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The Calculus of Betrayal: On Principle, Power, and the Perfidy of Defection.

By Odaudu Ijimbli

December 20 2025

The act of political defection is rarely a mere transfer of allegiance; it is a profound moral transaction. When such a move is executed by a leader elected on a platform of opposition, borne aloft by the trust of a people uniquely victimized by the political machinery he now joins, it transcends politics and enters the realm of profound ethical failure. The recent defection of Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang from the opposition to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not simply a realignment of party logistics. It is a stark summation of the crisis of principle in contemporary politics—a move that betrays the electorate, invalidates the struggles of his former party, and represents a catastrophic surrender of integrity for the illusion of security and influence.

Politically, this defection is an act of historical amnesia and strategic nihilism. Plateau State, and the Middle Belt at large, have borne the horrific brunt of communal violence and systemic insecurity, often interpreted through the lens of complex, but politically-tolerated, crises. The APC, as the reigning national behemoth, has been widely accused by historians, activists, and victims alike of being the political engine that legitimizes this status quo—through silence, through skewed appointments, through a security apparatus perceived as complicit. For the governor of a state that constitutes, in the user’s poignant words, “a huge chunk of the casualties,” to now seek sanctuary within that very machine is a political paradox of tragic dimensions. It signals that the grievances of the Plateau people—their blood, their displacement, their trauma—are negotiable currencies in a higher game of personal political calculus. The message is unmistakable: the platform that promised a shield has now decided the sword is more useful.

Morally, this constitutes a deep and visceral betrayal of the collective trust. The electorate of Plateau did not merely vote for a manager of resources; they voted for a custodian of their hopes and a bulwark against their fears. They invested in him a mandate rooted in a specific political and moral opposition to the central order. To defect is to declare that this mandate, this collective emotional and politicalt investment, was personal property to be bartered, rather than a sacred trust to be upheld. The feeling among the people must be one of profound disorientation: the shepherd has willingly walked into the wolf’s den, leaving the flock exposed and questioning the very purpose of the pasture. It is a betrayal that cheapens the act of voting itself, reducing the solemn power of the ballot to a fleeting endorsement of an individual’s ever-shifting ambition.

Philosophically, this move is rooted in a dangerous and self-serving deception: the belief that one can change a corrupt system from within after having legitimized it from without. This is the perennial sophistry of the defector. It sacrifices the clarity and, often, the purity of principled opposition for the murky, compromising corridors of power. The governor has sacrificed the formidable, if challenging, moral high ground of forthrightness for the swamp of realpolitik. He has traded the integrity of a consistent stance—which, despite its hardships, builds a legacy of character—for the ephemeral gains of alignment with the center. This is not pragmatism; it is the folly of believing that the seat of power is neutral, that the structures which fostered “ignoble and massive corruption” and legitimized violence will be reformed by the arrival of one who has acquiesced to their terms. It is the deception that one’s influence, bought at the price of one’s principles, will remain one’s own.

Furthermore, the betrayal extends to his erstwhile party, whose collective struggle and platform he has now invalidated. His move implies that their stand was ultimately untenable, a mere waiting room for the “real” politics of the APC. It demoralizes the opposition and reinforces a cynical mono-party trajectory, dangerously weakening the democratic fabric which thrives on robust, principled alternatives

In conclusion, Governor Mutfwang’s defection is a masterclass in political and moral short-sightedness. It is a move that may be rationalized in the ledgers of personal ambition but is indelibly recorded in the annals of public trust as a debit. He has chosen the warm, corrupting embrace of the leviathan over the cold, demanding winds of principle. He has told the people of Plateau that their historic suffering is a political tool, not an unwavering cause. In the end, such a defection does not elevate the defector; it diminishes him. It does not grant him power; it reveals his powerlessness before the temptation of it. The true cost will be measured not in political appointments or project funds, but in the irreversible erosion of a legacy—a legacy that could have been built on the steadfast rock of integrity, but was instead sunk into the shifting sands of expediency. The people of Plateau, and indeed all who watch, are left with a sobering lesson: when a leader confuses the platform for the stage and the principle for the script, the performance always ends in tragedy.

_Odaudu Ijimbli_
_Writes from Abuja_

I would like to inform the general public that I submitted my resignation letter to the office of the Executive Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Caleb Mutfwang, yesterday. I have stepped down from my position as the Constituency Liaison Officer for the Executive Governor of Plateau State, representing Jos North-North.

