surprised that they were not here.

He accused the leadership of the middle belt politicians that their attitudes had contributed in destroying the zone.

Dalung blamed them that their political leadership only come for help when they’re in trouble ,”you see what stop other political  office holders , traditional rulers,businessmen in this zone not to grace the occasion this is very important conference none the less ,he said we shouldn’t be discouraged this idea is very Nobel it would go a long way “.

He stressed that the contemporary crises here in Plateau , Benue ,Niger ,Taraba , Southern Kaduna states some now to locate blamed to military and other agencies but this conference is trying to improve on synergy of understanding on the role of military and civilian populace who are stakeholders in security.

Dalung charged the military to do more because the responsibility of engaging stakeholders to and understand their operations is solely on military if we misunderstand them there is very tendency to align them with the crises.

According to him, the military need to do more and on the side of political leaders make better use of this position now to get our people, they can mobilize during campaign on how to snatch ballots to run away with it and at time like this when we need this type of voices to snatch the peace now but we can’t find them.

He reiterated that they political actors have rejected the peace process and embrace what would divide us.