Muktar Bajeh, member representing Okehi state constituency, has resigned from his position as the majority leader of the Kogi state house of assembly.
along with other members over alleged acts of terrorism and electoral violence during the March 18 election in the state.
The suspended lawmakers were Muktar Bajeh , Daniya Ranyi , Suleiman Attajachi , Bello Hassan , and Edoko Moses-Ododo .AdvertisementHowever, Bajeh in a letter on Tuesday informed the house of his decision to step down as the majority leader of the house. Matthew Kolawole, speaker of the house, who read out Bajeh’s resignation letter during plenary asked for comments from members on the matter.“I hereby wish to inform this House that I am no more interested in being your leader, but have resigned forthwith,” NAN quoted Bajeh as saying.
Alfa Momoh-Rabiu, deputy speaker of the house, moved a motion for the nomination of a substitute, after which Ahmed Dahiru, chief whip of the house, was nomited as the new majority leader of the house. Following the nomination of Dahiru, the Kogi assembly speaker said “the house having accepted the choice of Hon. Ahmed Dahiru, member representing Okene II, to fill in the gap left by Hon. Muktar Bajeh, we hereby declare him our new majority leader from today”.
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