The letter dated on the 19th December 2025

To: His Excellency, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang,
Executive Governor of Plateau State

Your Excellency,

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation for the trust and opportunity you granted me to serve in your administration as the Liaison Officer for the Jos North-North State constituency. The insights and experiences I have gained during my tenure have been truly transformative, and I am grateful for the chance to be a part of your visionary leadership.

However, after careful reflection and in line with my personal convictions, I am formally resigning from my position as Liaison Officer representing the Jos North-North State constituency.

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute. I wish you well. My commitment to advancing democracy for all Nigerians remains unwavering.

Yours faithfully,
Nuru Shehu

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By Onjefu OdauduJos Nigeria

The 13th National Council on Communications and Digital Economy which held at the Crispan Suites and Event Centre Jos Nigeria from Monday 8 December Friday 12 December 2025 produced winners in the awards category notable among them being Zamfara State where it emerged as the best State in E-governance Implementation and emerged as the First Runner up in ICT Human Capital Development.

Speaking to POCKET NEWS NIGERIA on the sidelines of the event Dr Habib Gajam the Executive Secretary of the Zamfara State Information Technology Development Agency(ZALTODA) disclosed that the State governor his Excellency Dr Dauda Lawal has been the driving force behind the agency's success through the timely release of funds and resources to meet set goals and timelines.

Dr Gajam said;
"We have digitized our operations across ministries, departments and agencies and also strengthened public service efficiency through seamless platforms thereby improving inter- agency connectivity with high speed internet outcomes among other ground breaking innovations"

He noted that the State had invested substantially in the ICT sector and attributed the awards to the hard work of the State Government,the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the agency while assuring that they were still a work in progress as more groundbreaking concepts to drive ICT in the State was still in the implementation stage.

On the issue of insecurity and banditry the Executive Secretary said the state has also deployed Al in fighting the menace as a modern command and control center has been set up which enables citizens to report security breaches in real time directly from local communities while emphasizing that digitalization has made response time for security agencies faster and more seamless in responding to threats and threats assessment.

He concluded by saying that the entire E- Governance model in Zamfara State has made all facets of the socio economic lives of the people easier notwithstanding the security challenges which were being tackled headlong in collaboration with the Federal Government, Security agencies and other relevant stakeholders across the State and beyond.

He is not a soldier.
He is a police Sgt attached to Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State.

Breach of Protocol and the Arrogance of Power? The Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu–Governor Adeleke Encounter and the Shadow of Elena Ceaușescu

As I watched the exchange between Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, an encounter in which she reportedly declared, “Stop singing or I will switch off the microphone,” even limiting him to five minutes for his remarks, I found myself struggling to understand what our so-called democracy has become.

The image was jarring: a First Lady addressing a sitting governor with the tone of a senior prefect correcting a newly admitted junior student.

The Book I read says, “By your words you are justified, and by your words you are condemned.”

By the public posture of the political class to which both Adeleke and Mrs. Tinubu belong, Nigeria claims to be running a constitutional democracy, a system built on protocol, institutional order, and a moral architecture of leadership. Within that framework, the governor is:

• the elected representative of the people,
• the chief security officer of his state, and
• in this case, the chief host at an event on his own soil.

The First Lady, by contrast, is not an elected official. Her office is not created by the Constitution. Whatever influence she possesses is social or political, not legal or electoral.

So how does a guest at an event publicly warn the host, the elected governor, that she will “switch off the mic” if he continues singing, and interrupt him while he exercises the discretion of his office to address his own people? What do we call that? What democratic dictionary contains such an entry? Why is it so difficult for the political class, including its most visible figures, to live up to the script of democratic governance they want Nigerians to believe exists?

And how do I explain such a moment to my child, in a world where leaders are supposed to be servants?

As I watched, one historical image returned with startling clarity: Elena Ceaușescu, wife of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, whose 24-year regime crashed under the weight of its own arrogance. The comparison is not about identical circumstances, but about a familiar posture, arrogance that grows when power loses all sense of humility.

Elena Ceaușescu: When Arrogance Becomes a National Spirit

In December 1989, as the Ceaușescu regime collapsed, Nicolae and Elena attempted to flee Bucharest. Their helicopter landed under pressure, and soldiers moved in to arrest them.

Elena did not show fear. She showed fury, the fury of someone who believed the country belonged to her.

