BREAKING: Kano Assembly Speaker, Others Resign

The Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulaziz Gafasa, and two other principal officers of the state’s legislative body have tendered their resignations from their respective positions.

In a letter dated December 14th, 2020, Gafasa conveyed his decision through a letter to the Clerk of the House.

The letter reads in part: “I, Rt. Hon. Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa write to notify you, honourable members of general public that I have resign from the position of the speaker of the house on the above date for my own personal reason.

“Lastly, I thank all the hon members for the support given to me during my days as the speaker of the house, and pray Allah Subhanahu wata’ala will guide new leadership.

“Yours Abdulaziz G. Gafasa.”

Gafasa did not cite the reason for his resignation in the letter.

He thanked his colleagues in the 40-member Kano state assembly for their support and prayed to God to guide the new leadership.

According to a PREMIUM TIMES report, an official of the Assembly, who pled anonymity, confirmed the resignation of Mr Gafasa and the two other principal officers to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.

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The officers who also resigned, according to the source, are the majority leader, Kabiru Dashi, and his deputy, Tasiu Zabainawa.

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, All efforts to reach the named officials proved unsuccessful as they refused to respond to calls and messages sent to them.

Although no reason was given for the resignation, it is suspected to be in connection to recent primaries of the ruling party in the state.

The recent primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming local government elections in Kano is said to have caused an internal rift among party leaders after some members accused the state government and the party leadership of perpetrating injustice in the exercise.