November 23, (THEWILL) – Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong, is set to resign his position to join the 10th National Assembly as a Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District.
An indication to that effect emerged on Thursday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented a Certificate of Return to Lalong as the rightful winner of the Plateau South senatorial election following the Court of Appeal ruling to that effect.
THEWILL gathered from credible sources that Lalong had weighed his options and eventually decided to quit the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in order to join the 10th Senate as elected Senator representing Plateau South.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja had nullified the participation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its senatorial candidate in the February 25 National Assembly elections for Plateau South Senatorial District, Napoleon Bali, on the ground of refusal to carry out a lawful order of court.
Delivering judgment, a three-member panel, led by Justice Elfreda Williams-Dawodu, declared as unlawful and wasted votes cast for PDP in the election and declared the immediate-past governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, as the rightful winner of the Plateau South Senatorial District election.
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