JNI accuses Plateau Govt, of maltreating Muslims


By Muhammad Tanko Shittu - Jos

The Jama'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, Plateau State branch, said it is dismayed with the manner at which the State Government is maltreating Muslims and disregarding their genuine concerns.

State Secretary of the JNI, Dr. Salim Musa Umar, flanked by some executive members of the branch, expressed the dismay during a press conference held, Saturday at the boardroom of Jos Central Mosque.

It said the State government need to also treat Muslims as citizens of the state.

It recalled that it had on September 13th 2023, written a letter of complaint/protest to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, complaining about the lopsided compilation of the list of 500 families being victims of the crisis in Riyom, Barikin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu, Jos South and Bassa local government areas in the recent past, following a N500m cash assistance brought by the wife of President, Senator Remi Tinibu.

"In the said letter, the JNI noted, with sadness that the JNI as a critical stakeholder in the peace processes in the state was not invited. We also note that the JNI had no input in the list of 500 victims of the crisis despite the fact that we have hundreds of Muslims killed, maimed or displaced as a result of those series of crisis.

"The JNI added in the letter that, this is truly disheartening and gives room for many speculative theories flying around that your government is not carrying everyone along," the JNI said. 

It further said whereas, it hoped for clarification and possible amends where necessary, but to its dismay, there was no word from the state government apart from an unfortunate rebuttal of their clear and obvious complaint issued by the Plateau state Commissioner for Information.

 "While waiting for redressing the imbalance and ensuring that justice is done by including Muslim victims of the crisis that are found in all the local government areas to which the donation was intended for, the state government closed it ears to our genuine concern and it started the distribution of the assistance to the victims in Mangu local government area with no single Muslim included," the JNI claimed.

It also said action of the State Government is to them, the highest sense or irresponsibility, having been monitoring the posture of the state government in the way it is carrying its activities as if Muslims do not exist in the state.

"It is a known fact that Muslims are found in all the 17 local government areas in the state and our percentage is high that it will be injustice and lack of fairness to run a government without considering us," it said.

The JNI said it note with sadness that the state governor didn’t deem it fit to give a single Muslim the position of Special Adviser in negation to the established tradition of giving that position to a minimum of three Muslims, commensurate with their heavy presence in more than five local government areas of the state.

"This is after the same government looked away from us in depriving us the minimum post of Deputy Chief of Staff which usually gives the Muslims in the state a seeming sense of belonging.

"The position of Deputy Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly usually reserved for Muslims in the state under the past dispensations has been taken away from us as well despite the fact that we have Muslim members in the Assembly.

"The world should note that in the present set up of the Plateau state government, the governor, his deputy, secretary to the state government, chief of staff, head of service among key government functionaries are all of the same faith as if Muslims are no longer relevant as citizens in the state," it said.

It added that, needless to remind all that Muslims in Plateau state have played great roles and contributed positively to the fortunes of all political parties in various elections, should be recognized and appreciated appropriately.

"The JNI under our watch has a moral responsibility to speak on behalf of the Muslim Ummah, and we will not hesitate to review all engagements with this government should this discriminatory tendencies continue. We are citizens deserving all rights and privileges as provided in the constitution.

"No society thrives and prospers on injustice and treatment of some citizens as second class. We ask for quick amends and we will not rest on our oars until justice is given to Muslims in the state proportionate to our numerical strength. We pray the Plateau state government will make amends," the JNI said.

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