The Kano State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Alhaji Abdullahi Ata.
The assembly however re-elected Alhaji Kabiru Rurum, the immediate-past speaker of the house, who was also impeached over allegations of corruption.
The speaker was also impeached alongside two other Principal Officers of the assembly.
The motion for Ata’s removal was moved by Malam Labaran Madari, representing Warawa Constituency.
The assembly closed two months ago after threats to impeach the speaker but the issue was rested following the intervention of the state government.
The house witnessed a shake up where the Deputy Speaker resigned and was replaced with other Principal Officers, yet the impeachment threat was reopened upon its resumption.
NAN reports that the new Speaker is already presiding over the assembly’s sitting which resumed on Monday, July 30, 2018 after a two-month break.
