The Plateau Vanguard for Democracy (PVD) has taken Chief Kefas Ropshik, popularly known as Kefiano, to task over the controversy surrounding land allocation at the Plateau Youth Agricultural Empowerment Programme (P-YAEP), BARC Farm, accusing him of attempting to politicise what it described as a clear case of violation of government policy and due process.
In a strongly worded reaction, the group, through its national coordinator, Chris Ishaku, said the clarification issued by the management of P-YAEP had exposed the attempt by Ropshik to present himself as a victim when, in reality, the issue bordered on compliance, fairness and the equitable distribution of public agricultural resources.
According to PVD, it was disturbing that a man who claims to be a champion of the people would seek to hold on to land already earmarked for youth groups and other beneficiaries under Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s agricultural empowerment programme.
The group said the controversy should not be reduced to politics, stressing that the BARC Farm remains a public asset designed to create opportunities for thousands of Plateau citizens, not a private estate to be cornered by politically exposed individuals.
