By Golok Nanmwa, Jos

Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau state Mr Latep Dabang ,has said the anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari is yielding fruits and has also become acceptable among Nigerians. He made this known while speaking with newsmen in Jos at the weekend. “President Buhari’s anti-graft war has helped reduced corruption in the country “.

“Our president has also done well in tackling insecurity ,as well as taking measures that would get the country out of recession,. “We know that within the two years of this administration, the government has achieved a lot in the area of security. In transportation, we are talking about railways, in Agriculture and in diverse fields of our endeavours a lot has been achieved and I believe the APC would continue to bring succour to the common man,” he said. “President Buhari and his team, are delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Nigeria.  ‘The APC government in the country is building a future in which all Nigerians can access opportunity and a Nigeria of which we can all be proud.”

He also said “In Plateau our governor Simon Lalong is also doing excellently well in providing dividends of democracy to the people of the state. He said ” Gov Lalong has not failed the people of the state since he took over as governor of the state about 27 months ago.” Lalong has done excellently well and is keying into the mandate of the All Progressive Congress APC which is to better the lives of citizens of the country.” “The All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Plateau has done well by returning peace to the state, and has earned the support of majority of the people and initiated development projects across the 17 local government areas.”

Gov Lalong has reinvented governance in Plateau state in a manner that has astounded even his opponents” Lalong has re-engineered a relieving pace of peace and tranquillity on the Plateau “. “We commend our governor for this good works as he has proven that he is a man of the people.” “To change the fortunes of Plateau State citizenry, Lalong had on assumption of office in May, 2015 unveiled his ‘’rescue mission’’ agenda anchored on five policy pillars.” “Our governor identified the five issues as tackling the issues of peace, security and good governance; human capital development and social welfare; entrepreneurship and industrialization; physical infrastructure and environment “. “We commend our governor for restructuring the civil service to help actualise the vision of the state government and also for facilitating the promotion of over 7,000 senior staff who had not been promoted for many years due to the embargo placed on such exercise by the last administration.”

“Apart from rehabilitation and construction of roads, many projects were executed in the last two years in the state by the Lalong administration .” “In the area of Commerce and Industry, the Simon Lalong led administration has entered into partnership with various firms to “resuscitate the burnt Jos main market, the Jos International Breweries, JIB, the Kabong market, Highland Bottling Company and the Inland Container Depot.’’ “The Lalong led administration has done well in providing fertilizer and improved seedlings to farmers in Plateau and we predict a bumper harvest at the end of this farming season “. “To tackle the issue of water scarcity in our state, the Plateau Ministry of Water Resources and Energy had resuscitated three water treatment plants in Shendam, Pankshin and Bokkos even as several kilometres of old water pipelines are being replaced/repaired within the Jos/Bukuru metropolis.

Also, 340 boreholes have been drilled in Riyom and Shendam and this is being supported by the EU-UNICEF Project through the Plateau Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency.” “The Housing and Urban Development sub-sector is not left behind as the administration is completing projects inherited from the last administration even as it has remodelled the Plateau State Governor’s Lodge at Asokoro, Abuja which has been furnished and occupied. “Lalong has also done well in boosting sports in Plateau as the state owned football team Plateau United is doing excellently well .”

“Lalong administration is also doing well in boosting the health sector as , the administration procured five ambulances and distributed to General Hospitals in Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Pankshin, Langtang and Shendam, fun “We call on the people of the state to support President Buhari ,Gov Lalong and the APC , at all times” .he further added

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Letep Dabang lauds the achievements of Lalong and Buhari