Youth Calls On Lalong To Adhere To Supreme Court Judgement

Yakubu Busari

 

A Youth Group under the umbrella of Jos South Advocate for Democracy and Good Governance have called l on Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to adhere strictly  to Supreme Court Judgement on 11th December, 2019 which barred Governors from  appointing Management Committees or  of Caretaker Committees in all the local government councils across the country.

 

The group in a Press Conference in Jos  on Monday by their state  leader Rwang Joseph Dung lamented that  Governor Lalong shouldn’t  have  allowed bad advisers to push him into taking decision which has denied Jos South and three other LGCs in the state of not having elected Chairmen and counselors for the past four and half years now..

 

“We want to use this opportunity to call on Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to direct the State electoral body to immediately put in motion and machinery to conduct local government polls in Jos South Local government Area of the State to enable the people of the area elect their Democratic leaders at this 3rd tier of Government”.

 

The group Accused Governor Lalong of being afraid of  conducting elections  in Jos North, Jos South,Riyom and Barkinladi local government areas knowing fully well that these 4 councils in Plateau North senatorial district are all PDP strong holds in the state.

 

According to the group leader, going by the results of the 2019 General elections in the State Jos South, Riyom, Barkin and Jos North LGCs respectively are the stronghold of the PDP.

 

” let us state here that going by the recent supreme court Judgement, both the State Houses of Assembly and Governors of 36 states no longer have any constitutional backing to dissolve Local Government councils not to talk of appointing transition committees in Place.

 

The Youth also rejected the recent six Months tenure elongation of the Management Committee chairman of Jos South LGCs and three others by the Plateau State House of Assembly.

 

“The People of Jos South participated in all elections that were conducted during the 2019 general elections in the State such as Presidential, Governorship, National and State Assembly elections under Peaceful atmosphere and why should that of the LGC be suspended based on security issues”.

 

The political pressure group  however said they will resist any further attempt  to stop the people of Jos South  from  deciding who governed them at the grassroots level of government in Plateau state, saying they will no longer support the idea of management committees as they are not accountable to the ir people at the grass roots in the locality..