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  • Lalong mourns death of aide, Nanle

    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed deep sadness over the death of his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA), Mr Emmanuel Nanle.

    Mr Yakubu Dati, Commissioner for Information and Communication, in a statement on Wednesday, described the death of Nanle as shocking.

    According to Lalong, Nanle, passed away on Monday evening in an Indian hospital where he was receiving treatment.

    Lalong said the deceased was a committed patriot who pursued his beliefs with uncommon zeal.

    “The late Nanle was not only a close ally but a pillar of my administration as he worked consciously for the success of the ‘Rescue Administration’.

    “The late Nanle braved all odds in 2014 and tirelessly worked for the success of the APC in Plateau in the 2015 general elections,” he said.

    The governor said that he and his government would surely miss the deceased, especially at this time when his services were most needed.

    He explained that though painful, it was the will of God and asked the family and people of the state to be comforted by the Lord Almighty.

    Lalong said arrangements would be made to bring the remains of Nanle home for a befitting burial.
    Meanwhile, a condolence register has been opened for sympathisers at the Government House and at the Ministry of Information and Communication.

  • Lalong’s Director of Press dies in India

    Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, is dead.

    Nanle died on Tuesday night in an Indian hospital, according to family sources.

    The sources said Nanle was flown to India last Thursday when his situation could not be handled locally.

    Mr Mark Longyen, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov. Lalong on Media and Publicity, confirmed the death to News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Wednesday.

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    Longyen said the state government received the news of Nanle’s death with shock.

    The SSA could not, however, disclose what Nanle died of but a source told News Agency of Nigeria that he died of colon cancer.

    According to the source, the late director was treated of the disease in January in India.

  • Plateau killings: Lalong vows to deal with attackers

    Plateau killings: Lalong vows to deal with attackers

    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has vowed to identify and prosecute those behind the resurgence of terror attacks in the state.

    Lalong made the pledge on Sunday while reacting to Saturday night attack by unknown gunmen on Tagbe Village, Jebbu Miango, Bassa Local Government Area, where six persons were killed and five others severely injured.

    The governor, in a statement by the Director of Press Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, warned that government would not relent in its renewed efforts at identifying and prosecuting all those behind this heinous crimes.

    He said that the killers and their sponsors seek to take the state back to the dark days of violent conflicts and vowed not to let that happen.

    According to statement, the criminal elements perpetrating the spade of vicious attack within the Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa, were finding refuge among the inhabitants of those areas.

    “We are shock over the night gun attack on Tagbe Village, Jebbu Miango of Saturday the 14th October 2017, after the failed attack on Nzoruvho Village, which resulted in the killing of 6 persons and 5 others who sustained various forms of gunshot injuries.

    “The attack coming at the heels of the 12 hours curfew imposed over Bassa LGA, leaves government with serious concerns,” he said.

    The governor appealed to all residents of the affected areas in Bassa and the surrounding border villages, to volunteer useful information that will lead to the arrest of all the criminals behind this sudden resurgence of terror.

    He warned that any person or group of persons in villages and neighbourhoods identified to have been providing refuge and escape for these criminals, will incur the wrath of the law.

    Lalong extended his heartfelt condolences to families of the bereaved and directed the State Emergency Management Agency and Ministry of Health to immediately coordinate medical services for the injured as well as provide all necessary humanitarian relief materials to the affected areas.

    The governor also appealed for calm from all law abiding citizens in these areas of attacks all around Bassa.

    He assured that security has been reinforced, while intelligence and security search and patrol have also been intensified to ensure the immediate arrest of the culprits.

    NAN

  • Gov. Lalong imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassa LG

    Gov. Lalong imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassa LG

    Worried by incessant attacks on communities on Bassa Local Government, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the area.

    A statement by Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director of Press Affairs, said that the decision became necessary “in view of recurring incidences of attack in the area”.

    The curfew will run from 6 am to 6 pm daily, it said.

    “There are recurring incidences of attacks on Irigwe chiefdom and neighbouring areas around Bassa; there are also attacks on communities on the borders of the local government, especially around Vom in Jos South and Manchok in Kaduna State.

    “To guarantee effective security operation toward protecting life and property, the governor has approved the imposition of a dusk-to-dawn curfew, which takes effect immediately,” the statement said.

    A security source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Jos that the governor’s decision followed reports of the burning of houses by unknown men that invaded some villages in Irigwe chiefdom on Friday.

    Mr Terna Tyopev, spokesman of the Plateau Police Command, who confirmed the burning of the houses, however, declined further details.

    NAN reports that the Friday attack on Bassa Local Government is the third in three weeks, after two other violent invasions claimed 28 lives in Ncha and Jebu-Miango semi-urban settlements. (NAN)

  • Lalong dissolves LG caretaker committees

    Lalong dissolves LG caretaker committees

    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday dissolved caretaker committees of the 17 local governments of the state.

    Lalong announced the dissolution in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, noting that it was with immediate effect.

    The governor directed the caretaker committee chairmen to handover to directors of personnel management in their respective councils.

    He said “the chairmen and management committee members are to immediately hand over the affairs of local governments to directors of personnel management pending further actions in line with the provision of law.”

    The governor constituted the management committees in line with his powers under the edict providing for the establishment and administration of Local Government Councils 2005 (as Amended), subject to ratification of the House of Assembly.

    The tenure of the management committees expired on June 28, 2017.

    The governor appreciated members of the dissolved council management committees for their selfless service in the two years of their stewardship.

    He wished them well in their endeavours and hoped they would be available in future for service when called upon.

  • Lalong lambasts Arewa youth over eviction threat

    Lalong lambasts Arewa youth over eviction threat

    Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Friday condemned threats to evict Igbos from the North by a youth group as reckless and ill conceived.

    The governor made the condemnation in a statement by his media aide, Mr Emmanuel Nanle on Friday in Jos.

    Lalong stressed that those who issued the ultimatum had negated the true northern spirit of communality, accommodation and peaceful coexistence.

    He regretted that a highly volatile issue of such nature was trivialised and made an agenda for grandstanding by the group without any thought of its implication to the stability of the country.

    The governor said that such rash statements was uncalled for, especially at a time when all compatriots were working hard to solidify bonds of unity and national integration.

    He advised media houses to censor “retrogressive contributions to national discourse” like those of the Arewa youth coalition and IPOB.

    Lalong urged governors in the South East to resist any attempt to create value for the position of the northern youth by making it an agenda for any discussion.

    “Because it is of no essence and does not represent the position of the youth of northern Nigeria,” he said.

    The governor assured the people of Plateau that his administration would respect and protect the rights of all citizens as enshrined in the Constitution.

  • Plateau commissioner slumps, dies while jogging with governor

    Mr Samuel Galadima, Plateau Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, slumped and died on Wednesday, while jogging along with Governor Simon Lalong, at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos.

    Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director of Press Affairs, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    “Yes, the commissioner slumped while jogging and was rushed to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, where he died,” he said.

    Nanle said that the official was gasping for breath by the time he arrived the hospital.

    “Doctors tried to stabilise him but could not. We have lost him,” he said.