The lawmaker representing Rogo Constituency , Jibril Falgore, was on Tuesday elected the Speaker of the 10th Kano State House of Assembly.
Falgore, who is of the New Nigeria People’s Party, was nominated by Lawal Hussaini of Dala Constituency, while Musa Kachako, representing Takai constituency, seconded the nomination.
The House, which consists of 30 members with 20 from the All Progressive Congress and 10 from the Peoples Democratic Party, also elected Kabiru Ibrahim, from Kware constituency in the Kware Local Government Area, as Deputy Speaker. In Adamawa State, the lawmaker representing Hong constituency, Barthiya Wesley emerged as the Speaker of the 8th Assembly.
This followed a motion for his nomination moved by Halidu Danbaba representing Kaiama/Wajibe and seconded by Arinola Lawal representing Ilorin East during Tuesday’s inauguration plenary.
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