As part of activities commemorating Nigerian Democratic rule, marked every June 12th, Plateau State Governor, Barr Caleb Mutfwang has pledged his administration’s commitment to reviving all state-owned industries that have gone comatose, providing job opportunities for citizens.
Governor Mutfwang stated this on Thursday in Jos while commissioning four major projects in transport, health, roads/bridges, and education. At the commissioning of 15 additional Tin-City metro buses at the Old Government House premises, the governor assured citizens that his administration would revive all state-owned companies that have folded up soon.
The commissioned projects include: Metro Buses 2.0 located at the Old Government House, Rayfield; laboratory, paediatric ward, and office complex the Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Jos; Utonkon Bridge and adjoining roads at Utonkon-Abattoir Road; one-storey administrative block and refurbished Joshua Dariye Hall at the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, Jos Campus.
The first female Tin City metro bus driver, Ms. Luka Nambam, one of the three girls Governor Mutfwang trained in automobile mechanics in Kaduna was introduced during the commissioning.
Governor Mutfwang informed that President Tinubu has adopted the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road as one of his four legacy federal projects and pledged his administration’s commitment to prioritizing development over politics.
The Voice notes that, most of the commissioned projects were abandoned by previous administrations. “Today, we are witnessing the revival of one of Plateau’s legacy institutions. The Plateau Express Service had suffered years of neglect, but under our administration, it is alive again. These Metro buses were bought brand new using Plateau State’s constitutional allocation, managed prudently for our people’s good.”
The Chief Medical Director of the Specialist Hospital, Prof. Christopher Yilgwan, said the modern medical equipment upgrades have raised the hospital’s standard to world-class level.
