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Plateau Judicial Commission of Inquiry: 5km road in Kanam gulped over N106 million

C Mac October 27, 2016

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A five kilometre road in Kanam township, even though abandoned since March 2013 has already gulped N106,829,806, according to revelations yesterday at the the Judicial Commission of Inquiry sitting in Jos. A petition made by a pressure group, Concerned Citizens of Kanam, and submitted to the Commission of Inquiry as memorandum had alleged that in […]

Dariye’s trial is political vendetta, says ex-Plateau SSG

C Mac October 27, 2016

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A defence witness, Mr. John Gobak, has told an FCT High Court that the continuous trial former Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye, amounts to a political vendetta. Gobak, who made this known when he testified in the trial on Wednesday recalled that Dariye was the target of impeachment during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government. Gobak, a […]

Technocrats trying to frustrate probe of Jang’s tenure – Lalong

C Mac October 26, 2016

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The Rescue administration of Governor Simon Lalong, on Wednesday accused certain technocrats of frustrating the work of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the activities of the past administration. The special adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mr. Dan Manjang while speaking to news men in Jos said,” Some memos submitted […]

Deputy Speaker Plateau State House of Assembly Decamps to APC

C Mac October 26, 2016

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The Deputy speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Yusuf Gagdi, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Similarly, the member representing Mikang constituency, Daniel Nanlong also decamped alongside the deputy speaker. Gagdi is the member representing kantana constituency of the state. Information reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates […]

Lalong and Other APC Governors Complain over Buhari’s Ambassadorial Nominees

C Mac October 25, 2016

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The Governors from the ruling All Progressive Congress , on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa over the nomination of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominations among other issues. Information available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, considered the decision of the president to send the list of […]

Why we banned IMN’s activities in Plateau – Lalong

C Mac October 24, 2016

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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has explained that security considerations were “purely responsible for the ban on the activities of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in the state.’’ “Plateau has laws regulating the practice of religions; we have a duty to ensure that the practice of religion does not constitute a security risk to […]

Tallen: There is need for consultation and fairness in Federal appointments from Plateau

C Mac October 24, 2016

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A former deputy governor of Plateau, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has said that she turned down her ambassadorial nomination in order to be fair to other parts of the state in terms of federal appointments. Tallen, a former Minister of Science and Technology and Labour Party governorship candidate in Plateau in 2011, made this known in Abuja […]

Unhappy Tinubu and Atiku consider plan B

C Mac October 23, 2016

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Perceived high handedness by the leadership of the All Progressives congress , particularly the party chairman and President Muhammadu Buhari, is resulting to ripples and discord within its ranks. This follows numerous accusations of them not being open to advice and turning a deaf air to suggestions, requests and pleas from other party […]

Tallen declines ambassadorial appointment

C Mac October 23, 2016

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Pauline Tallen, the ex-Deputy Governor of Plateau state who was recently nominated ambassador by President Muhammadu Buhari has declined her nomination. In a statement shared with our correspondent, Mrs Tallen said she appreciated the fact that she was found worthy of such a lofty appointed, but noted that her husbands failing health means that she […]

Plateau to benefit from newly set up North East Development Commission

C Mac October 21, 2016

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ViewPiontNigeria’s correspondent reports that the senate yesterday passed for third reading, a bill seeking to establish the North-East Development Commission to intervene in the re-construction of the region devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency. The bill also has Kano and Plateau states as beneficiaries of the commission’s funds, even though they are located in […]

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