The elders of Berom, an ethnic group in Plateau, have called on the Federal Government to implement all the recommendations in the reports on the crises in the state.
The group made the call after a closed door exploratory meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on how to find a lasting solution to the perennial crises in the state.
Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting which ended in the early hours of Tuesday, the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang-Buba, said the implementation of the recommendations would douse the crisis in the state.
Gyang-Buba, a retired Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, said the ethnic crisis between Berom and the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group in the state should not continue unabated.
He said both ethnic groups must talk and proffer amicable solutions that would end the wanton killings and destruction of property in the state.
Gyang-Buba added “you are aware of the fact that there have been security challenges on the Plateau just like so many other states.
“But that of Plateau has been on for quite a while and so the National Security Adviser invited us to meet with Mr President so they can hear from us what really are the issues and what are the suggestions for the way forward.
“We cannot allow such things to continue indefinitely; we must be able to talk and come out with what the real issues are and then resolve them appropriately.’’
The Gbong Gwom Jos said that the real issues involved in the crisis “are contained in the reports of the Judicial Commission of Enquiry, as well as that of other Administrative Committees set up by the government on the crises”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President is billed to meet with the leaders of the Hausa-Fulani group from the state to further explore the way out of the crisis.
Other members in the Berom delegation were the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochepe; Retired Col. John Dunes, Da Yohona Dang, Mr Emmanual Lonang and Mr Edward Pwayok.
The delegation also included Da Cholom Jamlong, Gyang Audu, Simon Mwadikon and Mr GNS Pwayok. NAN)