As the soldiers approached, she snapped repeatedly at her husband:

“Tell them you are the President!
Tell them you are the President!
Tell them who you are!”

It was a moment of breathtaking delusion, the blindness that absolute power produces. She believed that shouting his title loudly enough could stop the march of history.

When soldiers insisted they were under arrest, she berated them:

“This is a mistake!
You will pay for this!
All of you will pay!”

She did not see the guns.
She did not see the revolution.
She did not see the millions who had rejected them.
She only saw herself, above accountability.

During their trial, her arrogance sharpened further. When judges listed her possessions, including 365 pairs of shoes, she interrupted angrily:

“No! Not 365, 364 pairs!”

Her quarrel was not with the truth; it was with the optics of indulgence. Even on the brink of execution, she corrected the judges with disdain, as though the courtroom were beneath her and the proceedings an affront to her status. She berated the judges. She dismissed the charges. She acted as though she were still untouchable.

Arrogance had become her final language.

What Came to Mind Watching Nigeria

When I watched Nigeria’s First Lady publicly threaten to silence a governor in his own state, Elena Ceaușescu came to mind, not because the contexts are identical, but because the attitude is identical:

• a belief that power confers ownership,
• a disregard for institutional boundaries,
• a sense of entitlement that tramples protocol,
• a posture that suggests the nation belongs to a family, not a people.

In that moment, it felt as though history had returned, not in form, but in spirit.

Where are the servant-leaders?
Where is the humility that undergirds true democracy?
How do we raise children in a society where those who should model service instead model domination?

Is this democracy, or something drifting quietly toward family monarchy?

When protocol is ignored in public and no one blinks, we must ask whether governance has been replaced by personal fiefdom. When leaders cannot model humility, how do we teach our children that leadership is service, not domination?

This was more than a breach of protocol. It was a revelation, a window into how power in Nigeria is increasingly performed, rather than constrained. A democracy without boundaries becomes a dictatorship in slow motion. A nation without servant-leaders becomes a society where the people serve leadership, rather than leadership serving the people.

In the Full Glare of History

Elena Ceaușescu could not imagine a Romania where people no longer bowed to her. She believed titles were permanent. She believed power was personal property. She believed shouting, “Tell them you are the President!” could restore a collapsing world.

But history has no patience for arrogance. And nations, when pushed long enough, reclaim their voice.

What we saw in Osun State may appear small to some. It is not. It is a symbol. A warning. A symptom.

Power that disrespects protocol eventually disrespects the people.

And power that disrespects the people does not remain democratic for long.

Do have an INSPIRED week ahead with the family.

PLATEAU GOVERNOR MUTFWANG URGES UNITY, TOGETHERNESS, FORGIVENESS AND RESTORATION AS OBASANJO AND OTHERS CALL FOR FOREIGN COLLABORATION IN TACKLING SECURITY CHALLENGES AT UNITY CAROL FESTIVAL

By Onjefu Odaudu Jos, Nigeria

Former Military head of State and civilian President from 1999- 2007 Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the worsening security situation across the country where there have been mass kidnappings of school children which has forced many states to close down educational facilities.

He said;
“We Nigerians are being killed—Christians, Muslims, people from every tribe and background. Every Nigerian life matters,” Obasanjo declared. “If our government cannot stop the killings, then we have the right to appeal to the international community to help us. There should be no apology for that.”

Obasanjo made the remarks on Friday, 28th November 2025, during the second edition of the Plateau Unity Christmas Carols and Praise Festival held at the Ten Commandments prayer altar Doi Du in Jos South local government council of Plateau State.

In his welcome address Governor Caleb Mannaseh Mutfwang officially declared open the 2025 Christmas carols and Praise festival (2nd Edition) while reaffirming his administration's commitment to restoring unity, harmony and shared purpose, values he described as essential for sustainable development.

The Governor said;
We have set aside all the things that divide us and we gather tonight under one banner,the banner of Jesus Christ with unity we will achieve a lot"

The Governor dedicated the festival to the glory of God and prayed for renewed brotherhood and collective healing.

The 2025 edition of the "Plateau Unity Christmas Carol" which is the second in the series brought together national leaders among them former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Chief of defence Staff General Martin Luther Agwai, former Governor Jonah David Jang, former Governor Joshua Chibi Dariye, former military Governor of Plateau State Major General Lawrence Onoja(Rtd) and former Adamawa Governor Mr Boni Haruna.

