Ahead of May 29 handing over in Plateau State, all arrangements have been concluded for the Visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Commissioned 32 Projects by the administration of Governor Simon Lalong.
State Commissioner for Information in the State Hon. Dan Manjang disclosed this on Monday in Jos while inspecting the remodeled Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) one of the projects to be inaugurated.
He explained that President Muhammadu Buhari would commission 12 out of the 32 projects which were spread across the state
Manjang said 32 completed projects across the state to be commissioned will mark the end of the Lalong administration in the State.
“I am glad to inform you that Lalong is set to inaugurate 32 projects across the state before his tenure elapses. The ministry has come as an advance party to inspect the project at the NUJ Press Centre before its furnishing which will be completed in two days.
“The president will inaugurate the British-America interchange, the Jos High Court Complex and the Multi-Door Court House, Kalong Bridge in Shendam, three general hospitals in Kwall, Kanke, and a water project in Riyom’’, he said.
Manjang commended the journalists in Plateau State for adequately reporting the activities of the government, adding that the incoming government should prioritize journalists’ activities and carry them along.
He called for better remuneration and insurance for journalists to help them to discharge their duties effectively and objectively.
The chairman of the NUJ in Plateau State, Mr. Paul Jatau, thanked the state government for remodeling the Secretariat and charged journalists to make use of the facility and do their work professionally.
