The Speaker of the Kaduna
State House of Assembly, Alhaji Mu’azu Gangara, has been removed from office by
19 out of the 34-member legislature.
The 19 members took the action on
Tuesday during a sitting in which both the speaker and his deputy, Mr Dogara
Matoh, were absent.
The lawmakers, headed by Mr Phelimon
Gidanmana (PDP-Makera), also announced the appointment of Alhaji Shehu Tahir
(PDP-Giwa West), as the new Speaker.
Attempts to remove the speaker had
been on since August, forcing the House leadership to agree to a 30-day
ultimatum within which to change its style of leadership to accommodate all
members.
The ultimatum had expired on Sept.
14, and the aggrieved members said there had been no changes since the
deadline.
The motion for the removal of the
speaker, tabled by Gidanmana and seconded by Yakubu Soja (APC-Zaria Kewaye),
was unanimously adopted by the members.
In his acceptance speech, the new
speaker said the task before him was to reinvigorate the assembly for maximum
result.
He pledged to guide the House into
making laws that would promote “peace, unity and good governance in the state”.
While pledging to work closely with
the executive and the judiciary, Tahir said the members would also perform
their oversight responsibilities with diligence. (NAN)
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