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Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, speaker of the Kaduna state house of assembly, has resigned from his position and his deputy Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has been elected as the new Kaduna Speaker.
Shagali conveyed his decision to resign in a letter dated February 25 and addressed to the clerk.
The lawmaker, who described his office as an “appointment”, said he resigned on “personal grounds”.
“I Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, speaker Kaduna state house of assembly hereby resign my appointment as the speaker Kaduna state house of assembly on personal grounds,” Shagali said in the hand-written letter.
It is still unclear the issues that led to his resignation.
New Speaker, Deputy emerge in Kaduna
Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani has been elected as the new Kaduna Speaker.
His election came barely an hour after Hon Amknu Abdullahi Shagali resigned as Speaker.
Hon. Zailani, who represents Igabi West Constituency in the Assembly, was the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly until his election to lead the House on Tuesday.
Zailani is a strong member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Also, Hon Mukhatar Isa Hazo, representing Bassawa Constituency has been elected as the new Deputy Speaker.
Both of them have been sworn-in by the Clark of the Assembly.
The former Speaker, who represents Sabon-Gari Constituency in the Assembly, officially submitted his resignation letter to clerk of the House Tuesday morning.
AUTHENTIC learnt that members of the House had started collecting signatures to impeach him before he eventually bowed to pressure and resigned.
Chairman, House Committee on information, Honourable Tanimu Musa confirmed he submitted his resignation letter.
However, Shagali’s offence warranting the alleged plan impeachment was yet to be unraveled as the time of filing this report.
The 40-year old Aminu Abdullahi Shagali became the Assembly Speaker on the coming of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in 2015.
He was re-elected to preside over the House in 2019 on strong recommendation of Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i.
Why Kaduna Speaker resigned
The ex-Speaker, who represents Sabon-Gari Constituency in the Assembly, officially submitted his resignation letter to clerk of the House Tuesday morning.The Nation gathered members of the House had started collecting signatures to impeach him before he eventually bowed to pressure and resigned.
Chairman, House Committee on information, Tanimu Musa, confirmed he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday.
However, Shagali’s offence warranting the alleged plan impeachment was yet to be unraveled as the time of filing this report.
The 40-year-old Shagali became Speaker on the coming of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in 2015.
He was re-elected to preside over the House in 2019 on strong recommendation of Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i.
