Tight security in Jos as President Buhari visits Plateau

Key actors in Plateau State politics on Thursday defied political differences to welcome President Muhammdu Buhari to the State.


The President touched down at the Yakubu Gowon Airport at exactly 11:54 am aboard an aircraft with number 5N-FGW amid tight security.

He was received by Governor Simon Lalong, ex-Governor Jonah David Jang of the Peoples Democratic Party, member of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Kwande and Senator Joshua Dariye.

Others are Plateau State Chief of Staff, Chief John Dafaan, a member of the House of Representatives, Timothy Golu, Senator Edward Pwajok and Plateau State Commissioner for Information, Yakubu Datti.

During the one-day visit, Buhari is expected to visit the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Buba Gyang.

The President will also commission some projects including the Mararaban Jama – British American Road (now Muhammdu Buhari Road), Kalong  Road in Shendam, Low-cost Rantya, Tudun Wada Road, Panyam Fish Farm and other projects.

Meanwhile, Lalong has renamed the popular Mararaban Jama Road, gateway to Jos metropolis as “Muhammadu Buhari Road.”