#EndHunger: We’re not elected to complain, pass buck, says Governor Mutfwang
![President Bola Tinubu and Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/Tinbu-and-Caleb.png)
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has admitted that he and other elected officeholders were not voted into power to complain or pass the buck of governance.
“We are fully aware that you did not elect us to complain or pass the buck,” Mr Mutfwang stated. “In the last year, despite the unnecessary impediments put in our path, we have used every opportunity at our disposal, both locally and internationally, to seek wisdom and partnerships to build a Plateau economy based on the rule of law, equity, justice, and inclusion.”
He said 2015 to 2023 were the “season of the locusts.”
Mr Mutfwang said this in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday following the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Jos North and the Bukuru metropolis in the state capital, Jos.
The governor explained that the curfew was necessary to prevent foreign elements from disrupting the peace that Plateau had enjoyed throughout the protest.
“Credible sources have revealed that because of the peace that Plateau is enjoying, merchants of violence invited hoodlums from neighbouring states to disrupt the peace in Jos,” the governor explained.
He added, “As we continue our onslaught against poverty and its attendant consequences, we cannot deceive ourselves into thinking there are quick fixes.”
The governor provided a sobering assessment of his administration’s economic challenges inherited from the previous APC-led administration.
He attributed these challenges to mismanagement, which pushed Nigeria and Plateau into indebtedness and hindered development.
“We cannot deny that the period between 2015 and 2023 was the season of the locusts,” Mr Mutfwang stated. “Years in which we were stripped of our dignity as a nation, going from the biggest economy in Africa to becoming the poverty capital of the world! Even at the state level, we inherited a distressing state of affairs, about N400 billion in debt without tangible evidence of progress in any sector.”
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
![Katsina State](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/1863B29B-AC06-49E0-ADFA-655BBEC3389A.jpeg)
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
![chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6400.jpeg)
World
Bangladesh president dissolves parliament, frees former Prime Minister Zia
Student protesters had threatened more demonstrations if parliament was not dissolved.
![Pellegrino Matarazzo](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6399.jpeg)
Sport
Matarazzo appears to commit to Hoffenheim amid U.S. speculation
Hoffenheim coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has distanced himself from reports saying he will be the next coach of the U.S. men’s national team.
![Ismail Haniyeh](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-31-at-07.39.53.jpeg)
World
Iran denies reports of arrest after Hamas leader’s assassination
Hamas and Iran blamed Israel for the attack and vowed retaliation. Israel has not yet commented on Haniyeh’s death.
![Muhammad Yunus](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6397-1.jpeg)
World
Bangladesh protesters propose Yunus to lead interim government
The demonstrations against Ms Hasina’s government began early last month after a high court bench reinstated a controversial government job quota system.
![Kaduna residents waving Russian flags](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-05-at-12.52.38.jpeg)
Maiduguri
#EndHunger Protests: Police arrest Maiduguri residents for displaying Russian flags
The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri.
![stimulant tablets](https://i1.wp.com/gazettengr.com/wp-content/uploads/adderall-pills-prescription-stimulant-drug-e1722941237501.jpg)
World
70,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a suspect at the Aung Mingalar highway bus terminal in Mingaladon township of Yangon region on Monday.