Lalong announced this on Monday during a Requiem Mass in honour of Longjan at St. Louis Catholic Church, Jos
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Lawan stated this in a speech delivered at the funeral mass held for the late Senator Ignatius Dantong Longjan at St. Louis Catholic Church, Jos, Plateau State.
The suspension of plenary followed a point of order raised by the Majority Leader, Senator Abdullahi Yahaya
Longjan, who represented Plateau South Senatorial District, passed away at a Turkish hospital in Abuja on Monday at the age of 75
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State in company of Senators and House of Representatives members from the state have visited the family of Late Senator Ignatius Longjan to commiserate with them on his demise after a protracted illness.
Longjan scored 972 votes to beat four other contestants including Dame Pauline Tallen for the ticket, at the party’s primary election held in Shendam.
In the statement signed by its Secretary, Musa Garba Musa, the Campaign Organisation said it received with shock the rumour that the deputy governor had defected
Longjan made the promise at his Jos campaign office on arrival from the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party where he submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms
In separate speeches at the occasion, retired Colonel Fidelis Atahiru, who represented the Southern Senatorial Zone, said it was the turn of the zone to produce the next governor