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JUST IN: Kogi Assembly elects new speaker
Posted by: Wale Akinola
After his resignation of former speaker, Kogi state House of Assembly has elected new speaker
- Former speaker, Umar Imam was said to have resigned following an alleged plan by his colleague to impeach him
- The state Assembly has been embroiled in crisis and lawmakers escaped being lynched by suspected thugs on one occasion
Despite the fact that resignation from the position of power is alien to
Nigerian politicians and could hardly be found in Nigeria’s political lexicons, Kogi House of Assembly elected new speaker after the resignation of Umar Imam.
The new speaker, Mathew Kolawole, was announced on Wednesday, August 3, by the Deputy Speaker, Hassan Abdullahi Baiwa.
Philipconcept Blog's reported that the state House of Assembly was embroiled in crisis in last fews months, recently some lawmakers were said to have escaped being lynched by suspected thugs as a result of the crisis.
