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Peter Azi elected Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly

C Mac June 10, 2015

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Twenty four hours after the election of a Speaker for the Plateau State House of Assembly was stalled, the House unanimously elected Hon. Peter Azi of the APC, representing Jos North-West as Speaker, while, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi of the PDP, representing Kantana Constituency emerged as his Deputy. Despite PDP’s slim dominance in the House that is 13 to […]

Crisis as APC house of assembly member accused of certificate forgery

C Mac February 22, 2016

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The last is yet to be heard of the All Progressive Congress primary election held before the 2015 general elections for Jos North-North Constituency in Plateau State, as a member of the Constituency, Alhaji Jamilu Baba, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police , to investigate an alleged Diploma in Business Administration Certificate of […]

Eric Dakogol of APC Trounces PDP Candidate in Qu’anpan North Bye-Election

C Mac November 29, 2015

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The tide appears to have turned for the APC, with a resounding victory at the Qu’anpan bye-election of 28th November 2015. The APC candidate, Mr Eric Dakogol trounced his PDP counterpart Mr. Alloy Oliver Daboer in a keen contest, where the stakes were really high, given the very slim majority hitherto enjoyed by the PDP in […]

Qua’an Pan North bye-election: APC forms coalition to clinch seat

C Mac November 21, 2015

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As the Independent National Electoral Commission in Plateau State concludes arrangement to conduct the bye-election into the Qua’an Pan North Constituency of the state House of Assembly, the All Progressives Congress has said it is confident it will humiliate the Peoples Democratic Party in the polls. The bye-election, which is scheduled for November 28, 2015, […]

Crisis in Plateau House of Assembly over extension of tenure for transition committee chairmen

C Mac June 30, 2016

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Crisis engulfed the Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday as ten Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers staged a walk out over the six-month tenure extension of the management committee chairmen of the 17 local government councils in the state. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Peter Azi had read a communication from governor Simon Lalong asking for […]

Plateau House of Assembly Shuts Two Mining Companies

C Mac July 16, 2016

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The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday said the order stopping two mining companies operating at Zurak, a mining site in Wase Local Government Area of the State pending the outcome of an investigative committee on mining set up by the assembly, still stands. The Chairman of House Committee on Solid Minerals and deputy Speaker […]

Lalong submits N5 Billion supplementary budget to house for consideration

C Mac December 12, 2015

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The first step by the Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong towards setting up the much-awaited State Executive Council has been set in motion as he submits the commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly. Also at the presentation at the house of assembly, was the submission of a supplementary budget of over N5 billion […]

Plateau State tertiary institutions reject proposed new pension scheme

Emmanuel Mclean August 11, 2017

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News at ViewPointNigeria’s desk indicates that since the inception of the Governor Simon Lalong’s APC-led administration in Plateau State, the Government has tried to introduce policies and programmes which it feels will add value to governance and give the citizens a sense of belonging in the State. Though some of the policies have been embraced […]

Dengi residents appeal to PLHA to intervene over planned relocation of UBA from Kanam

C Mac March 22, 2016

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The Plateau State House of Assembly has appealed to the management of United Bank of Africa , to remain in Kanam Local Government Area, following an alleged proposal by it to relocate to Pankshin LGA. Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, who is also the member representing Kanam- Kantana Constituency, Yusuf Gagdi, raised a […]

PLHA constitutes committee to investigate spate of armed robbery in Plateau

C Mac August 5, 2016

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Sequel to the rising cases of armed robbery attacks on state highways, the Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday constituted a committee to provide solutions to the challenge. This matter, was brought to the attention of the house by Hon. Abubakar Bello during a plenary session. Bello lamented […]

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