Solomon Lar (Apr.1933-Oct 9,2013): Remembering a quintessential colossus 9yrs after death

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1.First Executive Governor of Plateau State.

2.Best ever Executive Governor of Plateau State.

3.First National Chairman of PDP.

4.Ex-Minister of Police Affairs.

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5.First Rep Member, Lowland East Federal Constituency.

6.First Governor-Emancipator of the masses of Plateau State.

7.Renowned non-nepotistic Governor of Plateau State.

8.Renowned incorruptible Governor of Plateau State.

9.Renowned non-stingy Governor of Plateau State.

10.Genuine God-fearing Governor of Plateau State.

11.Most handsome ever Governor of Plateau State.

12.True Teacher-Lawyer-Politician grassroots man-of-the-people Governor of Plateau State

13.Legendary Middlebelt Crusader, Elder Statesman, Nationalist, Patriot.

14.Biological father of an amazon, the amiable Rep Beni Lar, one of the best and longest serving Rep members in the National Assembly.

15.Forever on our minds as Plateau State’s greatest and best ever politician of all times!

16.Built and equipped 10 Cottage Hospitals and 2 PHC clinics in all LGAs in the old Plateau State

17.Created chiefdoms and upgraded chiefs under his emancipation program.

18.Changed the names of stools to indigenous names, like the Gbong Gwom Jos, Ngolong Ngas, Ponzhi Tarok, Long Goemai, Aren Eggon, Chun Mada, etc

19.Established the Christian Pilgrims Board.

20.The first governor to send Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land of Israel.

21.Established over 100 secondary schools, including day secondary schools, with complete government funding.

22.Established Plateau Bottling Company, producers of Campa and Quix soft drinks.

23.Established Plateau Farms with modern and mechanized equipment

24.Sent 50 Plateau indigenous students to Bulgaria for training as medical doctors with full scholarship paid up front

25.First governir to create LGAs under the 1979 Constitution.

26.Constructed dams in Pankshin, Langtang, Shendam, Nasarawa Eggon, Awe, Doma, etc.

27.Constructed Plateau High Court Complex,Jos.

28.Built High Courts in Pankshin, Langtang, Shendam, Lafia and Keffi.

29.Died October 9, 2013 with no personal residence abroad or Abuja.

30. Owned only two houses, one in Jos and the other in his hometown Langtang North.

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