The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday declared the seats of the two lawmakers who defected from the All Progressives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party, vacant.
The two members whose seats were declared vacant are the former Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. John Audu-Kwaturu, representing Kachia constituency; and the member representing Kudan constituency, Hon. Junaidu Yakubu.
They had claimed that they dumped the APC over what they described as “impunity” in the party.
However, the Speaker, Aminu Abdullahi Shaghali, said the reasons adduced by the lawmakers were not tenable since there was no crisis or rancour in the party at both the state and the national levels, hence the lawmakers had to vacate their seats.
The lawmaker representing Makera Constituency, Dahiru Liman, nominated Hon. Nuhu Goroh Shadalafiya, Kagarko Constituency, as the new Deputy Speaker; and Hon. Ahmed Mohammed of Zaria Kewaye Constituency seconded the motion.
The new Deputy Speaker, until now, was Chairman, House Committee on Information.
He was immediately sworn in as the new Deputy Speaker.
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