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GOVERNOR LALONG CONGRATULATES FIRST PLATEAU FEMALE SENATOR-ELECT, PROF. NORA DADU'UT. Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has congratulated Prof. Nora Dadu'ut candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for making history as the first female Senator-elect in Plateau State.  Prof. Nora Dadu'ut who emerged winner of the Plateau South Senatorial District bye-election defeated her closest rival George Daika of the PDP for the nod to fill the vacuum created by the death of the former occupant of the seat late Senator Ignatius Longjan. Governor Lalong said the victory of Prof. Nora Dadu'ut was not surprising as the APC is well rooted in the whole state particularly the Southern Senatorial District.  He congratulated Prof. Nora whom he believes will give quality representation to the people of the Southern Senatorial District and also represent the interest of the State at the red chamber.  He commended INEC and security agencies for working assiduously towards a suc

Plateau South Senatorial Bye- Election: It's for Women to Take over - Tallen The Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen has expressed joy and optimism for the possible emergence of the first female senator from Plateau State under the auspices of the APC, which is coming at a time when she's the Minister of Women Affairs. According to her, it's high time women are given more opportunities in the political space to change the course of things and serve the masses differently. Tallen who is an advocate for the 30 percent affirmative action which seeks inclusion of women in leadership positions at all levels commended Governor Simon Bako Lalong, the APC family on the Plateau and the entire good people of Plateau South Senatorial District for supporting a woman to emerge as the APC Senatorial Candidate and during the bye-elections. The Minister disclosed this to newsmen in her Shendam residence, shortly after casting her vote during the the Decem

Plateau South Bye-election: Hon. Komsol looks forward to working with Prof Daduut at the National Assembly, tasks Residents on Peace BY  EDITOR -   DECEMBER 05, 2020 The member Representing Mikang, Shendam and Qua'an Pan in the House of Representatives, Hon. Komsol Alphonsus Longap casted his vote in the Plateau South Senatorial District  bye election taking which took place yesterday in the six Local Government Areas that make up the Southern zone.  The senatorial seat became vacant as a result of the death of the lawmaker representing the the zone, Late Senator Ignatius Longjan some months ago. Shortly after casting his vote at the polling unit in his hometown of Kwafua, Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State,  the lawmaker charged the residents to conduct themselves peacefully through out the election. Speaking to newsmen on the general outlook of the election, Komsol expressed delight that the exercise was currently taking place smoothly adding that voting commenced in

Surveyors To Play Key Role  In The Next  Phase Of Revenue Generation Scheme In Plateau. Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abok Nuhu Ayuba has said that Surveyors have key role to play in the next phase of revenue generation scheme in Plateau state. He stated this at the opening ceremony of the Northern Surveyors Forum (NSF) 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Treasure Inn, Rayfield Jos, with the theme "The Environment" Representing the Chairman of the occasion, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Maje (Deputy Speaker), Federal House of Representatives, Abuja,  Mr. Speaker thanked the surveyors for chosen Plateau State to host the annual conference while reminding them that it is the effort put by the present administration that has ensured relative peace in the State which makes it possible for important programs such as NAFEST and the rest to be hosted here on the Plateau. He also called on the Surveyors to come up with solutions to the problems of buildings co

Plateau South Bye-election: 10 Political parties Signs Peace Accord. Ahead of tomorrow's Plateau South Senatorial bye-election in Plateau State to fill the vacate seat occasioned by the death of late Senator Ignatius Dating Longjan, ten (10) political parties that filed candidates for the election signed a peace accord pact pledging their commitment towards a peaceful and violence free election.  The peace accord which was organized by Voice Out Vanguard and CPSST in collaboration with Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Plateau state chapter held at Youth Center, Shendam Local Government Area. The event drawn Chairmen of the Labour Party, Action Alliance, Social Democratic Party, African Action Congress, People's Democratic Party, National Rescue Movement, Action Democratic Party and Young Progressives Party and some candidates for the bye-election.  They task the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be fair to all the political parties by conducting an electio

PLSG Imposes Restriction of Movement in Plateau South District. Ahead of the Plateau South Senatorial District by-election scheduled for Saturday 5th December 2020, the Plateau State Government has announced the restriction of movement within all the Local Governments in the zone. Consequently, all vehicular movement have beeen restricted from 6am to 6pm of Saturday 5th December 2020. By this directive, only those on essential duties will be permitted to move around during the period of restriction.  The Government wishes to call on all citizens within the Southern Senatorial Zone to fully cooperate by observing this directive in order to ensure that the by-election election is successfully conducted. In the meantime, security personel have been properly briefed to ensure enforcement and compliance.  Danladi Abok Atu Secretary to the Government of Plateau State.  4th December 2020.

