Absenteeism: Zamfara lawmakers reject minority leader’s sack

Ten aggrieved members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly on Friday opposed the removal of the Minority Leader, Aliyu Ango-Kagara, describing his dismissal as illegal.

The PUNCH had reported three days ago that the Speaker of the House, Bilyaminu Moriki, declared the dismissed lawmaker’s seat vacant over allegations of prolonged absenteeism, stating that he had attended only 21 out of 180 plenary sittings.

Fourteen out of the 24 State Assembly members were said to have supported the motion, while the remaining 10 lawmakers condemned the removal of the All Progressives Congress chieftain, calling it a coup orchestrated by a handful of members who acted in an “irresponsible manner.”

Among those who backed his dismissal were Kabiru Mikailu Dangulbi (Maru South), Rilwanu Marafa Nagambo Anka (Anka), Ibrahim Garba Liman Fegin Mahe (Gusau II), and Adamu Aliyu Gummi (Gummi II).

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