By, Giwa Alex, jos
Group under the auspices of Solomon Daushep Lar foundation has call on the Governor of Plateau State Barr .Simon Bako Lalong to immortalize the late first civilian Governor of Plateau State Chief Solomon Lar by naming the state own University after him.
That the renaming of the state owned citadel of learning after the first civilian Governor of the state a.k.a the “Emercipator” will be a right step in right direction so the Governor should not renegades.
The group” Solomon Lar foundation” gave the charge recently in Lantang North LG mini stadium of Plateau state during the posthumous birthday in honor of the late sage and the first Governor of the state.
The chairman of the occasion of S.D, Lar Foundation, Hon Samuel Mafuyai said that proactive steps should be taken by the Lalong government wards supporting Lar’s foundation to enable it sustain his legacies.
He called on government at all level , non-governmental organizations, philanthropists and the general public to as a matter of fact key in, particularly in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment.
“I wish to call on the Plateau State government under the able leadership of Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong to kindly revisit the issues surrounding the naming of Plateau State University, Bokkos as Solomon Daushep Lar University. We feel that the naming of this citadel of learning to immortalize Lar was a step in the right direction which was applauded by many. “
“We are therefore, appealing to the state government to reconsider its decision of naming of the university after the late icon. The Plateau State government should take a cue from Kano State which named their state university after their renown orator, Alhaji Maitama Sule by enacting an enabling law to that effect,” he said.
It could be recalled that the immediate past administration of
Jonah Jang had in December 2013 announced the renamed of the university after Lar at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, where his remains was formally received on arrival from London. But till date that had remained a mere declaration as nothing has changed in the university to that effect .
In her remarks, the former Plateau State Deputy Governor and now Chairman of the Board of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Pauline Tallen, eulogised the late “Emancipator” said apart from being father to all, the late Lar has the fear of God and always enjoined them to do everything with the fear of God, including politics.
She described Chief Lar as a detrabilized Nigerian and one who is friendly to all irrespective of gender, class, tribe or religion, adding that all hands must be on deck to ensure that his foundation is boosted.
Similarly in his goodwill message, the chairmanship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Lantang North Local Government Area, Comrade Laven Ubandoma Joshua, said Lar took transformational politics with great seriousness and that he was peoples’-centered as well as a symbol of unity to the entire country.
Joshua, who acknowledged that he was mentored by Lar, said his foundation has already built goodwill, and advancement in several areas in many communities since his demise.
The high point of the occasion was the lunching of magazine about Lar.
