Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, has installed Jika Golit as the Ngolong Ngas, the paramount ruler of the Ngas nation in Kanke and Pankshin Local Government Areas of the state.
The Ngas nation had been without a paramount ruler for the past nine years following succession dispute.
Presenting the staff of office to the traditional ruler on Friday in Pankshin, Mutfwang said his administration is determined to give traditional institutions in the state their pride of place.
The governor said his administration was commitment to continually strive towards filling all vacant traditional stools in the state in line with his promise and respect for the traditional institutions.
Mutfwang,while congratulating the Ngolong Ngas on his ascension to the throne of his ancestors, commended the kingmakers for a peaceful and rancour-free selection process worthy of emulation by other ethnic groups in the state.
The governor said, “The coronation of the Ngolong Ngas is dear to my administration, inview of the pivotal role of the traditional institutions in deepening peace in their localities and by extention the entire state.
“I congratulate the Ngolong Ngas, Nde Jika Golit, on his ascension to the throne of his ancestors.
“His selection by the kingmakers, through a peaceful and rancor-free atmosphere, is worthy of emulation by other ethnic groups in the state.
“Let me say at this point that it has become very expedient for us to hold this remarkable occasion at this crucial period of our collective existence.
“As you are aware, a week of mourning was declared in honor of our beloved people who were gruesomely murdered during the cruel Christmas Eve attacks and the days that followed, in Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas.
“The royalty of the Ngas Chiefdom and the Pankshin/Kanke Traditional Council has made us proud by showing a high level of decorum and good conduct during the period of transition and up to this moment that God Almighty has blessed the land with another leader to fill in the vacuum created by the demise of the late Ngolong Ngas, Nde Joshua Dimlong.”
In his remarks at the occasion, Golit promised to serve his people with the fear of God.
