Taraba Gov Vows To End Lingerig Jukun/ Tiv Crisis
Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku has vowed to resolve the lingering Tiv/ Jukun crisis in the state.
He spoke on Thursday when a delegation of eight Tiv leaders visited him in the State House, Jalingo.
The Tivs were led by Commissioner for Social Development, Bridget Twar, who said their visit was to thank the Governor for rescuing over 900 Tiv indigenes trapped in Kurmi local government area of the State.
Ishaku said when he heard of the security threats against the displaced Tivs camped in Baissa that morning, he deployed security to the place two hours after he received the information.
“You can’t continue to fight wars forever. There are times we can have quarrels but the differences must be settled so that they don’t aggravate.
“I must achieve peace; God has never disappointed me. But peace is desired, it’s not achieved by taking tea. We must desire to have peace. We must desire that the peace should be long lasting.
“Let us realise that peace is what we must be looking for. Peace must be underlined in capital letters, knowing that there is a time to be born, time to live (transition) and time to die (bus stop),” the Governor said.
Ishaku noted the things that make people go to wars are insignificant issues, stating “so, in Taraba, being a multiethnic State, the people must accommodate one another”.
