A former deputy governor of Plateau state 2007-2011 Hon. Mrs. Pauline Tallen has made known her position for 2019, saying she will not contest the Governorship election because her son Mr. Simon Bako Lalong is there already. She made the statement when she was responding to ViewPointNigeria correspondent at Sheraton Hotel Abuja during a 2-day National Unity And Integration conference organized by the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development.

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ViewpointNigeria: “Ma could you respond to some speculations that you rejected your appointment as an Ambassador by Mr. President because you’re nursing a governorship ambition”?

Hon. Tallen: “No o! My son is already there. I can’t contest against him. Thank you.”

When journalists sought to ask her further questions on national issues, she immediately entered her car and zoomed off to escort former president Olusegun Obasanjo who attended a different event at the sheraton hotel to mark his 80th birthday.

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My son is the governor, I won’t contest against him – Tallen