By Israel Adamu,Jos
Plateau House of Assembly has passed a Vote of No Confidence on the state Commissioner of Police CP, Bartholomew Onyeka and called for the Immediate re-opening of the 17 Local Government Secretariats.
Addressing Newsman on Thursday in Jos, the 10th Plateau Assembly through it’s spokesman Ishaku Marem representing Bokkos Constituency also accused the State Commissioner of Police of allegedly misleading the IGP on the True situation in the state because of his Political Interest and involvement.
“Our position is properly informed that the Police IG doesn’t reside in Plateau State, it shows that he has been misinformed by the State Commissioner who is his representative here.”
The Law Makers Maintained that the Police is supposed to protect lives and Properties of citizens and to give proper protection of constituted authorities within the state, but what they enjoyed in the state is reversal, in which the Police instead of being neutral, they are proven otherwise.
The Lawmakers maintained that the Police is supposed to protect lives and properties of the citizens and to give proper protection of constituted authority within the State.
“But what we enjoyed in the state is the reversal, in which the Police to us instead of being neutral they begin to prove otherwise as if they’re partisan.
They explained that the newly sworn-in Transition Management Committee Chairmen went to their respective Local Government and were received by mammoth crowd of citizens in those respective LGAs, only few had issues and they expected the Police to called the sacked Council Chairmen to and dialogue with them he proceeded by closed the Secretariats.
The 10th Assembly as a matter of public importance called on the IG to reverse his directive and reopen the 17 Council Secretariats.
They called on citizens of the state not to take the laws in to their hands but to remain Peaceful and law abiding citizens.