Plateau State government was well represented with the Deputy governor Hon. Mrs Josephine Piyo the Speaker of the State Assembly Rt. Hon Naanlong Daniel and other top functionaries in attendance.

The festival is expected to last till Sunday 30 November 2025 with continuous praise and worship.
Thousands of Worshippers turned up at the "Ten Commandments Prayer Altar" which is fast becoming a destination for religious tourism in Nigeria

Hmmmm

North Central Stakeholders call for Quick Intervention as Security crisis Escalate.
November 27, 2025

Onjefu Odaudu, Jos, Nigeria
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has reteriated his call for an indigenous policing system on the Plateau where Community based intelligence is Paramount to monitoring the influx of terrorists who attack villages and communities across the State.

Represented by his deputy, Hon. Mrs. Josephine Piyo, at the North Central Security Stakeholders meeting which held on Thursday 27 November 2025 at the CRISPAN hotel and Suites in Jos Nigeria Governor Mutfwang described the hearing as timely and necessary, noting that Nigeria continues to confront insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. He lamented the devastating impact on Plateau State—once celebrated as the Home of Peace and Tourism—revealing that over 400 communities have been attacked and nearly 12,000 lives lost between 2001 and 2025.

He warned that many of the attacks appear to be strategically coordinated, motivated by territorial, economic, and political interests, including land grabbing and illegal mining orchestrated by organised criminal networks. Tackling these threats, he said, requires decisive, collaborative, and multidimensional action.

The Governor commended Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Committee for choosing Jos as the venue for the North-Central hearing, describing it as symbolic and reflective of the urgent need to restore peace in the region.
He urged stakeholders to prioritise honest, solution-driven proposals, emphasizing that “this is not the time for blame, but for unity in confronting insecurity and rebuilding Plateau and Nigeria.”

Earlier, the Chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee and leader of the delegation, Senator Abba Moro, stated that the hearing aligns with the legislative agenda of the 10th Senate, which prioritizes inclusiveness and collaborative decision-making for national stability.


He noted that Nigeria’s security challenges—ranging from banditry and insurgency to farmer–herder clashes and kidnapping—demand broad consultations and community-driven responses. The summit, he said, seeks to harvest expert opinions, grassroots insights, and first-hand experiences that will guide legislative reforms and strengthen the country’s security institutions.

Senator Moro identified economic hardship, porous borders, arms proliferation, youth unemployment, and unresolved grievances as critical drivers of insecurity. He urged participants to make “concise, actionable, and realistic recommendations.”

Nigeria is truly in a sorry state

While Rome burnt
Nero fiddled.
Blood everywhere.
Chaos everywhere.

How did we get here.

It's really a sad time to be Nigerian.
A General is killed, school kids are abducted and all we are thinking about is 2027.
Without a country will there be election.

Governor Caleb Mannaseh Mutfwang has done Excellently well- Senator Fwet

Senator Simon Mwadkon Fwet needs no introduction in Plateau politics as an astute politician,scholar and administrator.

By Onjefu Odaudu

He was a former President of the Berom Youth movement (BYM) Former Chairman of Riyom Local Government Council, Member of the House of Representative representing Riyom/ Barkin Ladi Federal Constituency and Senator representing Plateau North in the 10th Senate where he was the Senate minority leader before the Court of Appeal truncated his tenure in a controversial ruling.

Through out his political journey he has been a staunch member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP)

In a recent interview he asseses the administration of Barrister Caleb Mannaseh Mutfwang of Plateau State and spoke on other sundry issues.
POCKET NEWS MAGAZINE BRINGS YOU EXCERPT;


On 2 years of the Governor Caleb Mutfwang administration in Plateau State what's your take sir considering that some members of the opposition have termed him a non performer?

Well we are not praise singers and we like to say things as they are I don't want to praise him with empty words.

The new road networks for instance can attest to that and you will notice that before now Jos was filled with gabbage and the town was literarily smelling but all that has been taken care of and our city is looking clean and smarter than before.

Apart from security in the area of agriculture giant strides have been achieved particularly in the area of fertilizer, other farm implements and critical interventions whereby fertilizer is supplied when due and at highly subsidized rates to our farmers and I am also aware that 1000 youths are being trained in agriculture at BARC farms in Zalaki and another batch will soon be deployed so that they can be self reliant and have something doing for themselves .What he has done in this sector is to have food produced all year round and not seasonally as done in the past.You will also notice that our "Plateau Potatoes" is now produced all year round thereby ramping up the food value chain in the state.

