October 1, 2025
By Ayuba Doekyil
In Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State lies Bwall community, a place where life is lived with hope, resilience, and the everyday struggles of ordinary people.
Yet, for decades, one thing has remained unchanged, the absence of a good road network. In fact, in Bwall, there is no road worthy of being called a road.
Year after year, election after election, politicians troop into the community with their promises, “Once elected, we will construct the road.” Decades have rolled by and those words have remained empty.
The people, who are citizens of Nigeria like everyone else, have been left behind by successive governments. To a point, they now feel abandoned, as though their voices do not matter.
Many have resigned to fate, leaving their cries to God alone. But governance should not be about abandonment, it should be about responsibility and care.
The absence of a motorable road has brought untold hardship.
Transporting patients to advanced hospitals has become a nightmare. Some lose their lives before they ever reach medical care.
Farmers who form the backbone of the community are unable to move their farm produce to markets, resulting in post-harvest losses and deepening poverty.
Pregnant women face risks during emergencies, school children trek long distances, and economic opportunities are lost because Bwall has been cut off from the rest of the state.
This neglect is unacceptable. Roads are not just a means of movement, they are lifelines. They connect communities to opportunities, to education, to healthcare, and to the larger society. Without them, development is impossible.
We therefore call on the Plateau State Government under Governor Caleb Mutfwang to urgently look into this long-standing problem.
The Bwall people deserve more than promises, they deserve action. The government at all levels, federal, state, and local must rise to this responsibility.
We equally call on legislators, development agencies, and other stakeholders not to fold their hands while an entire community remains in isolation.
A lasting solution to the road challenge in Bwall is not just a project, it is a duty owed to the people.
The images of the dilapidated road attached to this piece tell the story better than words ever could.
They show a community crying for help, a people waiting for rescue. Plateau State cannot continue to move forward while Bwall is left behind.
The time for political promises is over. The time for action is now.
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Ayuba Doekyil writes from the cave of Pangoevoel, Bwall district of Quaan Pan local government of Plateau state.
Mr Doekyil, thanks for using this platform to bring the plight of the Bwall community to the world. I think it's time that the government of Plateau state pay some attention to their electorates in the southern part of the state.
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