The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday impeached its Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Ata.
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He made the clarification while briefing newsmen in Kano on Tuesday.
NAN correspondent who visited the Assembly at 11am on Monday reports that the armed security personnel were seen keeping vigil at the complex, preventing visitors from going into the place.
The suspension order followed a motion of urgent public importance presented before the assembly by an All Progressives Congress member representing Nasarawa Constituency, Alhaji Ibrahim Gama.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Bello Butu -Butu disclosed this while presenting the ad-hoc committee’s report before the House on Tuesday in Kano.
The assembly made the call on Monday following a motion of urgent public importance moved in the house by the member representing Tarauni Constituency, Alhaji Abubakar Zakari.
The approval followed series of deliberations by the lawmakers following the adoption of the National Assembly bill on the amendment.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kabiru Getso, disclosed this at a news conference to commemorate the World HIV/AIDS Day in Kano
He said the estimate, tagged: “Budget of Reality,” if approved, would benefit all residents across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state
The House made the call following a motion of urgent public importance presented before the assembly by the member APC, representing Sumaila constituency, Alhaji Hamza Massu.
Adedeji Soyebi, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja.
Adedeji Soyebi, National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
In a statement by the Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Prince Adedeji Soyebi, INEC said: “In accordance with the INEC Guidelines for Recall, the Commission has formally acknowledged the receipt of the petition to the Petitioners’ representatives and has written to inform Honourable Kuki of the presentation of the petition.
Mohammed became a member of the assembly following the sack of Alhaji Hayatu Dorawar-Sallau of the All Progressives Congress by the Supreme Court.
The Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Ata, who announced this during plenary on Monday, said the development followed a letter received from the Supreme Court over its judgment on the issue.
Meanwhile, the assembly has cleared nine more Local Government Interim Chairmanship nominees presented to it by the governor for approval.
The Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Ata, who, announced the receipt of the letter during the plenary session, said the letter, dated July 13, sought for the assembly’s approval for the appointment of the officers.
He said part of the bridge had collapsed and already a bus conveying some students from Yobe State had plunged into it.
The spokesman of Dangote Group of Companies, Tony Chiejina, who spoke on behalf of Dangote, said the allegation has no foundation whatsoever and is an “outright falsehood”.
The decision of the Assembly to investigate the allegations, which was proposed to the House by the new Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Atta, at the plenary, was unanimously accepted by the house.