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The new Speaker, Hon. Dawang
By Raymond Gukas, Jos
A new Speaker has been elected to lead the Plateau State House of Assembly.
He is Gabriel Dawang, the only member of the YPP representing Pankshin North State Constituency.
He will be assisted by Timothy Dantong, PDP, representing Riyom constituency, respectively who have already been sworn in after the former Speaker, Moses Thomas Sule and his Deputy Rt. Gwottson Fom, announced their resignation during plenary on 21th. Nov. 2023.
The former Speaker, Sule, who represents Mikang Local Government Area, and his Deputy, Hon.Gwottson Fom, representing Jos South constituency, in the State Assembly, were elected unopposed by their colleagues and has presided over the legislative business of the present 10th Assembly, since June 13th, 2023, when the House was officially inaugurated.
In their respective remarks shortly after the resignation, the immediate past legislative leaders thanked their colleagues for the trust accorded to them during the period of their leadership of the house, and pledged their loyalty to the new leadership of the Assembly.
Also addressing the Assembly, after his swearing in as Speaker, the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan, also thanked his colleagues for considering him and the other new principal officers capable to pilot the affairs of the House at this critical moment.
Earlier before his resignation, the immediate past Speaker, Rt.Hon. Sule, had announced that the house now have a new Acting Clerk and Deputy, in the persons of Mr Bary Nicholas and Mrs Plangnaan Dimlong, respectively, while DSP Nanshap N. Youmbap (rtd), and AWO John Sokowar Emmanuel (rtd), are now the new Sergeant-at-Arms and Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms.
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