jang was the present deputy governor of plateau state, leaving office in 2015.
jang was the present deputy governor of plateau state, leaving office in 2015.
who is the present deputy governor of plateau state, leaving office in 2015?
jang
simon lalong temporarily discarded legal practice to join the political bandwagon in 1998. under the people's democratic party (pdp), he successfully contested the seat of the member of the plateau state house of assembly representing his native shendam constituency. in october 2000 he became the speaker of the assembly, occupying that position till the year 2006, following a political storm within the house. the seven years he served as the speaker of that assembly made him the longest serving speaker of the house in the history of plateau state. during that period he was two times (2001–2002) elected as the chairman of the conference of speakers of the 36 states of nigeria. in the year 2015, as the second tenure of the serving governor of plateau state, jonah jang, neared its end, lalong joined the contest to succeed jang. this time, he did so under the all progressive congress (apc) political platform. his chances seemed narrow at the beginning, but the capricious nature of politics tipped the balance eventually, favoring him by a slim margin. he was sworn in as the new governor of plateau state on may 29, 2015.
simon bako lalong
following the civil war, benue-plateau state was one of several large states which were further split up following pressure on the federal government. under the military administration of general yakubu gowon, the country was further divided into nineteen states in 1976 and plateau state was created from benue-plateau covering the area of the original plateau province. in 1996, plateau state was further subdivided to create nasarawa state which was carved out of the western half of plateau state by sani abacha's military regime.









































tin mining activities began in 1902 under the british and continue to the present day.









































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