Politics in Plateau is experiencing a generational shift, as youth are now getting involved in record numbers. Aside activism on social media , several youth have bitten the bullet and are taking a plunge into political waters, by aspiring for political offices. Several of these youth, whom hitherto did not […]

The Plateau State Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party has asked the State Chairman of the party Dr. Haruna Dabin to resign his position and pursue his gubernatorial ambition. ViewpointNigeria gathered that the action of the State Working Committee followed reports that Dr. Dabin had declared to run for governorship of the State […]

As the battle for the governorship of Plateau State continues to gathered momentum ahead of the 2015 polls, a group under the aegis of Equity and Justice Forum, has called on the National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to dissolve the State Exco of the party, for what it describe as “grave ineptitude and […]

In its efforts to ensure a violent free political transition, candidates of different political parties, in the 2015 general elections, were on Tuesday committed into signing a violence free peace-pact by the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, Nasiru Oki. Oki said the Police are ever ready to deploy security personnel in all the polling […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Plateau State, Hon Habu Zarma has warned politicians in the state to stop campaigning for the 2015 general elections or risk arrest. Zarma, who issued the threat on Thursday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, said campaign activities at this time were in violation of […]

It’s been aptly said that political journeys are not marathons, but ‎relays. As such, no public office holder is constitutionally guaranteed to stay permanently in office. Every office holder would have to at some point, pass the baton of leadership to another at the expiration of his/her tenure. In view of the fast approaching 2015 […]

As the gubernatorial race in Plateau continues to gather momentum, more candidates are said to be oiling their campaign machineries and building political structures to succeed the incumbent, Da. Jonah Jang. One such individuals is Prof. Sunday Gwanle Tyoden –a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos. News about his candidature was broken to […]

With barely 4 months to the 2015 polls, and as the battle to replace Governor Jonah Jang continues to gather momentum, the People of Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State have come up with a strong voice to urging the Deputy Governor of the State, Mr. Ignatius Longjan to contest for the governorship seat.They […]

The former Governor of Plateau State and a member of the just concluded National Conference, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, has officially declared his intension to contest the 2015 governorship election of the State. Tapgun who was the Director General of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s re-election in 2003 said, “Both the Central and Northern zones have had […]