Following reported plan by former governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, to resign as Minister of Labour and Employment and take up his seat as senator for Plateau South Senatorial District, the race to replace him in the federal cabinet has been intensified with more contenders joining the fray amidst agitation for the zoning […]
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