Jigawa 8th Assembly elects Dangyatun as new speaker

By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse

The member representing Miga Constituency, Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatum, has emerged as the Speaker of the 8th Jigawa State House of Assembly, while Honorable Sani Isya Gumel is the Deputy Speaker.

The election was conducted during the inauguration of the new assembly members, Hon. Sani Isyaku Gumel, was also elected as the Deputy Speaker of the house.

The election kicked off after the member representing Mallamadori Constituency, Hamza Ibrahim, nominated Mr Aliyu for the speakership position.

He was seconded by Muhammed Ibrahim, a member representing Birnin Kudu Constituency.

Both the speaker and his Deputy, who were elected unopposed, were sworn in by the Clerk of the House, Barister  Musa Abubakar.

The election of the new speaker also maintained the APC zoning arrangement in the state with the speaker from Miga Local Government Area of the South-west district, the Governor, Umar Namadi, and his Deputy, Aminu Usman, came from Jigawa’s Northeast and North-west Senatorial districts, respectively.

However, the lawmakers went against the direction of the leadership of the party in the state, who had endorsed the immediate past speaker, Idris Garba, to be reelected as the speaker.

After the inauguration of the eighth Assembly, the new speaker adjourned the sitting to 23 June without electing other new principal officers.

The position of the majority leader of the house and the Chip Whip was also reportedly nominated by the APC leadership.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Governor and his deputy, and the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, among other former members of the house.