THE PLATEAU YOUTH COUNCIL JOS NORTH CHAPTER WISHES TO REGISTER ITS CONCERNS OVER THE APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN IN FOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN PLATEAU STATE WITH JOS NORTH LGA IN PARTICULAR REFERENCE.

IN AN ERA WHERE THE TENETS OF DEMOCRACY AND ITS IDEALS ARE HELD HIGH AND CHERISHED WE RECEIVED WITH GREAT SHOCK AND CONSTERNATION THE FURTHER SUSPENSION OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN IN JOS NORTH AND THREE OTHER LGAs IN THE STATE. THIS WE GREET WITH DISMAY AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

1. THAT THE APPOINTMENTS NEGATES THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY AND BASTARDIZES THE VISION AND MISSION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION.
2. THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF FLAG BEARERS OF A PARTICULAR POLITICAL PARTY SMACKS OF BIAS AND INJUSTICE AND IS THEREFORE CONDEMNED BY THE PYC JOS NORTH CHAPTER.
3. THAT THE APPOINTMENTS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO JOS NORTH PUTS TO NAUGHT THE GOD GIVEN HERITAGE OF THE INDIGENES OF THE LOCALITY AND EXPOSES THEIR INHERITANCE TO JEOPARDY.
4. THAT THE SAID APPOINTMENTS LACKS NEUTRALITY AND SENSITIVITY AS IT HAS PITCHED THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY AGAINST REASONABLENESS AND EQUITY.

OUR DEMANDS
IT IS IN THIS LIGHT THAT WE HEREBY DEMAND THE FOLLOWING:

1. THAT THE SAID APPOINTMENTS BE REVERSED FORTHWITH AND REPLACED BY DPMs WHILE ELECTIONS BE DULY ORGANISED INTO THOSE POSITIONS IN TANDEM WITH THE LAW AND DEMOCRATIC REQUIREMENTS.
2. THAT IN THE ALTERNATIVE THOSE APPOINTED WHO ARE FLAG BEARERS OF THEIR POLITICAL PARTIES BE REPLACED BY NON FLAG BEARERS.
3. THAT WHAT BELONGS TO THE INDIGENOUS CITIZENS OF JOS NORTH LGA BE DULY GIVEN THEM AND NOT BE MORTGAGED FOR ANY FAVOURS OR POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS WHATSOEVER.

THE PYC JOS NORTH IS NOT PARTISAN AND DESIRES THAT JUSTICE WHICH GUARANTEES PEACE BE DONE IN JOS NORTH AND PLATEAU STATE AS A WHOLE.

WE ALSO USE THIS MEDIUM TO CAUTION ALL THE YOUTHS IN JOS NORTH TO REMAIN CALM AND PEACEFUL AND NOT TO RESORT TO ANY VIOLENCE OF ANY SORT AS THE PYC CONTINUES IN DIALOGUE AND CONSULTATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS REGARDS.

HOWEVER, OUR NEXT LINE OF ACTION SHALL BE DULY COMMUNICATED TO ALL THE PYC COMRADES IN JOS NORTH SOONEST.

BUILD THE YOUTHS BUILD THE NATION

SIGNED PYC JOS NORTH CHAPTER

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