{
  "id": 20181839,
  "title": "Forgive me for not visiting your communities, Tinubu begs Plateau residents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/forgive-me-for-not-visiting-your-communities-tinubu-begs-plateau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/forgive-me-for-not-visiting-your-communities-tinubu-begs-plateau-residents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu has asked residents of Plateau State to forgive him for not visiting their communities during his recent trip to the region. During an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign rally in Jos, Tinubu expressed regret for not being present in the \"hinterland\" but assured affected individuals that his administration would rebuild their communities. After the March killings in Angwan Rukuba, Tinubu visited Plateau State to meet with victims, but critics argued that he should have visited more communities and restricted his trip to the airport. The president emphasized the importance of unity, stating that differences in language and identity should not make residents enemies. He also extended condolences to bereaved families, home-destroyed individuals, and survivors, urging them to live and work together in Plateau and across the country. Tinubu announced that surveillance cameras promised for Plateau have arrived and will soon be installed, along with 1,000 forest guards that are currently undergoing training. Vice-President Kashim Shettima praised Tinubu's \"transformational and courageous leadership\" and emphasized Plateau residents' contributions to education, agriculture, the military, trade, culture, and sports. The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, highlighted federal interventions, including road projects, military battalions, a brigade, and security command centers, as evidence of the administration's security commitments to Plateau. Governor Caleb Mutfwang welcomed Tinubu to Jos, praising the state as a home of peace, tourism, and political history, and outlined state initiatives targeting employment, transportation, and security challenges.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has asked residents of troubled communities in Plateau State to forgive him for not visiting them. He made the appeal during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign rally in Jos this weekend. Daily Trust reports that following the March killings in Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area, the President […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}