Why I’ve Not Created Autonomous Tiv District In Nasarawa – Governor Sule

Nasarawa State governor, Engr.Abdullahi Sule, has explained why his administration has not created an autonomous district and chiefdom for the Tiv people in the state, despite his personal desire to do so.
The governor said he is being careful not to create a traditional stool that would lead to communal clashes and loss of innocent lives.
Governor Sule stated this when he hosted a delegation of Tiv Development Association (TIDA) led by its president, Barr. Barnabas Zayol, at the Government House, Lafia.
Responding to TIDA’s request for the creation of an autonomous Tiv district and chiefdom and the replacement of the long dead gazetted village heads in 14 village areas, the governo...