Dalung Condemns Mutfwang’s civil Wãr Apology Gives 72Hrs To Retract His Apology… – Ty

The 72-Hour Ultimatum: The Secret Reason Why Solomon Dalung Wants Governor Mutfwang’s Apology Cancelled!

Article:

E DON CAST: The 72-Hour Ultimatum, The Civil War Apology, And The Ghost Of 1967 That Is Currently Tearing Plateau State Apart
My country people, fellow Nigerians, I welcome you all to another day in this our beloved, dramatic, and highly complicated geographical expression called Nigeria. They say when the breeze blows, the fowl’s nyash will surely open for the whole world to see. But what happens when the breeze is blowing from a 50-year-old graveyard? What happens when a simple attempt to make peace suddenly wakes up the ghosts of the Nigerian Civil War?

If you think you understand the high-stakes chess game of Nigerian politics, the deep ethnic sensitivities of the Middle Belt, and the unhealed trauma of the 1967-1970 war, I beg you to grab a cold bottle of whatever you are drinking, find a very comfortable chair, and read this explosive expose to the very end.

Just a few days ago, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, made a political move that he probably thought would win him the Nobel Peace Prize. He stood before the leaders of the Igbo community in Jos and offered a profound, unreserved apology for the role Plateau people played against them during the Civil War. It was supposed to be a moment of healing. A moment of “One Nigeria.”

But instead of applause, the apology detonated a massive, uncontrollable political bomb. The former Minister of Youth and Sports under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the outspoken and fiercely controversial Solomon Dalung, stepped into the arena wearing his proverbial red beret. He didn’t just disagree with the Governor; he gave him a brutal 72-hour ultimatum to swallow his words!

But beneath this loud gbas gbos (exchange of words) lies a terrifying, unspoken mystery. Why is Solomon Dalung ready to burn down the internet over an apology? What deep, personal tragedy is driving his anger, and what is the terrifying secret of a certain Colonel James Pam whose grave has not been found for five decades?

Hold that thought. Keep that dark historical mystery burning in your mind, because by the time we unravel the absolute truth at the end of this article, your eyes will be wide open to the grand manipulation of Nigerian history. Let us break down this massive political earthquake, piece by broken piece.

The Gathering in Jos: When “Sorry” Becomes a Problem
To truly grasp the magnitude of the fire currently burning on the Plateau, we have to look at the genesis of the matter. Plateau State, proudly known as the “Home of Peace and Tourism,” has seen its fair share of bloodshed in recent years. Governor Caleb Mutfwang, in a bid to foster absolute unity and tap into the economic power of the residents, organized a massive interactive session with the leaders of the Igbo community across the 19 Local Government Areas of the state.

Make we talk true, the Igbo community in Plateau State—and indeed all over Nigeria—are massive drivers of the socio-economic engine. From the bustling Terminus Market to the building materials sector, their entrepreneurial spirit is undeniable.

Governor Mutfwang, recognizing this, poured encomiums on them. He described them as partners in progress and urged the wealthy Igbo entrepreneurs to start mentoring and employing indigenous Plateau youths. This was standard, excellent political diplomacy.

But then, the Governor decided to dip his toes into the murky, blood-stained waters of Nigerian history.

Addressing the horrors of the 1967 Civil War, Governor Mutfwang declared that the Plateau people were essentially “deceived” and “cajoled” into participating in the war against the Igbos by the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon. He begged the Igbo community for forgiveness on behalf of his people, urging both sides to put the bitter past behind them and move forward as one united family.

On the surface, it sounded like a beautiful, Nelson Mandela-esque speech. But in Nigerian politics, history is a loaded gun. The moment he said the Plateau people were “deceived” into fighting, he unknowingly pulled the trigger.

Enter The Comrade: Solomon Dalung Scatters the Table
If you know Barrister Solomon Dalung, you know he does not run away from a fight. The man who is famous for his khaki outfits, his blunt grammar, and his total lack of political correctness, practically broke the internet when he read the Governor’s speech.

Taking to his official Facebook page, the former Minister launched a devastating, intellectual, and highly emotional counter-attack. He dismissed Governor Mutfwang’s remarks as “historically inaccurate,” “reckless,” and “irresponsible historical revisionism.”

Omo, the grammar was too heavy! Dalung was not just playing opposition politics; he was defending the honor of the Plateau military heritage. He argued vehemently that the assumption that Plateau people were “cajoled” or brainwashed into fighting the Civil War completely lacks historical context.

According to Dalung, the brave sons of the Plateau did not go to the war front because they were tricked like small children. They marched to the frontlines with their chests out, bleeding and dying to preserve the unity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria! To suggest that they were merely persuaded or hypnotized into the conflict is, in Dalung’s eyes, a massive insult that diminishes the ultimate sacrifice of the Plateau indigenes who shed their blood for “One Nigeria.”

