By Juliana Katung
Kaduna (Nigeria)–Two members of the Kaduna State House Assembly from the Peoples Democracy party (PDP), northwest of the country, were on Tuesday suspended by the Assembly for alleged anti Assembly activities.
The suspended members are Danladi Agulu Kwasu a member representing Zango Kataf constituency and Bityong Yakubu Nkom a member representing Kaura constituency.
Their suspension followed a motion moved by a member representing Doka Gabasawa, Muktar Isa Hazo which was seconded by a member representing Kawo constituency, Abdulraman Haruna and accepted by the Members present at the plenary.
According to the mover of the motion, Kaduna State Assembly is a well known Assembly as well as being held with high integrity, as such, the members have to be suspended as a matter of urgent public importance
The House also faulted the affected members for bringing issue of party differences into the business of the Assembly thereby attempting to manipulate the House to a stand still.
The suspended members at the floor of the House however demanded to know the reason behind their suspension but were asked to go out of the Chamber.
The speaker of the House Aminu Abdullahi Shagali who presided over the plenary directed the Sergeant at arms to walked them out of the chamber which the affected members resisted, a situation that led to the adjournment of the plenary.
Speaking shortly after the drama at plenary, the member representing Zango Kataf, Danladi Kwasu said there are rules and process in which members could be suspended insisting that the reason for their suspension needed to be stated
Our Assembly Correspondent however gathered that the suspension might not be unconnected with the changes of leadership of the PDP Caucus in the House of Assembly.
According to the Correspondent a letter dated 21st November 2017 was addressed to the Speaker, informing the House of the resolution of four out of the six PDP Caucus of the Assembly effecting a change in their leadership.
In the letter, Bityong Yakubu Nkom representing Kaura constituency is now the Minority leader in place of Irrimiya Ishaku Katiok, Labari S. Tella, Jema’a constituency as Deputy Minority leader in place of Bityong Nkom while Danladi A. Kwasu, Zangon kataf as the Minority Whip in place of Samuel Uban Kato, Kajuru constituency.
The letter added that the present leadership of the PDP Caucus has no objection to their resolved position and that Katiok leadership stands dissolved.
The letter which was signed by the State Chairman of the PDP, Felix Hassan Hyat was also signed by the Four members of the PDP Caucus. These are, Labari Shelly Tella, Bareh Obadiah, Bityong Yakubu Nkom and Mr. Danladi A.Kwasu.