SOEMLAT TASKED NEWLY APPIONTED SPECIAL ASSITANTS TO BE DEDICATED.  The Hon.Commissioner of Finance, Dr.Mrs Regina Soemlat has tasked the eleven newly appointed special assitants (SA's) to his Excellency the Governor of Plateau State Rt.Hon.Dr. Bar.Simon Lalong from Pankshin local government area to be loyal, deligent and be dedicated in the discharge of their responsibilities.   The Commissioner stated this during the official presentation of appointment letters to the new S.A 's recently, held at the confrence Hall of the Ministry JD Gomwalk Secretariat, Jos.   Dr. Soemlat urged the newly appointed SA's to always be on thier toes because so much is required of them, the Commissioner added that as leaders in thier respective wards they must be sacrificial in serving the People stressing that they should always put the intrest of others before themselves. She describe Governor Lalong as a Leader that is full of humility.    She congratulated the new appointees for their appo

TALLEN ADMONISHES PUBLISHERS ON BALANCE REPORTAGE ...CANVASSES SUPPORT FOR DADU'UT The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has admonished Plateau Independent newspapers publishers to ensure they report actual events and not fake news, and also canvasses support for the election of Professor Nora Dadu'ut at the Plateau South Senatorial by-election to fill in the vacuum at Red Chamber of the National Assembly created by the death of Senator Ignatius Longjan.  Tallen stated these while playing host to the EXCO and Board of Trustees (BOT) of Plateau Publishers Association (PPA) led by its new Chairman, Shabul Mazadu, publisher of THE BEACON Newspaper who went on a courtesy call on the Minister at her home in Jos. Earlier, the PPA Chairman stated that the essence of their visit was to commend the Minister for exhibiting great patriotism in the discharge of her duties and her relentless efforts in the fight for women's rights, enthronement of Child Rights Act, war agai

N2.5bn fraud: Abuja High Court discharges Dariye’s finance commissioner, 3 others 4:22 AM       An Abuja High Court on Wednesday dismissed a N2.5bn fraud case preferred against Mr Emmanuel Agati, Plateau finance commissioner when Sen Joshua Dariye was governor of Plateau State. Also discharged and acquitted were three other respondents in the 14-year-old case – Messrs Sham Damisa, Nuhu Madaki and Silas Vongbut, former Accountant General, Director of Treasury and Deputy Director, Inspectorate, respectively. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of Court V, Jabi who discharged and acquitted the quartet, said that the case lacked proof of evidence. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged the accused with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds belonging to Plateau. Justice Banjoko, in her judgement, described the case as “a wild goose chase which lacks the necessary proof of evidence to convict the four accused persons”. She consequently discharged a

Plateau South Bye-Election: PDP Chairman Calls On INEC To Disqualify APC Candidate Over P The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Plateau State Chapter, Hon Chris Hassan has called on the  Independent National  Electoral Commission, INEC, to urgently disqualify the All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate for Plateau southern Senatorial bye-election scheduled to hold on the 5th December 2020 in six (6) Local government councils.   Hon Hassan made these calls while addressing a world press conference held at the party secretariat on Wednesday in Jos the Plateau State bserve with displeasure that the APC is planning to import political thugs from Jos North Local Government Council for them to rig election or use money in buying votes as allegChairman expressed optimistic assurance of winning the forthcoming bye-election considering their rigorous campaign strategy within two months of imbibing on the House to House campaign. He disclosed that the party still pass a vote of con

PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE STATE CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY(PDP) PLATEAU STATE CHAPTER, HON CHRISTOPHER ADUKUCHILI HASSAN, ON 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 AT THE STATE PARTY SECRETARIAT On-behalf of the State Executive Committee, Our Leaders, Elders, critical Stakeholders, Members of our great Party across the state, I welcome you all to this press conference. YOU will recall that two months ago I approved the constitution of the Plateau South Senatorial Bye-Election Campaign Council and was Subsequently inaugurated with a sole mandate of not only presenting our Candidate to the electorates in all electoral wards across the zone, but equally reminding the people of the PDP's legacies of performance with the ultimate aim of winning the Plateau South Senatorial seat. The Campaign Council immediately swung into action with our Candidate, Rt. Hon George Edwards Daika who has a track record of performance in the Plateau State House of Assembly serving as Speaker and also at the N