Eighteen out of 24 lawmakers in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have removed the Speaker, Hon. Bilyaminu Moriki.
The lawmakers have chosen Hon. Bashar Gummi as the temporary Speaker. During an emergency meeting on Thursday night, 18 members unanimously agreed to impeach the Speaker.
The decision to remove the Speaker may have been influenced by a motion put forward by Hon. Nasiru Abdullahi from Maru Constituency.
The lawmakers cited the increase in insecurity due to ongoing attacks by bandits as the reason for the impeachment.
It was reported that the impeached Speaker was absent from the state before his removal.
Representing Talata Mafara, Hon. Shamsudeen Basko stated that the lawmakers have informed the new Speaker that addressing insecurity is a top priority, leading to the impeachment of the former Speaker.
“I have two issues, but an observation was made on one, which is that of insecurity, which has been disturbing Zamfara residents; some are being killed and abducted,” he added.
“We need to stand up and do something to defend our people because the armed bandits are invading local government headquarters unchallenged.
“Let us call on the government to act now to protect our people.”
