Hon. Nanloong Daniel of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Mikang Constituency, has been elected as the new Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly.

 

His emergence follows the resignation of the former Speaker, Gabriel Dewan of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), during an emergency session held at the temporary Assembly Complex, Old Government House, Jos.

 

Daniel, a former Majority Leader in the 9th Assembly, was unanimously elected by fellow lawmakers. The emergency sitting was presided over by Deputy Speaker Gwotta Ajang, who oversaw the transition process.

 

Sources told UGAMA TV that Dewan’s resignation came after a closed-door meeting with Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the former Speaker, and other lawmakers—part of efforts to ease ongoing political tensions in the state.

 

Dewan, the sole YPP legislator in the Assembly, is believed to have stepped down as part of broader political realignment efforts.

 

UGAMA TV recalls that the Plateau Assembly has faced instability since the removal of 16 PDP lawmakers by an Abuja Appeal Court, which ruled that their party lacked a valid structure during the 2023 general elections.