By Juliana Katung
Kaduna (Nigeria)–Kaduna State House of Assembly, northwest of the country has said that the suspension of the two PDP members in the House has nothing to do with their alleged stance on the sacking of local Government staff and primary school teachers by the executive arm.
The Speaker Aminu Abdullahi Shagali gave the clarification during an interview with newsmen at the Assembly
“The rule of every Assembly says that if any member tries to bring disunity among the members of the Assembly, the speaker has every right to suspend that member and that is what i did. They were found trying to bring disunity among us, to this we suspended them.This is just the reason and nothing else”.
According to him, is the work of the executive to Sack a government worker not necessarily consulting the legislative arm, noting that it is not as exactly as the rumour spreading round, that they were trying to fight for the right of the local government workers and primary school teachers who are going to be sacked. ‘This is not true’. “
He further explain that the refusal of the suspended members, Bityong Yakubu Nkom (kaura) and Danladi Angulu Kwasu (Zangon Kataf), to leave the chamber when the Speaker, Aminu Abdullahi Shagali ordered that both of them should leave the chamber created disturbance in the chamber thereby interrupting the day’s sitting which led to the adjournment of the sitting
“This constitute an act of willful disobedience of a resolution of the House and an order made by the speaker.
“In view of the above and further to the order of suspension of the two members, House do resolve as follows:
” that no salary or allowances payable to any member of the House for his service shall be paid to them within the period in which they are suspended from the activities of the House” the speaker stressed.
He added that all government property in their possession should be returned to the office of the clerk immediately
And that they should vacate government quarters which they are occupying immediately pending the outcome of the Committee on Ethics and privileges of the House and the Clerk should communicate to them.
