Friday Bako

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of Zamfara state governorship election. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday. He also said the party won in all elective positions in the state. He said this followed the supreme […]

TEXT OF PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE HON. CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION , PROFESSOR MAHMOOD YAKUBU, ON THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON CANDIDATES OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS IN THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN ZAMFARA STATE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, INEC HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA, ON SATURDAY 25THMAY 2019 Ladies and Gentlemen First, let […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriation bill into law. This signals the beginning of the implementation of the 2019 fiscal calendar. The president had earlier proposed a budget of N8.83 trillion to the National Assembly on December 18, 2018, but the passage was delayed due to events such as the Christmas and New […]

A federal High Court in Owerri on Monday sacked the member-elect for Nkwerre/Nwangele/Njaba/Isu federal constituency of Imo State, Ugonna Ozurigbo. Ozurigbo had, last Wednesday, resigned his position as the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly. Justice P.A. Rigime, who delivered the judgment, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue Certificate of […]

By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday meet the 19 northern state Governors in Abuja over the prevailing security in the region with a view to proffering solution to the protracted problem Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, who disclosed this on Sunday ,he […]

Information reaching Viewpoint Nigeria has it that the Executive Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong had dissolved the State Executive Council. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Secretary to the Government of the State, Mr. Richard D. Tokma, mni and made available to Viewpoint Nigeria. The […]

Lalong sworn in for second term as Plateau Governor vows not to disappoint the people of the State * By Golok Nanmwa,Jos Governor Simon Lalong was on Wednesday sworn in for a second term in office amidst thousands of supporters and well wishers at the Rwang Pam stadium in Jos the state capital . Our […]

TEXT OF THE INAUGURAL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. SIMON BAKO LALONG, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE, ON THE OCCASION OF INAUGURATION AND SWEARING-IN FOR A SECOND TERM IN OFFICE. HELD AT THE RWANG PAM TOWNSHIP STADIUM ON WEDNESDAY 29TH MAY, 2019. PROTOCOL I have the immense honour to stand before you, […]