The Zamfara chapter of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) says it will resist any attempt to witch-hunt the
suspended members of the State House of Assembly.
This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on
Sunday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that nine
lawmakers were suspended by the house since Feb. 2024 over an alleged violation
of the assembly’s rules.
NAN also reports that the development had led to the
factionalisation of the assembly, with a 13-member faction headed by Bilyaminu
Moriki (PDP-Zurmi South) as Speaker.
The other faction comprises 10 members under the
headship of Bashar Aliyu (PDP-Gummi I).
Idris said that the Zamfara APC chapter has found it
disturbing and embarrassing how the constitutionally elected lawmakers were
blocked from performing their legislative functions.
“We are therefore calling on the state government to
invite the two factions of the assembly for reconciliation in order to resolve
the crisis and to move forward, ‘ he said.
A Idris maintained that APC would continue to be on
the right side of the law and would not want constitutional matters to be
politicised and used against public interests.
He said that the party would resist any attempt to
witch-hunt the members just for voicing out their views on the security
situation in their various constituencies.
Meanwhile, the Speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, while
reacting to the matter, described the declaration of a parallel assembly by the
suspended lawmakers as uncalled for.
“You know we have issues with some lawmakers who were
suspended by the house since last year over the alleged violation of the
assembly rules.
“As I am speaking with you now, the matter of their
suspension is before the Court; therefore, the action they took is illegal,
null and void,” Moriki said.
He said that the assembly remained the only legitimate
legislative body authorised by law to carry out legislative duties in the
state.
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