Tinubu’s Peace Push Gains Ground As Dialogue Eases Tensions In Plateau
In a state long scarred by cycles of mistrust and reprisal, fresh signals of reconciliation are emerging, not from grand political speeches, but from direct community engagement on the ground.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a peace emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to Plateau State as part of a renewed Federal Government effort to rebuild intercommunal trust and stabilise the region.
Dr Essiet, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (North Central), spent two days meeting Christian clerics, Fulani leaders, traditional rulers, women’s groups, and youth representatives across Jos, Barkin Ladi, and Bassa.
The visit culminated in a town hall meeting in Jos, where delegates from all 17 Local Government Areas discussed strengthening community-based peace structures and deepening coexistence among diverse groups.
In Barkin Ladi, she paid a courtesy visit to Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Chairman of the Regional Church Council, engaging him on the role of faith-based leadership in promoting peace and unity.
She also met widows in the area, delivering President Tinubu’s message of ethnic reconciliation.
Essiet later held a session with Fulani Miyetti Allah leaders to foster dialogue between farming and pastoral communities and reaffirm the government’s commitment to inclusive engagement.
A workshop was held in Jos on setting up a peace framework across the 17 LGAs.
A closed-door meeting with the Irigwe community, Miyetti Allah, and the Bassa Youth Council focused on sustaining dialogue and strengthening a 17-member peace committee dedicated to reconciliation.
A practical outcome of the engagement was achieved when a lingering dispute in Jos South was resolved.
After Agha Farm owner David Toma seized two cows over the destruction of his farmland, MACBAN Bassa Chairman Alhaji Isah Yau paid N500,000 compensation on 15 November.
The cows were released, and both sides signed an undertaking to maintain peace.
Dr Essiet reiterated that President Tinubu remains committed to peace-building and inclusive governance, noting that community-based structures will be central to long-term stability in Plateau and the wider North Central region.
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