Breaking: Simon Lalong officially sworn in as member representing Plateau South Senatorial District
Former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has been officially sworn in to the 10th Assembly as the Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District.
The new lawmaker resigned from his appointment as Minister of Labour and Employment last week in preparation to join the upper legislative chamber.
In a letter submitted to President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, the Minister said after the long legal processes, the Court of Appeal declared him as the duly elected Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him the Certificate of Return.
The former minister stated that his choice to leave was not taken cheaply because of the President’s faith and confidence in him as a Minister in his cabinet, having served as the Director General of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Council, which won victory for the APC.
Despite his decision to leave the executive arm for the legislative, he vowed to give all the needed support to the president to contribute to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Lalong said, “However, after extensive consultations with Your Excellency, critical stakeholders and my constituents, it has become expedient for me to proceed and take my seat at the Red Chambers to continue to contribute to the Renewed Hope agenda of your Government and the growth of our democracy at large”.
