Browsing: Governor Jonah Jang

The forum appealed to the perpetrators of crimes against the country to embrace the civilised way of addressing their grievance

Juryit attributed the outbreak to overcrowding, dirty environment and the consumption of unhygienic food and water

Justice Peter Affen, in his ruling, said that he struck out the case because the statement of defence was not heard

He said: “Governor Jonah Jang has approved the dissolution of management committees of the 17 Local Governments of the state

It said that the Executive Secretary of the commission, John-Kennedy Opara, revealed this when he visited the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, in his office in Jos

Nyako’s reaction followed rumours making the round that Amaechi and his Plateau State counterpart, who is laying claim to the chairmanship of the NGF despite losing the election for the seat, Jonah Jang, might be asked to step down to pave way for a neutral candidate

Amaechi, who made the move to have a private meeting with Jonathan when he received the President at the Port Harcourt International Airport, was stylishly turned down

It will be recalled that Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the recently re-elected NGF chairman, had warned his Plateau state counterpart, Governor Jang, to stop impersonating him when the latter summoned the NGF meeting for Monday

Amaechi said that the Plateau State governor, who declared himself the chairman of the NGF after losing in an election to him by 19 votes to 16, has now gone further to call a meeting of the forum for Monday

The Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, had on Thursday night admitted that there are now two chairmen of the NGF, describing it “as an embarrassment”

But this too goes for the opposition politicians, who have not equally shown the preparedness to accept defeat as they accept victory

Uduaghan said what he offered to do was to be the agent of the two candidates for the election – Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and Jonah Jang of Plateau State

The duo have also taken Jang to the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party for introduction to the National chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur

The meeting, held at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, sources said, was attended by 17 other governors

Amaechi on Friday scored 19 votes to defeat the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, the eventual candidate of Jonathan and the Presidency, on his way to retaining his seat

This followed the intervention, on Thursday, of the Federal Ministry of Labour in the dispute, which has grounded government activities