Keep Faith with APC, Lalong Appeals to Agitated Plateau Indigenes
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, yesterday appealed to the agitated indigenes of the state to keep faith with the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the state and federal levels, acknowledging that “the times are no doubt hard, and the reality of the adjustments we have to make are not doubt tasking.”
He said: “We are not responsible for the challenges we are facing now, but as a responsible government, we are committed to fixing it.”
Lalong stated this yesterday while delivering his speech at the swearing in of four Special Advisers at the Government House Rayfield in Jos.
He added: “This however demands patience, because just like for every seed planted, there is a waiting gestation period before the harvest. We are doing our best to ensure that the wealth of opportunities and resources we have identified are fully exploited, so we can improve the quality of life of our citizens.
“We will ensure that the social safety nets that will cushion the effects of the present economic recessions are strengthened, and that we continue to obligate ourselves to opportunities for wealth creation.
“Be rest assured we will get out of the woods, and together we will reap the benefits derivable from the mandate you have given us.
“The lean finances of government have no doubt called for deliberate adjustments which will reduce the cost of running government bureaucracy, while also not compromising the qualitative service that the wealth of experience of seasoned technocrats and bureaucrats can add to the business of government.”
Lalong noted that the set of advisers that have been sworn in “have no doubt earned their place, having served meritoriously in their various professional callings. I am not un-mindful of the fact that expectations are high from the array of professionals our state is endowed with.
“The several pieces of advice I have received from senior citizens of the state bear eloquent testimony to the fact that we are running a government that is people-oriented and people monitored.”