Breaking: Tension In Nasarawa as 2 Speakers Emerge from State Assembly

Breaking: Tension In Nasarawa as 2 Speakers Emerge from State Assembly

  • Two lawmakers have emerged as speakers from Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Lafia, on Tuesday, June 6
  • The speakers are the immediate past speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and Hon. Daniel Ogah Ogazi
  • Abdullahi was elected at the Ministry for Local Government while Ogazi emerged from proceeding at the State Assembly complex

Lafia, Nasarawa state - The leadership crisis rocking the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Lafia, has resulted in the emergence of two speakers.

In an emerging report by the Leadership newspaper, the immediate past speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and Hon. Daniel Ogah Ogazi, both emerged as speakers from two different gatherings on Tuesday, June 6.

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Two Speakers have emerged from Nasarawa Assembly. Photo Credit: Abdullahi Ali Yerima
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It was reported that while Abdullahi was elected speaker at a sitting held at the Ministry for Local Government, Ogazi, representing Kokona East constituency, emerged as speaker from the proceeding at the State Assembly complex.

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In another report, Ibrahim Hamza, a witness to Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), on Monday, June 5, said it “is impossible” for Peter Obi to win Nasarawa state.

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Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), triumphed in Nasarawa, Lagos, and nine other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the February election.

Fresh trouble as PDP makes strong allegations against INEC's office in Nasarawa

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, March 28, accused the Nasarawa state's office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its refusal to obey court order directing the commission to allow the legal team of the party to inspect the documents used during the Saturday, March 18, governorship elections in the state.

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The Party in a statement made available signed by the secretary of the PDP in Nasarawa state, Adamu Ninga, said more disturbing to the party is the alleged threat to destroy the documents used during the elections.

Post-election drama rocks LP as party suspends 11 chieftains in prominent northern state

Also, the Nasarawa state arm of the Labour Party has announced the suspension of 11 of its top chieftains in a post-election crisis.

The announcement was made by the state party chairman Alexander Ombugu via a statement issued on Wednesday, March 29, in Lafia, the state capital.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.