And then, Dalung dropped the hammer: He issued a strict, 72-hour ultimatum to the Executive Governor of Plateau State to completely retract the statement and apologize to the Plateau people for misrepresenting their history!

When a former Minister gives a sitting Governor a 72-hour ultimatum, you know that the wahala (trouble) has officially reached headquarters. But why was Dalung taking this so personally? Why was he reacting with such venom?

The Personal Tragedy: The Uncles Who Never Returned
In Nigeria, we often discuss the Civil War as if it is just a chapter in a textbook. We talk about the millions of lives lost, the starvation, and the geopolitics. But we easily forget that every single casualty was a human being with a family, a story, and dependents.

Solomon Dalung opened up his heart and revealed a deeply painful, agonizing family secret that instantly changed the tone of the entire debate. This was not just politics for him; this was deeply, painfully personal.

“The issue is personal to me,” Dalung confessed in his heavy statement. “I lost two uncles during the civil war. They were the ones sponsoring my education. Their death significantly affected my educational progress. I cannot remain silent while someone suggests that my late uncles went to war because they were cajoled.”

Read that again. Let the weight of that trauma sink in.

Imagine being a young boy, full of dreams, relying on your beloved uncles to pay your school fees and secure your future. Then the war breaks out. Your uncles put on the military uniform, kiss the family goodbye, and march off to the East to fight for the country. And they never return. Your heart breaks, your education suffers, and you spend the rest of your life struggling to overcome the massive gap they left behind. You console yourself with the belief that they died as national heroes.

And then, 50 years later, a politician stands on a podium and casually tells the world that your uncles were just “deceived” and “brainwashed” fools who didn’t know what they were doing.

If you lost two uncles who were paying your school fees to a bloody war, and someone later tells you they died because they were ‘deceived’, what would you have done in this situation? Would you politely disagree, or would you grab your phone and declare an absolute war of words against the person who disrespected their memory?

This emotional revelation makes it impossible to dismiss Dalung’s anger as mere APC vs. PDP politics. He is speaking as an aggrieved nephew defending the blood of his ancestors.

The Question of Authority: Who Sent The Governor?
Beyond the emotional trauma, Solomon Dalung raised a massive, constitutional, and cultural question that has left many political analysts nodding in agreement.

Who actually has the right to apologize on behalf of an entire ethnic group or state for a historical war?

Dalung aggressively questioned Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s authority to issue such a sweeping, generational apology. “Did the Governor consult the elders?” Dalung asked. “Did he consult the traditional rulers, the elected representatives, or the people before making the declaration?”

In African tradition, you do not just wake up and apologize for a communal war without calling a massive town hall meeting. The traditional rulers (the Gbong Gwom Jos, the Ponzhi Tarok, etc.) are the custodians of history. If an apology of this magnitude was to be issued, it should have been the result of deep, widespread consultations. By acting unilaterally, Dalung argues, the Governor crossed a cultural red line.

Dalung maintained that the Plateau people have lived peacefully with the Igbo community for decades. He acknowledged that the Igbos have made incredible, undeniable contributions to the social and economic development of the state. He noted that there has been no fundamental, foundational conflict between the two groups that warranted such a reckless groveling. Why scratch a wound that has already healed and turned into a scar?

The Ghost of Colonel James Pam: The Unresolved Pain
And now, we arrive at the darkest, most terrifying part of this entire saga. To counter the narrative of the Governor, Solomon Dalung reached into the archives of the 1966 military coup and pulled out a ghost that still haunts the Plateau people today.

Dalung recalled the brutal, cold-blooded killing of Lieutenant Colonel James Yakubu Pam during the January 15, 1966, political crisis.

For those who are not familiar with Nigerian military history, the January 1966 coup (often referred to as the first military coup in Nigeria) was an incredibly bloody affair. Top political leaders from the North and West, as well as highly respected military officers, were assassinated by the coup plotters. One of the brightest, most celebrated military stars from the Middle Belt (Plateau) at the time was Colonel James Pam. He was the Adjutant General of the Nigerian Army.

He was abducted from his home in front of his wife and children and brutally murdered.

But the tragedy of Colonel Pam did not end with his death. According to Dalung’s explosive statement, “the late military officer’s family had never located his grave more than five decades after his death!”

This is the agonizing, unresolved trauma of the Plateau people. They sent their best and brightest to serve the nation, and he was slaughtered, his body dumped in an unmarked grave, denying his family the closure of a proper burial.

