Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong reportedly left his duty post on Monday to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr David Paradang.
Paradang was on Friday suspended with immediate effect, while the service’s deputy comptroller general, Martin Abeshi, takes over.
Governor Lalong did not visit the Presidential Villa alone, he was found in company of the suspended Comptroller General, David Paradang.
Governor Lalong, briefed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari, he said although investigations into the issues that led to the suspension of the Immigration boss had commenced, it was necessary for him to show concern.
“I came to see the President on some issues affecting my state.
“These include the prevailing issue of the suspension of the comptroller of general of immigration who incidentally is from my state. When you have issues like this in a political period, you must find ways of looking for reasons and possible solution.
“If anything affects any part of your body you must show concern.
“Paradang’s case is still under investigation. A man was suspended and he is from Plateau, it is my concern because I am the governor of the state.
“For every appointment, we must show concern no matter how small. The President is handling it.
“At the end of the day whatever is the outcome I will agree with it, but I also need to get some explanation as the governor of the state.
“I feel comfortable with the response I got and that is why I am smiling. I told him what we are doing on insecurity in our state.’’
On the insecurity in Plateau State, the governor said that he set up a 13-man peace committee to tackle the problem of communal crises across the state.
He said the measures of arresting unrest put in place by the government has started yielding results as trouble makers were being apprehended by relevant security agencies in the state.
“We still have cases of cattle rustling and farm destruction going on in the southern part.
“But, in the last one week, we have taken very good measures and security agencies are working very well in terms of arrest,” he said.
