The Plateau State Council of Chiefs and Emirs brings together the state's first-class traditional rulers and is chaired by the Gbong Gwom Jos.
- Type
- Traditional council
- Still exists
- Yes
The Plateau State Council of Chiefs and Emirs brings together the state's first-class traditional rulers. Its chairman is the Gbong Gwom Jos, the paramount ruler of the Berom (Wikipedia); in March 2026 Da Jacob Gyang Buba spoke as the council's chairman when the state government presented vehicles to the first-class rulers (Leadership, 2026).
A first-class chief is chosen through a procedure gazetted by the state. In the account of the Long Goemai of Shendam, crowned in 2017, the choice of the traditional electoral colleges goes to the traditional council, then to the Ministry of Local Government, and finally to the governor for approval, 'the process ... meant for all the first class Chiefs in Plateau State' (The Guardian, 2017). Below the state council are joint and local councils, such as the Jos Joint Traditional Council, chaired by the Gbong Gwom Jos, the Langtang Joint Traditional Council and the Mangu Traditional Council. In March 2023 Governor Simon Lalong said he had signed a law providing for the appointment, salaries and allowances of traditional rulers (The Guardian, 2023). The law constituting the council, and a complete list of its members, were not found.
- Plateau State Council of Chiefs
- Plateau State Traditional Council of Chiefs
- Mutfwang Presents Vehicles To Traditional Rulers — Achor Abimaje, Leadership, 2026-03-14 · link
- Gbong Gwom Jos — Wikipedia · link
- Shendam Stool: My integrity saw me through, while others bribed with millions of naira and cars – Miskoom Martin Muduutrie Shaldas III — The Guardian (Nigeria), Sunday Magazine, 2017 · link
- Lalong restates commitment to improving welfare of traditional rulers — The Guardian (Nigeria), 2023-03-17 · link
- Plateau loses 1st Class Chief, Da Nelson Bakfur — Vanguard, 2021-12-30 · link
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Archive ID: POL-PLATEAU-STATE-COUNCIL-OF-CHIEFS-AND-EMIRS · Last updated 30 September 2026.
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