Jigawa State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker,
Alhaji IdrisGarba and elected Alhaji Isa Idris of Gwaram Constituency as the new
Speaker.
The Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Ahmed
Garba presided over the sitting attended by 23 members.
According to reports, the Clerk of
the house, AlhajiHussaini Ali earlier announced that he received an impeachment
notice signed by 25 of the 30 assembly members, which he read on the floor of the house.
Ali disclosed that members of the
assembly impeached the speaker due to alleged high handedness and abuse of
power..
Garba said that 25 of the 30-member
assembly that endorsed the impeachment notice showed that it met the
constitutional requirement of two third to impeach any of its principal
officers.
In his acceptance Speech, the new
Speaker promised to run an open door policy and solicited members support and
cooperation.
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