LALONG’s TWO YEARS IN OFFICE; A HIGHLIGHT
Education:
1. The Reopening of PLASU, The furnishing and equipping of the Library, the composition of the Governing Council, the Construction of road networks within the university and the recruitment of lecturers and the hosting of the first Convocation in 12yrs.
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2. The recruitment of 2150 Teachers by PLASUBEB.
Payments of bursaries and Scholarship backlogs for students of plateau in various tertiary institutions and the Nigerian Law school.
3. Release of over 250million Naira for accreditation requirement in College of Agric Kurgwi, CON Vom, COH Zawan and Plateau Polytechnic.
4. The Sponsorship of 28 students to Maritime Academy Alexandria Egypt.
5. The Payment of Counterpart funds to access UBEC Funds and SDGs.
6. The Resolution of the inherited Labour unrest in all the tertiary institutions in the state.
7. Equipping and commissioning of E-Library at the College of Health Zawan
GOVERNANCE and ADMINISTRATIONS
8. Payment of Backlog of 4 months Salary and 8 Months pension.
9. Civil Service Reform.
10. Implementation of a new medical Salary structure for Doctors in the state service.
11. Restoration of staff of office and upgrading of Agwom Izere Stool to First Class
12. Restoration of Retna of Bashir stool and ogomo pengana to Second Class
13. Purchase of official vehicles for Government officials, Legislators and Political Appointees.
14. The setting up of a judicial commission of inquiry into Contracts.
15. The Setting of A Chieftaincy and Creation of Chiefdoms/ Review of remuneration of Traditional Rulers Committee.
16. The Establishment of The Microfinance, Small and medium enterprise Agency.
17. The Establishment of a Peace Building Agency
18. The Restoration of peace through the participatory inter-religious community dialogue approach.
AGRICULTURE/ INDUSTRIALISATION
19. Resuscitation of the Bokkos Fertilizer Blending plant.
20. Resuscitation of the Highland Bottling plant B/Ladi with the recruitment of 15O workers
21. Rice and potatoes Fadama III value chain(Plateau is the first state in the whole country to pay its counterpart fund for the project which includes seed multiplication and farm support implements
22. The Tractorization program which has led to the acquisition of 100 tractors for rural farming and tractor hire purchase ownership with only a 10% down payment.
23. Resuscitation of panyam fish farm and the successful Cropping of the first set of fish
24. Hosting of trade fair after 8 years.
25. Hosting of the first made in plateau food trade fair.
26. Execution of MOU for the reconstruction of the Jos Main Market.
HEALTH
27. Purchase of Five Ambulances
28. Free Medical treatments to 9LGAs in Conjunction of Kefiano Autos with over 15000 medical cases and 1400 eye and general Surgeries attended to.
29. Purchase of two mobile clinics
30. Equipping of Govt House clinic with state of the art diagnostic medical equipment.
31. Establishment of the Plateau State Primary Health Care development Agency.
SPORTS
32. Sponsorship of Plateau United to Premiership
33. Sponsorship of Sports contingents to the All African Games
34. Continuation of the Zaria Road Stadium.
35. Hosting of the National Aqua Sports and Boat regatta at the Rayfield resorts
36. Hosting of the National cycling competition and High Altitude Sports Competition.
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GOVERNOR LALONG’S INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES, FROM 2015 TO 2017 (2years) BELOW:
1.Construction of new roads at Yan- Trailer-Tina junction-Dutse Uku, Plateau Hospital-Hilcrest (Completed) Tudun Wada-Rukuba Road-Mado, Angwan Rogo (Ongoing) Resurfacing of Metropolitan Roads.
2. Completion of Secretariat Fly over bridge.
3. Construction of Rantya road
4. Construction of Dong-Wild Life Park -Miango Roads
5. Construction of federal Low-cost Network of Roads.
6. Completion of Maza-Angwari Road.
7. Reconstruction of Collapsed Kalong Bridge in Shendam
8. Completion of the Governor's Lodge in Abuja
9. Completion of State Secretariat Renovation And movement of All Government MDAs from their Temporary Location.
10. Completion and Commissioning of Plateau Geographic Information System-PLAGIS of the Ministry of Lands and Survey.
11. Completion of the Plateau State House of Assembly Complex.
