On The Condolence Visit To Plateau

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to Jos was, in every material sense, strategic, deliberate, and outcome-driven.

This was not a symbolic stopover. It was a structured engagement with critical stakeholders across Plateau State. Several leaders spoke the National Chairman of the APC, two former governors, the serving governor Caleb Muftwang, a former Deputy Speaker Hon. Wase and a respected traditional authority Da Jacob Gyang Buba (CFR) who is the 5th and current Gbong Gwom Jos.

The conversation did not end in Jos; the President extended it, inviting key leaders to Abuja for continued engagement an important signal of sustained federal attention. I was Present. The engagement lasted for almost an hour.

The more consequential aspect, however, was the substance of the engagement itself.

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The President convened a high-level session that included the nation’s top military command alongside state stakeholders. He did not merely listen,he interrogated, demanded clarity, and issued directives. For close to an hour, he led a focused and, at times, difficult conversation aimed at confronting the realities on the ground and defining immediate next steps.

I was present.

And for me, this was deeply personal. As the discussions unfolded, I was taken back to the loss of my only senior brother, Abraham Dare, who was killed in Nasarawa, Jos, twenty-five years ago. My family lived in Jos for nearly fifty-nine years before relocating to Ogbomoso. I speak not from distance, but from lived experience and enduring connection to the state.

That is why the distinction is important.

The significance of the visit should not be measured by duration, but by the clarity of intent, the firmness of tone, and the decisions set in motion. The President’s disposition was unmistakable, direct, engaged, and resolute.

Here was a President immersing himself into work of finding a lasting solution and bringing peace to the Plateau.

For Plateau’s leaders, across divides, this moment represents a renewed window for convergence and accountability, anchored by a federal posture that is no longer tolerant of recurring violence.

The President’s words captured that resolve:

“It is time to break the shackles of death, ignorance, and hopelessness. We must break it together. But I promise you this experience will not repeat itself.”

The task now is to ensure that this resolve translates into sustained action and measurable peace.