After 5 years, Plateau govt to release White paper on Jos crisis

Pwajok told newsmen in Jos that: “Government has concluded deliberations on the report and shall soon make it public.’’  
The commission was set up by the state government in November 2008, after the devastating crisis in Jos that claimed many lives.
The commissioner said: “The state government set up the commission of inquiry to investigate the immediate and remote causes of that crisis. It was expected to identify persons responsible for it and recommend sanctions, among other things. The Ajibola commission, if you recall, concluded its assignment since 2009, but for various reasons, government has not been able to conclude deliberations on the report. Today, that chapter of unfortunate crises has been closed. Government has concluded deliberations and has issued a White Paper on the report of the commission.’’
He said the White Paper encapsulates the views of government on each of the items of the Ajibola panel’s report.
According to him, the White Paper, when published, will be sold to members of the public like those of previous commissions of inquiry.
Pwajok said the current administration published and distributed reports of commissions of inquiry set up by other administrations.
“It started with the Luke Enefo commission of inquiry into the Tudun Wada and Kabong crises of 1991, as well as the Luke Enefo commission into the 1994 Jos crisis. We have also published and shared out report of the Justice Niki Tobi commission of inquiry into the 2001 Jos crises,’’ he said.  
The commissioner, who noted that it was Governor Jonah Jang’s administration that issued White Papers on all the commissions of enquiry, said the Ajibola commission’s report was the only one pending.
“When all the reports are published, comparisons will be made and we shall move towards resolving all areas of conflict once and for all,’’ he said. (NAN)Plateau State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Edward Pwajok, said yesterday that the White Paper on the report of the Justice Bola Ajibola Commission of Inquiry into the 2008 Jos crisis will soon be released.
Pwajok told newsmen in Jos that: “Government has concluded deliberations on the report and shall soon make it public.’’  
The commission was set up by the state government in November 2008, after the devastating crisis in Jos that claimed many lives.
The commissioner said: “The state government set up the commission of inquiry to investigate the immediate and remote causes of that crisis. It was expected to identify persons responsible for it and recommend sanctions, among other things. The Ajibola commission, if you recall, concluded its assignment since 2009, but for various reasons, government has not been able to conclude deliberations on the report. Today, that chapter of unfortunate crises has been closed. Government has concluded deliberations and has issued a White Paper on the report of the commission.’’
He said the White Paper encapsulates the views of government on each of the items of the Ajibola panel’s report.
According to him, the White Paper, when published, will be sold to members of the public like those of previous commissions of inquiry.
Pwajok said the current administration published and distributed reports of commissions of inquiry set up by other administrations.
“It started with the Luke Enefo commission of inquiry into the Tudun Wada and Kabong crises of 1991, as well as the Luke Enefo commission into the 1994 Jos crisis. We have also published and shared out report of the Justice Niki Tobi commission of inquiry into the 2001 Jos crises,’’ he said.  
The commissioner, who noted that it was Governor Jonah Jang’s administration that issued White Papers on all the commissions of enquiry, said the Ajibola commission’s report was the only one pending.
“When all the reports are published, comparisons will be made and we shall move towards resolving all areas of conflict once and for all,’’ he said. (NAN)