The current governor is Simon Bako Lalong. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015 under the party APC. The House of Assembly consists of 25 members and 11 special advisers. The current Speaker of the house is Rt. Hon. Yakubu Yakson Sanda who was elected on 20 October 2021 by the Honourable Members of the house following the impeachment of Rt. Hon. Ayuba Abok by the members of the 9th assembly. The local government is headed by a chairman, who is the chief executive, while his cabinet consists of elected councilors who make up the legislative arm. Plateau State is also divided into 17 local government areas, each encompassing ethnic groups who share common affinities or distant bloodlines. Leaders of these local government areas are elected by the people from amongst several contestants who may not be related to any past chiefdom leaders. , all the seventeen areas have elected chairmen as Management Committee Chairmen which were appointed by the governor Simon Bako Lalong for some four local government areas which include Barkin Ladi, Jos North, Jos South, and Riyom have all been replaced. Local government areas In 1976, Plateau State consisted of fourteen local government areas (LGAs). New LGAs were carved out of the large ones in 1989, 1991 and 1996, so that the new Plateau State is subdivided into the following seventeen LGAs: Barkin Ladi Bassa Bokkos Jos East Jos North Jos South Kanam Kanke Langtang North Langtang South Mangu Mikang Pankshin Qua'an Pan Riyom Shendam Wase Demographics The state has over forty ethno-linguistic groups. Some of the indigenous ethnic groups in the state are the Berom, Afizere, Amo, Anaguta, Aten, Bijim, Bogghom, Buji, Jipal, Mhiship, Irchip, Fier, Fulani, Gashish, , Hausa, Irigwe, Jarawa, Jukun, Kadung, Kofyar (comprising Doemak, Kwalla and Mernyang), , Mushere, Mupun, , Ngas, Piapung, Pyem, Ron-Kulere, Bache, Talet, Tiv, Tarok, and Youm. These ethnic groups are predominantly farmers and have similar cultural and traditional ways of life. People from other parts of country have come to settle in the state; these include the Idoma, Igbo, Yoruba, Ibibio, Annang, Efik, Ijaw, and Bini. Each ethnic group has its own distinct language, but as with the rest of the country, English is the official language in the state; Hausa is also a common medium of communication and commerce as is the case in most parts of the North and Middle Belt of Nigeria. Attacks There