Speakership: Constituents protest against APC-nominated candidate in Jigawa

The protesters want a new leadership for the 8th Assembly; they accused the anointed candidate of nonperformance during the previous assembly.

from Jahun Local Government Area, on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Jigawa State House of Assembly over the nomination of Idris Garba as the new speaker for the assembly.

The state leadership of the APC on Sunday reportedly zoned the speakership position to Jigawa South-west senatorial district and specifically nominated Mr Garba from Jahun Local Government to continue as the speaker.The APC zoned the speakership to the South-west district after the governor, Umar Namadi, and his deputy, Aminu Usman, came from Jigawa’s northeast and North-west senatorial districts, respectively.

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions like “New governor, new speakership,” and “New speaker leads to new development.” Jigawa state is greater than any individual or group of persons”.

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