Hart Bankat, an architect and general manager, Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB), in this interview with NATHANIEL GBAORON in Jos, spoke on the implementation of Executive Order 003 signed by Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau State and its impact in restoring the beauty and order of the state, especially Jos town. Excerpts: What did this government inherit in the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB)? If you had an urban development board that was not in place for eight years, they were just acting general managers for the last eight years. The most senior civil servants would act, and they did their best, but they had limitations.
There’s a difference between bringing somebody who was politically appointed and then somebody who grew up through the ranks. When it comes to patronage and access to the government, you cannot guarantee that you will always have access to be able to share your thoughts with the governor. But you see, the difference is we have a purposeful leadership that is willing and knows the direction in which it wants to take its people.
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has a leadership that has identified that we have been so exposed to the point that it’s a thing of shame for a house to be like this and then we need to fix it. Hence why we’re on board to come and fix these things and then that was what gave birth to Executive Order 003. Having looked at the laws that are available, the penalties available, and the strictness of what we need to en.