Plateau North Equity Group Raises Alarm Over Lopsided Political Power Sharing.

The Plateau North Equity Project (PNEP) has called for an equitable, fair and just distribution of political offices among the constituent communities of Plateau North Senatorial Zone ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The group made the demand on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Jos, Plateau State, where it expressed concern over what it described as decades of political domination and exclusion of minority tribes in the zone.

The statement, signed by the Secretary of PNEP, Hon. Victor Samson, was read by the group’s spokesman, Dr. Song Muru, who said the organisation had previously raised the issue at a press conference on June 25, 2026.

PNEP described itself as a peaceful advocacy initiative of minority tribes in Plateau North, comprising Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Jos East, Jos North, Jos South and Riyom Local Government Areas, with a coalition of minority ethnic communities predominantly located in Bassa, Jos East, Jos North, as well as the Ibaas and Ganawuri communities of Barkin Ladi and Riyom respectively.

The group said its advocacy was not targeted at denying any individual or community the right to seek political office, but aimed at ensuring that opportunities for political leadership reflected the diversity of communities within the senatorial zone.

According to PNEP, political leadership positions in Plateau North had for too long been concentrated in one demographically dominant community, leaving minority communities underrepresented and undermining the principles of inclusion, balance and shared responsibility.

The group said it had earlier written to Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, drawing his attention to what it described as the historical imbalance in the distribution of key political offices in the zone and appealing to him to intervene.

PNEP said that before writing the governor, it had held several consultations with key government stakeholders and also engaged members of the perceived dominant community in an effort to secure their understanding and address the matter amicably.

However, the group expressed disappointment over the recent zoning of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmanship to Plateau North, saying its appeal for a qualified candidate from the minority ethnic nationalities to emerge was not heeded.

It further alleged that the process leading to the emergence of the APC senatorial candidate for Plateau North had again favoured the same dominant community, arguing that if the candidate wins, the community would have occupied the Senate seat for eight out of nine electoral cycles since 1999.

PNEP also claimed that the same community is currently holding two out of the three Houses of representative tickets in the Plateau North as well as the Deputy Governorship and Senate positions, thereby creating what it described as an unacceptable imbalance in the zone.

The group therefore called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC National Chairman, the leadership of the party and Governor Caleb Mutfwang to urgently intervene in the situation, particularly over the Senate and Deputy Governor positions, warning that continued marginalisation could affect the unity and electoral fortunes of the APC in Plateau North and across the state.

PNEP said it remained committed to the peaceful pursuit of political inclusion and would mobilise its people to explore viable democratic options capable of ending what it described as age-long marginalisation, urging the media to amplify the concerns of minority communities as the 2027 political season approaches.