Plateau Honours Late Hannatu Gomwalk

Plateau State government yesterday in Jos honoured the wife of a former military administrator of the defunct Benue/Plateau State, late Hanatu Joseph Dechi Gomwalk, with glowing tributes during her funeral service held at St. Piran’s Anglican Communion Church.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang, represented by Josephine Piyo, his deputy, described the late matriarch as a woman who lived her life faithfully in the service of God and humanity.

The governor said she lived with deep devotion to God, raising a family that continues to reflect her values. He noted that her children, one a pastor and CAN chairman of Plateau State, another a police commissioner, stand as proof of the strong spiritual and moral foundations she built over the years.

“Mama lived well, served sincerely, and touched many lives,” he said.

Mutfwang recalled that Hannatu spent more than four decades raising her children alone after the death of her husband, the late Joseph Dechi Gomwalk, the first military administrator of the defunct Benue/Plateau State.

“Despite the responsibility, she succeeded through what the governor described as the grace of Christ and unwavering courage,” he said.