Friday Bako

PRESS STATEMENT NORTHERN GOVERNORS MOURNS LATE ABBA KYARI, COMMISERATES WITH PRESIDENT BUHARI Plateau State Governor and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum Simon Bako Lalong has expressed deep shock over the death of Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. Governor Lalong in a condolence message, sympathised with his immediate family, President Muhammadu Buhari and […]

PRESS STATEMENT NORTHERN GOVERNORS MEET, RESOLVE TO PURCHASE COVID-19 MOBILE TEST VANS AND STRENGTHEN BORDER CLOSURES The Northern Governors Forum met on May 1st, 2020 to continue their discussions on tackling the Corona Virus Pandemic in the region. The meeting which again held via teleconferencing was presided over by Chairman of the Forum and Governor […]

PRESS STATEMENT EID-EL-FITR: GOVERNOR LALONG GREETS MUSLIMS, URGES MORE PRAYERS FOR PLATEAU STATE AND NIGERIA. Plateau State Governor and Chairman, Northern Governors Forum, Simon Bako Lalong, has rejoiced with Muslims as they mark another Eid-el-Fitr under unusual conditions occasioned by the Corona virus pandemic. Lalong who congratulated them for successfully undertaking and concluding the Ramadan […]

PRESS STATEMENT PLATEAU HOLDS SERVICE TO MARK DEMOCRACY DAY AND 5TH YEAR OF GOVERNOR LALONG’S TENURE. It was a solemn but reflective moment for Christians in Plateau State as they held a church service to mark the 2020 Democracy Day and also commemorate the 5th year in office for the Rescue Administration of Governor Simon […]

PRESS STATEMENT NORTHERN GOVERNORS MEET OVER INSECURITY Worried by the challenge of insecurity in the country, the Northern Governors Forum met on Thursday 18th June 2020 to review the security situation in the Northern Region. The meeting conducted via teleconferencing was presided over by Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako […]

PRESS RELEASE GOVERNOR LALONG URGES CITIZENS TO PLANT TREES Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has urged the citizens of Plateau State to embibe the culture of tree planting in order to address deforestation which has increased the challenges of climate change. Governor Lalong said this when he flagged off tree planting initiative at Nigeria’s […]