EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has said being a Senator was his first choice after he served his tenure as the Plateau State Governor. Lalong stated this on Wednesday in Abuja after his swearing-in as the Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Simon Lalong has been sworn in as the senator representing Plateau South senatorial district. He was sworn-in on Wednesday by the Senate Clerk, Chinedu Akubueze, at the commencement of plenary presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. EDITOR’S PICKS Appeal Court Dismisses Binani’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has arrived at the National Assembly ahead of his swearing-in as the Senator representing Plateau South. Lalong arrived at the National Assembly complex on Wednesday morning in the company of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Watch video Former … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, will be sworn in as the Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District in the National Assembly. This online media platform gathered that the former Minister of Labour and Employment will be officially sworn in during plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour and Employment Minister, Simon Lalong is expected to leave his ministerial position to assume a Senate seat, barring any last-minute change. Following a Court of Appeal ruling affirming his win in the Plateau South Senatorial election, there are indications that Lalong is poised to join the Senate. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the political landscape in Plateau State is abuzz with anticipation as multiple contenders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) jostle for the prospective ministerial role left vacant by the looming decision of Simon Bako Lalong, the Minister of Labour and Employment, to possibly shift to the Senate. The intrigue surrounding … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has reacted to his declaration as the winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election by the appeal court. The Minister who revealed he is currently out of the country described the development as fantastic news, adding that it is a win for … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Simon Lalong, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government is working with organised labour to avert an indefinite strike. Lalong spoke to journalists at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday, after meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The labour had threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National and State Petition Election Tribunal sitting in Jos, has declared the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong as the Plateau South Senatorial Election winner. The tribunal gave the judgement after sacking Senator Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court nullified the election of Bali, … Read more
Lalong has commended INEC over the Governorship election process in Plateau. The state governor also expressed disappointment over the low turnout of voters in the state. According to Lalong, the procedure ran without a BVAS glitching. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Plateau State outgoing governor, Simon Lalong, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read more
Results continue to troop in after Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. The results have generated some surprises as some influential politicians, including sitting governors, have lost their senatorial bids. The Plateau governor is the latest to lose his senatorial race. Eko Hot Blog reports that Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has lost his bid … Read more
Obi scored 104 votes Tinubu got 88 votes Atiku polled 8 votes Eko Hot Blog reports that the Governor of Plateau State and Director General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Lalong, has lost his polling unit to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during the election conducted on Saturday. EDITOR’S … Read more
A disagreement between Jang and Lalong arose over the purported support of the PDP G-5 for Tinubu. While Jang was of the belief that the G-5 could not endorse Tinubu, Lalong insisted that they were working for him secretly. The disagreement was triggered after Jang criticised Lalong’s claim and accused him of making baseless assertions. … Read more
Lalong has expressed optimism ahead of the 2023 elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Lalong, said on Friday that Plateau State would have a place of pride when Bola Tinubu eventually becomes Nigeria’s president after the 2023 polls. The Plateau State Governor said this while expressing … Read more
Gov. Lalong has urged Christians in Nigeria to participate in Politics. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has urged the Christian community in Nigeria to fully participate in politics and not see it as a dirty game. In a statement on Saturday, Dr Macham Makut, the governor’s spokesman, said when … Read more
The Plateau Governor declared Tuesday, 15th Nov. Work-free day. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Plateau State Government has declared Tuesday, November 15, 2022, a public holiday as President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other party chieftains arrive at the state capital for the flag-off … Read more
Tinubu has fired Senator Binani as Adamawa’s campaign coordinator. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has fired Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly called Binani as the presidential council’s campaign coordinator for Adamawa State. The development is coming barely twelve hours after it … Read more
If elected, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has promised to provide the country renewed optimism, security, and prosperity. Eko Hot Blog reports that at the launch of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Team’s Women Wing on Monday in Abuja, Tinubu provided the promise. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ethiopian Embassy Bans … Read more
Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau State, has congratulated Mr. Daniel Amah, a member of the Nigerian Police Force, for turning down a $200,000 bribe. Eko Hot Blog reports that Amah, a native of the Jos East Local Government Area in Plateau State, joined the police in 2002 as a Cadet Inspector and is currently … Read more
Details of Lalong’s meeting with Oshiomhole, Adamu, and others have emerged. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the in a bid to put an end to the crisis threatening to rock the All Progressives Congress (APC), members of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), governors of the party and the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) … Read more