By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The Borno State House of Assembly, BOSHA, has unanimously elected Abdulkarim Lawan as Speaker of the 10th Assembly.
Hon. Lawan was the immediate past Speaker of the 9th Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the Sixth Assembly.
The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Jidayi Mamza, announced that the House has received proclamation from the state Governor Babagana Zulum to hold its first session on June 13.
He said, “The House has received message of proclamation from His Excellency, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, requesting it to hold its first session on Tuesday, 13 June, 2023, based on the powers conferred on him in section 105 sub section 3 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The member-elect representing Marte/Gambomi/Marte state constituency moved for the nomination of Abdulkarim Lawan, and was seconded by member-elect representing Jere, Abba Kyari Kolo.
The House also unanimously elected the immediate past Deputy Speaker, Abdullahi Musa, from Askira/Uba state constituency as the Deputy Speaker.
Both members accepted the nomination and expressed readiness to serve.
In his acceptance speech, shortly after taking the oath of office and that of allegiance, Hon. Lawan, who has been the Speaker for 12 years, and now the longest serving Speaker in the history of Nigeria, commended the members for re-electing him, noting that the House is united.
He urged the newly inaugurated members to tighten their belts and work closely with the executive arm to transform the state in the areas of education, food security, security among others.
The Speaker promised to continue to operate an open door policy to move the Assembly to greater heights.
The Speaker also announced names of other principal officers of the 10th Assembly, which include: House Leader, Dige Mohammed, from Kala Balge state constituency; Chief Whip, Baba Ali Modu from Mafa state constituency; Deputy Leader, Malami Wakil Korede from Damboa state constituency, and Audu Mustapha from Magumeri state constituency.
He also commended Governor Zulum for his good leadership qualities, which has led to the cordial working relationship between the executive, legislature and the judiciary arms of government.
