Lalong said free flow of information should not be hindered, adding that the media should have all the necessary space to contribute to the dissemination of information and knowledge with the objective of creating and informing the general public to contribute to nation building and development
Browsing: Governor Simon Lalong
Lalong’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Samuel Emmanuel Nanle, said Lalong had issued a proclamation on June 5 for the dissolution of the 7th Assembly and the inauguration of the 8th Assembly on Tuesday
Dul said in the statement on MondayL “Your Excellency, your background as a trained lawyer and a one time chairman of Conference Forum of Nigeria’s Speakers which is the apex law making body in the country and by respecting the court judgment, you have demonstrated that you are a lawyer per excellence, leader, true democrat and a respecter of the Rule of Law.
However, the Plateau State Independent Election Commission after the initial declaration of the results in his favour, said the poll was inconclusive and ordered a re-run, in which Daniel Kumzhi of the Peoples Democratic Party was declared winner
Among those sworn-in were the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Rufus Bature; the Chief of Staff, Government House, Hon. John Dafaan; and Chief Dan Dul, the Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Council
This was contained in a statement signed by Izam Azi, the Permanent Secretary of Policy and General Services in the state Civil Service
Lalong urged the workers to join hands with his government to build institutions in the state, assuring them that staff welfare and human capital development would be the priority of his administration
This was contrary to the statement of Jang on Wednesday that he would be meeting Lalong for the first time at the inauguration