The
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has removed Majority Leader of
the House of Assembly, Ibrahim Dandodo.
Dandodo, who represents Rijau
Constituency, will be replaced with Nura Garba (Kontagora I).
The sack was contained in a
letter to the Assembly, where the party requested it to recognise Dandodo’s
removal.
However, some lawmakers have resisted
this move, saying only lawmakers have the powers to elect their leaders.
This
development has caused a cold war between the party leadership and
lawmakers, as the party threatened to deny them tickets in 2019 if they refuse
to act upon the letter.
The lawmakers are standing on
the House of Assembly Standing Order, Page 6, which states that the election of
the Speaker and his deputy is the responsibility of members, while the rules of
the House gives power to lawmakers to select their leaders.
A lawmaker, who pleaded for
anonymity, confirmed the receipt of the letter.
He said the APC lawmakers
were neither consulted nor involved in the decision.
Efforts to get party’s
secretary, Mohammed Liman, to comment were unsuccessful.
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