By Peter Amine
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau charged traditional rulers to ensure unity and peaceful coexistence reign supreme in their domains for meaningful development.
Mutfwang gave the charge at the Afizere Cultural and Community Development Association’s (ACCDA) annual cultural festival.
The governor, who was represented by Commissioner for Transport, Mr Davou Gyang, urged the Afizere people to continue to promote the culture and traditions of their kinsmen for posterity.
He urged all ethnic nationalities to unite for the peace and progress of the state.
Mutfwang lauded the organizers of the annual cultural festival for promoting the cultural values of the Afizere people.
The Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Musa Ashoms, said that the festival was principally to unite the people with the aim of promoting peaceful coexistence.
Ashoms said the 45th edition, which was supposed to take place in January, was delayed because of the Christmas Eve attacks in Mangu and Bokkos, as they joined the people in mourning the deceased.
The commissioner urged the Afizere people to uphold their cultural identity, which he described as unique.
The paramount ruler of Afizere land, Rev. Dr Isaac Wakili, cautioned his subjects, particularly youths, against social vices.
Wakili urged the people to be peaceful, describing Izere people as caring, loving, and accommodating.
The monarch commended Afizere sons and daughters for putting together the festival.
President of the Afizere Cultural and Community Development Association (ACCDA), Mr Yakubu Ashoms, said that the Izere land was in desperate need of infrastructural development.
Ashoms said that their communities were in dire need of accessible roads, healthcare facilities, boarding schools, and electricity, among others.
