Bauchi Assembly Elects New Speaker, Deputy

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

Bauchi State House of Assembly yesterday elected a new Speaker, Hon Babayo Muhammad, who represents Hardawa constituency in the state.

The members also elected Hon Ahmad Abdullahi as the Deputy Speaker. He represents Dass constituency in the state.

The two principal officers of Assembly replaced the former Speaker of the Assembly, Hon Abubakar Y Suleiman, and his Deputy, Hon Jalimu Umar Dahiru, who were removed by the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

The Court of Appeal also ordered for rerun elections in some of the polling units in the constituencies challenged by the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The new development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Assembly, Hon Musa Nakwada, representing Bogoro constituency.

According to him, the election of the two principal officers was a collective decision of members which became necessary in order to fill vacuum created by the judgments of the Court of Appeal.

He also said: “As lawmakers, we will continue to work with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”