By Muhammad Nasir
The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday in Sokoto adopted Standing Orders to regulate its procedures.
This development followed a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim (APC-Kware), and seconded by Buhari Haliru (PDP- Sokoto North I).
Ibrahim said the adoption was in view of the provision of Section 101 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.
“A House of Assembly shall have power to regulate its own procedure, including procedure for summoning and recess of the House.
“Therefore, pursuant to this provision this House do adopt its Standing Orders amendment 2019,” he said.
The Speaker, Alhaji Tukur Bala (APC- Bodinga South) put the motion into a voice vote which was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers.
Meanwhile, the state Assembly in separate letters by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has received the nomination of the House Principle Officers.
The letters, presented at the assembly plenary by the speaker, nominated Bello Idris (APC-Gwadabawa) and Abubakar Magaji (PDP- Bodinga North) as the House Majority and Minority Leaders, respectively.
Mustapha Abdullahi (APC- Sokoto South I) was nominated Deputy Majority Leader while Atiku Liman (PDP- Silame) emerged as Deputy Minority Leader.
Abdullahi Zakari (APC- Rabah) and Habibu Modachi (PDP- Isa) were nominated Majority and Minority Whips, while Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Abdullahi Randa (PDP- Tureta) are the Deputy Majority and Minority Whips, respectively. (NAN)
