Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau State Governor, has restated his plans to recruit over 1,000 youths into the community security outfit, Operation Rainbow and his administration’s commitment to justice, security, and unity across the state.
The Directorate of Press post on X, stated that Mutfwang made the pledge during the commencement of the 2025/2026 Legal Yearn, on Sunday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Jos.
The service, attended by judicial officers, clergy, and legal practitioners, marked the formal opening of the judiciary’s calendar.
“The God who has kept us this far will sustain us for the days ahead,” the governor said, describing the occasion as one of thanksgiving and renewal.
Reflecting on the judiciary’s challenges, he commended judicial officers for their resilience despite resource limitations.
“When we assumed office, we met a judiciary weighed down by numerous challenges.
“Yet, you have remained steadfast, discharging your duties with courage and dignity,” he noted.
Mutfwang revealed that steps had been taken to improve the welfare of retired judges.
“We have taken concrete actions to ameliorate their situation by beginning the payment of their outstanding entitlements.
“Though the process is ongoing, it has commenced and by God’s grace, it will be completed,” he assured.
“Judicial discretion used judiciously serves the ends of justice. But discretion abused will weigh heavily on a man’s conscience, and he will not be able to stand before his Creator,” he warned.
Speaking on security he announced the expansion of Operation Rainbow, the state-backed community policing initiative.
“By the grace of God, we will soon recruit over 1,000 youths who will be posted back to their communities as both the first and last line of defense, complementing conventional security agencies,” he said.
“The body of Christ is one, and what binds us together is the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross of Calvary,” he said, while thanking the Catholic Bishop of Jos and the parish priest of St. Theresa’s for hosting the service.
Reiterating his resolve to govern with courage and transparency, the governor declared,”We have no other agenda than to make Plateau better than we met it.
“Though there may be giants on our way to hinder, by the grace of God, we shall overcome.”
The Chief Judge of Plateau State Justice David Mann, in his remarks, expressed gratitude for divine preservation over the judiciary in the past year and prayed for wisdom, guidance, and protection for members of the Bar and Bench in the new legal year.
