364:. In October 2000, he became the speaker of the assembly, a position he occupied until 2006. He was the longest serving speaker of the State's house of assembly. During that period he was two times (in 2001 and in 2002) elected as the Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of the 36 states of Nigeria.
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Lalong's professional career as an attorney lasted between 1992, the year following his graduation from law school, and 1998, the dawn of
Nigeria's new democracy. During this period he worked with a few law firms, one of which he co-owned. Between 1992 and 1994, he was the Deputy Scribe of the
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and March 23, 2019 Plateau State, Lalong won re-election as governor of
Plateau State, polling 595,582 votes against his rival, former General Jeremiah Husseini of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 546,813 votes. He was sworn in for a second term on 29 May 2019.
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512:"FG won't allow us deal with insecurity in Plateau — Lalong"
435:"Supreme Court Affirms Lalong As Governor Of Plateau State"
699:"Plateau: Governor Lalong speaks after winning reelection"
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293:Plateau South senatorial district
89:Minister of Labour and Employment
672:Akintoye, K (15 October 2015).
362:Plateau State House of Assembly
172:Plateau State House of Assembly
1077:Ahmadu Bello University alumni
724:Sanni, Kunle (24 March 2019).
376:Plateau gubernatorial election
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678:Channels Television
335:Professional career
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