Kaduna Assembly Declares ex-Speaker’s Seat Vacant

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  • 4 Members Get 12 Months Suspension

 Kaduna State House of Assembly, has declared the seat of its Former Speaker, Aminu Abdullahi Shagali representing Sabon Gari constituency vacant.

This is sequel to the inability of the former Speaker to participate in the activities of the assembly for over a year without reason.

To this end, the Assembly has directed its Clerk to communicate with INEC to announce new date of re-run election for the seat.

In another development, the House has extended the suspension of four of its members: Yusuf Liman, (Makera), Isah Hazo (Basawa), Nuhu Goro Shadalafiya (Kagarko) and Hon Salisu Isa, a member representing Magajin Gari for another period of 12 months.

The decision was taken by the House during the plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Isaac Auta Zankai Tuesday.

By Jibrin Miachi (the New Diplomat's Northern Bureau)
By Jibrin Miachi (the New Diplomat's Northern Bureau)
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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