In the absence of a last-minute alteration, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, will quit his position as a Minister to serve in the Senate.
Raye24reporters reports that on November 7, the Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld the decision of the tribunal that recently sacked elected members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State, and Lalong was proclaimed the winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election, which was held on February 25, 2023.
The Minister received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a fortnight ago, following the appeal court decision.
Sources close to the Minister, who was the immediate former governor of Plateau State and Director-General of the Tinubu Presidential Council, told Vanguard that he (Lalong) would soon resign to go to the Senate.
According to the source, “The Minister will very soon join the Senate. He will go there to ensure that President Bola Tinubu succeeds. The Senate is where the elders are and he wants to join them.
“A new younger person will be appointed by Mr. President as the Minister representing Plateau State to replace His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment as soon as he resigns.
“You know the role played by the Minister during the campaigns, he believes in Asiwaju and ready to contribute to ensure that the government succeeds.”
