Buharis group sues for peace
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as a show of concern the vice president and president had personally visited the state to condole with the state and families of the victims after he had earlier directed the minister of interior general abdulrahaman dambazzau to visit the state to assess the situation1 the buhari media organisation bmo has advised stakeholders to work together in order to restore peace in embattled plateau state1 a statement in abuja by the coordinator of the organisation mr. austin braimoh and the secretary mr. cassidy madueke said it is confident that with the renewed commitment of the administration insecurity will be nipped in the bud1 the group noted the federal governments proactive measures in containing the violence including the deployment of special forces and equipment to plateau state1 it also noted with satisfaction the deployment of a deputy inspector general of police operations at the helm of affairs1 the organisation which aligned itself with the advice of president muhammadu buhari on the need for collective order to end carnage in nigeria praised efforts already put in place to curtail insecurity in all restive areas1 we commiserate with the families of the victims of the unfortunate incident and use this medium to appeal for peaceful coexistence among the various ethnic groups in plateau state1 we also solicit the support of the media in advancing peace in the state and call on affected people not to take the laws into their hands as the federal government is already taking necessary measures to bring the perpetrators to book. we believe that at the end of the day a lasting solution will be found to the problem1 the group urged the security agencies to do all that is necessary to stop further attacks in the state1 in another development the group commended the inauguration of a seedling factory in calabar which is said to be the first of its kind in africa and which is expected to raise nigerias rice production from 4 tonnes to 9 tonnes per hectare1 it noted that the cross river states project was in furtherance of president buharis economic diversification agenda which would impact positively on economic growth as well as employment generation1