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Former Governor of
Plateau State, Joshua Dariye has said that the call for a state of
emergency in Jos will not solve the problems bedevilling the state, he
advocated for true dialogue among indigenes and non-indigenes of the
state. Stressing that the recent spate of crises is a new phenomenon in
the history of the state, the former governor said that prior to now,
most of the crises experienced in Jos centred around land disputes, but
the incidences where bomb explosives are used, is a new dimension that
cannot be comprehended.

“There is no sense
of respect for human lives, it calls for through examination by
government, at both the Federal and at the State level as well as
security operatives.” He said.

According to Mr
Dariye, dialogue will be the best option to solve the problem of the
state. “I believe dialogue will be the best way of quelling the
troubles in Jos, let’s get people who are non partisan, committed and
sincere and the issue can be resolved amicably.”

Calls for extension of voter registration

Mr Dariye however
called on the National Assembly to convene an emergency meeting to
amend the 2010 Electoral Act, and agree to extend the period of the
voter registration exercise beyond two weeks.

While speaking with
Journalists in Abuja yesterday, Mr Dariye said that in spite of the
huge sum of money spent in the purchase of the Direct Data Capture
(DDC) machines, majority of Nigerians still encounter problems at the
registration centres.

“My worry is that,
with the colossal sum of money, how many billions of naira approved and
yet people complain of shortage of ink in my area, that we have to deep
our hands in our pockets to buy ink. I don’t think it is right. There
is no reason for that,” he said.

Mr Dariye, said if the National Assembly amends that section of the
Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
will have no option but to extend the voter registration exercise
billed to wind up on January 29.