Plateau State government has dissociated itself from an open letter purportedly written and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by a group known as the Plateau United Front (PUF), and signed by one Sargwak Haruna, claiming to be the group’s president.

The open letter became the source of sharp disagreement between leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with each party blaming the other over what was believed to be a derogatory letter to the President ahead of his visit to the state for the burial of the late mother of the APC National Chairman, Prof. Yilwatda Nentawe.

The Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Dr. Gyang Bere, who made the position of the state government known in a statement, described the group as faceless and amorphous and not known to the government as it is not a registered organization.

Bere said the ‘fake open letter’ was “ill-motivated, mischievous and does not represent the views of the governor, the government, or indeed any patriotic Plateau citizen committed to peace, unity, and mutual respect.”

According to the governor’s spokesman, even from the tone, content and spirit of the letter, any layman would see that it portrays the desperation of the group sponsors which falls far below the civil and respectful manner in which Governor Mutfwang and his administration engage with the Presidency and other eminent citizens of our nation.

“It must be emphasized that Governor Mutfwang has consistently acknowledged and appreciated the remarkable interventions of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the Federal Government in seeking lasting solutions to the insecurity that has bedeviled Plateau State,” the statement said.

Bere stressed that Mutfwang has, on several forums, appreciated
President Tinubu for appointing qualified sons and daughters of Plateau into key national positions is well known and documented.

“It is public knowledge that the Governor has extended a hand of fellowship to all peace-loving Plateau citizens serving in various capacities at the federal level, urging them to prioritize peace, unity, and service above partisan considerations.

“We therefore urge the general public to disregard the malicious fabrications contained in the so-called open letter and call on security agencies to investigate and unmask the faceless authors and their sponsors, so that they can face the full wrath of the law.

“Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, together with the good and law-abiding citizens of Plateau State, looks forward to warmly welcoming His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Plateau any time he chooses,” Bere added.