Simon Lalong, a former Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, on Wednesday sworn in as the senator representing Plateau South senatorial district. He was sworn in by the Senate Clerk, Chinedu Akubueze, at the commencement of plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, following his resignation from the federal executive council, where he served…
In a bid to step down from the role, Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday, tendered his resignation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to enable him to take his seat at the Senate as Senator Representing Plateau South Senatorial District. The Informant247 gathered that Lalong’s resignation was confirmed in…
Following the Appeal Court judgment upholding the tribunal’s verdict, Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, on Thursday, picked up his certificate of return as Senator of Plateau South in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Lalong, a two-term governor of Plateau State, had contested but lost the February 25, 2023…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of the tribunal, declaring the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong as the winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election. It was earlier learned that Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the election was declared winner of the Plateau South Senatorial…
A member of the house of representatives, Yusuf Gagdi has sent his congratulatory message to the newly-appointed minister of labour and employment, Simon Lalong over his appointment. Lalong, the immediate past governor of Plateau, and 44 other appointees were on Monday, took an oath of office as ministers before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja….
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved the President Muhammadu Buhari led presidential campaign council (PCC) which the party established to coordinate its presidential elections campaigns and other activities. This was revealed in a statement released by the council’s director-general and secretary, Simon Lalong and James Faleke respectively. The statement reads: “We have concluded…
The Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has said that the state is home for the All Progressives Congress (APC) with high optimism of victory in the 2023 general elections. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Dr Makut Macham, said that Lalong stated this during a meeting with the…
Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have submitted names of five presidential aspirants who are to partake in today’s primary. Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, confirmed the submission of names to newsmen in the country’s capital of Abuja. He said this decision was arrived at, considering the reality on ground and without…
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has hinted that President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, will meet on Sunday to decide a definite date for the conduct of the party’s national convention. Lalong who spoke with state house correspondents after a meeting with the…
The governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement signed by the Director of Press Affairs to the governor, Dr. Makut Simon Machan, the result indicated that Governor Lalong’s test returned positive while all members of his family tested negative. Consequently, the governor who is asymptomatic has gone…