Back to security the governor has done very well while we are not talking of absence of skirmishes here and there because he has been inclusive devoid of ethnicity,tribe or religion which he has done through the peace building agency and personally by preaching peace and the advantages of living together in unity and good neighborliness.

In the health sector you can see the massive turn around at the Plateau State Specialist equipment where state of the art facilities have been deployed.

I could go on and on but the point is that the governor has virtually touched every sector in the State and I will rate him at over 70 percent level of performance which you know is excellent and we just have to encourage him to do more so that he doesn't get carried away for me he has done well.

You can see the series of endorsements across the state as citizens and communities are urging him to continue in office for a second term particularly not from politicians but the people in the state the citizenry as a statement of fact which is a court of public opinion so to me he deserves a second term in office.

What are the Chances of the opposition party in the State the APC in the 2027 gubernatorial polls?

Well politicians like to paint beautiful pictures by promising Utopia and people get carried away what we call bandwagon however we have to talk about the realities on ground.

Though the APC is the ruling party at the national level I will categorically say that has nothing to do with Plateau and our dynamics is totally different.

The system we practice now where money is shared by the federation account is faulty because in other developed climes states are allowed to generate and control their resources which is fiscal federalism then they contribute to the central government so the idea that we on the Plateau should jettison a performing governor to join the centre is sucidal to us.

Plateau State is capable of generating revenue to sustain the economy particularly agriculture I recall the governor re christening the "Plateau Potatoes" which has now become indigenous to us,coffee is thriving here and there is virtually no vegetable you cannot find here.

You don't change a winning team imagine your football team playing well do you change the team simply because you want some players to be fielded?

There are states in Nigeria today that are not of the APC extraction and they are doing very well even better than the ruling party states.

I can confidently tell you that the achievements of the Governor Muttwang administration in 2 years has surpassed the 8 years of the former Governor Senator Simon Bako Lalong led APC.

It's my wish that all the elections are conducted in one day to save costs and also to deepen our democracy due to this notion that if the president wins his elections which usually comes first on the timetable then others must follow suit.

We shouldn't be afraid to amend laws while we are in office because one day you may not be there.

My take is that Plateau people will not deviate from the PDP and even at the national level I am confident we will the Presidential elections by the grace of God.

As the 2027 elections approach are you still throwing your hat in the ring for the Plateau North Senatorial Zone?

You are aware of what happened to us at the Court of Appeal a decision the Supreme Court upturned for the gubernatorial elections and the injustice inherent in the Appellate Court judgement which unfortunately was our court of last resort.

Presently I am engaging critical stakeholders and citizens in my zone and very soon we will come out and chart the way forward.

PLASIEC fixes September 1st as election date, rolls out timetable for 2026 LGA Elections.

Ahead of preparations for the 2026 Local Government elections, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has announced it's scheduled timetable.

Addressing the Press on September 4, 2025, at the commissions headquarters, No. 7 John Mark Samchi Road, Jos, Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Plangji Daniel Chishak disclosed that the date for the 2026 LGA is 1st September, 2026.

The Commission Chairman also said last day for Campaigns by Political Parties is to be on Sunday, 30th August, 2026
(12.00 mid-night) L, which is stipulated in Section 83(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Sections 94(1) & 96 of the Electoral Act, 2022.

On the date for the conduct of party primaries, the PLASIEC Chairman said: "Conduct of Party Primaries including resolution of disputes arising from the Primaries will be on Monday, 12th January, 2026 to Friday, 30th January, 2026 to enable Political Parties democratically nominate candidates for the election as required by Section 34 PLASIEC Law 2024".

Read full speech here:

PLATEAU STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (PLASIEC)
NO. 7 JOHN MARK SAMCHI ROAD, P.M.B. 2277, JOS
TIMETABLE AND SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN PLATEAU STATE
As part of its mandate and in compliance with Sections 15, 19, 21 and 33 of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law, 2024, Section 197(1) (B) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Electoral Act, 2022, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) wishes to notify the leadership of all political parties and the general public that elections shall be conducted in the Seventeen (17) Local Government Councils of Plateau State on Tuesday, 1st September, 2026 between 8.00am and 3.00pm.

