23/09/2026
CLARIFICATION ON THE VISIT OF SENATOR ABDUL’AZIZ YARI, FORMER GOVERNOR OF ZAMFARA STATE AND DG PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL TO JOS.
The social media is awash with reports and messages concerning the recent visit of the the former Governor of Zamfara State and Director-General of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council to Jos, with insinuations that he visited the State without paying a courtesy call on the Governor of Plateau State.
We wish to clarify that Senator Abdul’aziz Yari was in Jos on a private visit primarily to offer condolences to Sheikh Yahaya Jingir over the demise of one of the key leaders in his organisation.
The visit was undertaken with the full knowledge of the Plateau State Government, which sent a team to receive the Distinguished Senator and also provided transport logistic support for his movement in the State. Any insinuation to the contrary should be discarded.
We appeal and reassure all citizens that the Director-General will return to Plateau State for a formal engagement, during which the revered traditional institution, Christian and Muslim leaders, political stakeholders, and other critical opinion leaders will be accorded the deserved courtesy and respect for their immense contributions to peace, unity, stability, and national development.
Gyang Bere, PhD
Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Executive Governor of Plateau State
September 23, 2026