'......My passion for nation-building has fuelled my desire to seek this office at this critical time when various divergent views of governance exist in different zones in the nation,” he said.
Alhassan Doguwa, a lawmaker from Kano State, currently facing murder trial, has thrown his hat into the ring for the 10th House of Representatives speakership.
“I want to use this opportunity to communicate my desire to contest for the office of the Speaker of the House. My passion for nation-building has fuelled my desire to seek this office at this critical time when various divergent views of governance exist in different zones in the nation,” he wrote.Mr Doguwa was detained over alleged complicity in the murder of three members of his constituency a few months ago.
The judge, Yunusa Muhammad, granted him bail in the sum of N500m, with the condition that the suspect must provide two sureties, one of which shall be a first-class traditional ruler while the other must be a permanent secretary at the federal or state civil service. He will be competing against Deputy Speaker Idris Wase , Yusuf Gagdi , Sada Soli , Muktar Betara Tunji Olawuyi and Abubakar Makki have all declared interest.LETTER OF INTENTI am delighted to congratulate you on your election to the 10th Nigerian National Assembly.
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