Lalong Receives Certificate Of Return As Senator-Elect
BY VICTOR BUORO – Following the recent ruling of the Court of Appeal in Abuja nullifying the participation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, the immediate past Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, on Thursday, November 23 received his Certificate of Return as Senator-Elect for Plateau South in the 10th National Assembly.
Lalong was among the then seven outgoing State governors who lost their senatorial bids in the February 25 National Assembly polls.
Lalong, who headed the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) as the Director General, lost to Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 148,844 votes to the ex-governor’s tally of 91,674 votes.
In obeying the Appellate Court ruling, a National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mohammed Haruna on Thursday presented the certificate to Lalong at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The former Governor and current Minister of Labour and Employment tweeted on his X social media page; “Today, I received the certificate of return at the INEC Headquarters from the National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna.” pic.twitter.com/bNLKgKLjRy — Simon Bako Lalong (@LalongBako) November 23, 2023
With the latest development, the ex-governor must quit his appointment as the Labour Minister for him to be sworn in as Senator of the Federal Republic.