Pursuant to section 19 (2) of PLASIEC Law 2024, election into the said offices shall hold not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of office of the last holder of that office. The latest date for the conduct of elections in the Local Government Councils in Plateau State is 1st September, 2026.
The Commission is empowered by Section 33(1) of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law to issue Notice of the election not later than Three Hundred and Sixty (360) days before the date of the elections.
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission Law 2024 and all powers enabling it in that behalf, the Commission hereby issues this Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2026 Local Government Elections in Plateau State.

NO., ACTIVITY
DATE, REMARKS

1.Publication of Notice of Election
Release of Election Timetable

Thursday, 4th September, 2025
Section 33(1) of PLASIEC Law, 2024

2.Conduct of Party Primaries including resolution of disputes arising from the Primaries.
Monday, 12th January, 2026 to Friday, 30th January, 2026
To enable Political Parties democratically nominate candidates for the election as required by Section 34 PLASIEC Law 2024

3.Collection of Nomination Forms (Form PEC001 & Form PEC4C) for Candidates by Political Parties
Monday, 2nd February, 2026 to Friday, 6th February, 2026
Sections 34 and 35 of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

4.Submission of Nomination Forms (Form PEC001 & Form PEC4C) for Candidates by Political Parties
Monday, 9th February, 2026 to Monday, 2nd March, 2026
Section 35 of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 29 (1) Electoral Act, 2022

5.Publication of Personal Particulars of Candidates at PLASIEC Headquarters and Local Government Offices by the Commission
Saturday, 7th March, 2026
Section 35(3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024
and Section 29 (3) Electoral Act, 2022

6.Verification/Screening of Chairmanship Candidates and their Running Mates
Wednesday 11th March, 2026 to Thursday, 12th March, 2026
Sections 39(2) (3) and 42(3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

7.Verification and Screening of Councillorship Candidates
Friday, 13th March, 2026 to Monday, 16th March, 2026
Section 39 (2) (3) and 42 (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

8.Publication of List of Qualified/Cleared Candidates by PLASIEC
Thursday, 19th March, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

9.Receiving of Appeal Cases by PLASIEC
Friday, 20th March, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

10.Hearing of Appeal Cases by PLASIEC
Monday, 23rd March, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

11.Publication of Final List of Nominated Candidates by the Commission
Monday, 30th March, 2026
Section 35 of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Section 32(1) Electoral Act, 2022

12.Commencement of Campaigns by Political Parties in Public
Tuesday, 31st March, 2026
Section 81(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Section 94(1) Electoral Act, 2022

13.Last Day for the Withdrawal of Candidate(s)/Replacement of withdrawn Candidate(s) by Political Parties
Saturday, 30th May, 2026
Sections 37 and 40(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Section 31 Electoral Act, 2022

14.Replacement of Withdrawn Candidates by Political Parties
Saturday, 13th June, 2026
Section 40(2) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Section 33 Electoral Act, 2022

15.Screening of replaced Candidates by PLASIEC
Monday, 15th June, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

16.Collection of Nomination Forms by all Cleared-Substituted Candidates
Monday, 15th June, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

17.Submission of Nomination Forms by all Cleared-Substituted Candidates
Wednesday, 17th June, 2026
Section 39(2) & (3) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024

18.Publication of Official Register of Voters for the Election by the Commission
Tuesday, 21st July, 2026
Section 10(4) of the Electoral Act, 2022

19.Submission of Names and Addresses of Polling Agents by Political Parties to the Commission
Wednesday, 12th August, 2026
Section 48(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Section 43 Electoral Act, 2022

20.Publication of Notice of Poll by the Commission
Monday, 17th August, 2026
Section 44 of the Electoral Act, 2022

21.Last day for Campaigns by Political Parties
Sunday, 30th August, 2026
(12.00 mid-night)
Section 83(1) of the PLASIEC Law, 2024 and Sections 94(1) & 96 of the Electoral Act, 2022

22.ELECTION DAY (8.00am-3.00pm)
Tuesday, 1st September, 2026
Section 33 of the PLASIEC Law,

Dated this 4th day of September, 2025

Sign
Mr. Plangji Daniel Cishak
Chairman

The fallout between Emilokan doings and his northern friends will be epic.

The kind of low quality comments here is sad
This place has turned into "TInubu land" no more Nairaland

A woman with beauty and brains.
Happy birthday Ma'am

The new national anthem should be reversed if another government comes into power please

Not the first please.Wase local government in Plateau State also has a radio station

Was Kwankwaso there was IBB there was Sule Lamido there
Na Obi concern una