By bringing up the ghost of Colonel James Pam, Solomon Dalung is basically sending a profound message to Governor Mutfwang: Before you rush to apologize for the Civil War, remember that our people were also victims of the brutal political assassinations that triggered the war in the first place! Where is the apology to the family of Colonel Pam? Where is the closure for the Plateau blood that was shed?

It is a masterful, devastating political argument. You cannot selectively apologize for history. If we are opening the books of 1966 and 1967, then everybody must bring their grievances to the table.

The General Gowon Factor: The Man Who Saw It All
To completely seal his argument, Solomon Dalung pointed to the elephant in the room. The man who actually led Nigeria through the brutal 30-month Civil War—General Yakubu Gowon.

General Gowon is not a myth. He is not a historical artifact. He is a living, breathing, 89-year-old elder statesman. And more importantly, General Gowon is a proud son of Plateau State (from the Kanke Local Government Area).

Dalung noted this glaring fact with absolute precision. “Yakubu Gowon… who led Nigeria throughout the civil war, is still alive and would be in a better position to speak on issues relating to the conflict if any apology was considered necessary.”

Why is the Governor apologizing on behalf of a military administration when the Head of State of that administration is still alive, drinking tea, and praying for Nigeria? If General Gowon feels that he “cajoled” or “deceived” his own people into fighting the war, he has a mouth to say it. He has never said it. In fact, Gowon has spent the last 50 years championing the “Nigeria Prays” movement, maintaining that the war was a painful necessity to keep the country united.

By apologizing for Gowon’s actions without Gowon’s mandate, the Governor essentially threw the revered General under the bus. In the deeply respectful culture of the Middle Belt, undermining a living legend like Gowon is a political miscalculation of epic proportions.

The Distraction Theory: Focusing on the Present Danger
As he wrapped up his heavy verbal assault, Solomon Dalung brought the conversation back from 1967 to the harsh, bloody reality of 2026.

Why are we arguing about a war that ended over 50 years ago, when Plateau State is currently fighting a daily war for survival right now?

Dalung warned that reopening debates over the Civil War could serve as a massive, dangerous distraction from the state’s prevailing security challenges. Make we talk true, Plateau State has been a killing field in recent years. We have seen the horrific clashes between herdsmen and farmers. We have seen entire villages in Mangu, Barkin Ladi, and Bokkos wiped out by heartless marauders. We have seen thousands of indigenous Plateau people forced into IDP camps in their own ancestral lands.

Instead of fighting over who was right or wrong in 1967, shouldn’t the leadership of the state be focusing 100% of its energy on stopping the daily slaughter of its citizens today?

Dalung appealed to all Plateau residents, regardless of their ethnic or religious backgrounds, to continue living peacefully with one another. He urged those behind the senseless, ongoing killings in parts of the state to abandon violence and embrace peace. The message is clear: the Igbo man selling spare parts in Jos is not the enemy; the heavily armed terrorist burning down villages in the hinterlands is the real enemy.

Closing the Loop: The Dangerous Game of Historical Apologies
And now, we return to the massive mystery we opened with. Why did a simple attempt to make peace suddenly detonate a political bomb, and why is Solomon Dalung ready to go to war over an apology?

The picture is now perfectly clear. Governor Caleb Mutfwang tried to play a game of emotional politics without understanding the depth of the historical landmines he was stepping on.

When you apologize for a war, you are not just saying “I’m sorry.” You are officially taking the blame. You are accepting the guilt. You are telling history that your people were the villains or the foolish pawns. But history is never that simple.

Solomon Dalung’s furious reaction—driven by the tragic loss of his uncles and the unresolved pain of Colonel James Pam’s missing grave—proves that the scars of the Nigerian Civil War are still incredibly sensitive. You cannot wipe them away with a five-minute speech at a town hall meeting.

Dalung’s 72-hour ultimatum is currently ticking. The entire political establishment of the Middle Belt is watching. Will Governor Mutfwang swallow his pride, bow to the pressure, and retract his apology? Or will he stand his ground and insist that his quest for unity is absolute, triggering a massive political showdown with the APC and the old guards of Plateau State?

This is the tragedy of Nigeria. We are a nation so burdened by our bloody past that we cannot even agree on how to apologize to one another without threatening to start a new war of words. The ghost of 1967 is fully awake, and it is walking the cool, breezy streets of Jos.

Do you think Governor Mutfwang should obey the 72-hour ultimatum and retract his apology, or is Solomon Dalung just using his family’s pain to play unnecessary opposition politics?

The truth has been laid bare for everyone to see! The table has completely shattered, and the secrets of the Plateau’s Civil War history have been exposed. Do not let this vital, mind-opening information end on your screen. Share this article to every WhatsApp group, every Facebook timeline, and every platform to expose the reality of our history and join the massive national debate!

Tag someone who needs to see this!