Nasarawa Lawmakers Fight Over Appointment Of Sole Administrators
Tue Apr 05, 2016 09:37:am Politics
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On Monday, the Nasarawa State House of Assembly was turned into a battle arena as members of the house were seen throwing tables at each other.This was as a result of issues surrounding the appointment of local council administrators appointed by Governor Tanko Al-Makura.
After a two-year tenure of the chairmen of 11 local government areas in the state ended on March 24, the Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, appointed and inaugurated sole administrators to man the affairs of their local government councils pending when elections would be conducted.
During the inauguration ceremony, Governor Almakura gave the assurance that elections would be conducted as soon as possible.
This stand by the governor was not accepted by some of the lawmakers as they expected fresh elections to be conducted before the expiration of the tenure of the previous chairmen. Six members of the House alleged that the other eighteen lawmakers have received money to go back on their resolution to conduct elections for the leadership of the Local Government Councils.
The swearing in ceremony of the administrators held at the Conference Hall of the Government House was graced by traditional rulers security personnel, members of State Executive Council.
This stand by the governor was not accepted by some of the lawmakers as they expected fresh elections to be conducted before the expiration of the tenure of the previous chairmen. Six members of the House alleged that the other eighteen lawmakers have received money to go back on their resolution to conduct elections for the leadership of the Local Government Councils.
The allegations may have prompted the House leader to move for their suspension, a motion that resulted to chaos.
The suspended members prevented the sitting and exchange harsh words and then, a fight began.
One of the lawmakers took hold of the mace, the symbol of authority, but the custodian of the symbol requested that he should be given the mace. He handed it over and ran towards another lawmaker for a fight.
After some disagreements, one of the lawmakers moved for the adjournment of the sitting.
Channelstv However reported that, few minutes after the adjournment, some lawmakers convened another sitting and moved the motion to suspend six lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress indefinitely for alleged violation of the rules of the House without allowances but half salaries.
Shortly after, one of the suspended lawmakers, Makpa Malla, told reporters that they would seek redress in court before they drove out of the assembly complex angrily.
After a two-year tenure of the chairmen of 11 local government areas in the state ended on March 24, the Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, appointed and inaugurated sole administrators to man the affairs of their local government councils pending when elections would be conducted.
During the inauguration ceremony, Governor Almakura gave the assurance that elections would be conducted as soon as possible.
This stand by the governor was not accepted by some of the lawmakers as they expected fresh elections to be conducted before the expiration of the tenure of the previous chairmen. Six members of the House alleged that the other eighteen lawmakers have received money to go back on their resolution to conduct elections for the leadership of the Local Government Councils.
The swearing in ceremony of the administrators held at the Conference Hall of the Government House was graced by traditional rulers security personnel, members of State Executive Council.
This stand by the governor was not accepted by some of the lawmakers as they expected fresh elections to be conducted before the expiration of the tenure of the previous chairmen. Six members of the House alleged that the other eighteen lawmakers have received money to go back on their resolution to conduct elections for the leadership of the Local Government Councils.
The allegations may have prompted the House leader to move for their suspension, a motion that resulted to chaos.
The suspended members prevented the sitting and exchange harsh words and then, a fight began.
One of the lawmakers took hold of the mace, the symbol of authority, but the custodian of the symbol requested that he should be given the mace. He handed it over and ran towards another lawmaker for a fight.
After some disagreements, one of the lawmakers moved for the adjournment of the sitting.
Channelstv However reported that, few minutes after the adjournment, some lawmakers convened another sitting and moved the motion to suspend six lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress indefinitely for alleged violation of the rules of the House without allowances but half salaries.
Shortly after, one of the suspended lawmakers, Makpa Malla, told reporters that they would seek redress in court before they drove out of the assembly complex angrily.
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