Drama As Two Speakers Emerge In Nasarawa Assembly

Nasarawa State Assembly has been thrown into leadership crisis as two lawmakers have reportedly emerged as the Speakers of the House.

It was learnt that the two factions of the House produced two Speakers including the former speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, and a member representing Kokona East constituency, Mr Daniel Ogah Ogazi.

According to reports, Balarabe-Abdullahi was elected at a sitting held at the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affair, while Ogazi emerged as a speaker from the proceeding at the State Assembly complex.

The member representing Nasarawa Eggon East, Hon. Jacob Kudu was elected Deputy Speaker, from the Balarabe-Abdullahi camp.

It was learnt that crisis broke out at the Nasarawa State Assembly when the majority of lawmakers-elect stormed the Assembly complex as early as 3 am on Tuesday to stop the inauguration of the 7th Assembly in the state.

It was gathered that the leadership crisis in the Nasarawa Assembly erupted from claims that the state governor, Abdullahi Sule allegedly planned the inauguration of the 7th Assembly without 13 members of the House.

According to the aggrieved members, the governor has no business interfering in the business of the assembly.

The lawmakers held that they had received information about a plan to exclude them from the proclamation and subsequently conduct an election to select the house’s leadership against the wishes of the majority.