Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday removed its
Majority Leader, Alhaji Labaran Abdul-Madari, and replaced him with his Deputy,
Alhaji Kabiru Hassan-Dashi.
The removal of the state House of Assembly majority
leader came shortly after a motion of urgent public importance presented by a
member representing Bunkure constituency, Alhaji Muhammad Uba-Gurjiya (APC).
According to him, the decision to remove the
majority leader followed the acceptance of 23 out of the 28 All Progressives
Congress (APC) members in the Chamber of 40 representatives.
The motion was immediately seconded by another APC
member representing Bagwai/Shanono constituency, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim-Shanono.
The legislators unanimously adopted the motion and
called on the majority leader to step aside.
After the removal of the majority leader, APC
member representing Sumaila constituency, Alhaji Hamza Massu, nominated the
deputy majority to be elected as the majority leader.
The nomination was seconded by some of the members
and adopted by the Assembly, therefore, becoming the majority leader with
immediate effect according to the Assembly rules.
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