The Zamfara State House of Assembly has denied any parallel leadership in its fold, saying it remains the only legitimate legislative body authorized to do its legislative duties in the state.
The Speaker of the House, Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki, said this while briefing journalists in his office at the Assembly Complex in Gusau, the State capital.
He was reacting to the actions of the ten suspended members of the Assembly who reportedly formed a parallel legislative body after being suspended.
Moriki maintained that any legislative sitting must take place within the official premises of the Assembly in Gusau.
“There was a report circulating on social media that a parallel sitting has taken place in Zamfara State. Let me make it clear Zamfara State has only one legitimate House of Assembly,”; he stated.
Moriki described the actions of the suspended members as null and void, stressing that their gathering has no legal standing.
“That sitting is illegal . There is a pending case before a court of law on this matter, and as such, I will not comment further until the court delivers its judgment”;.
He lamented that one of the individuals who participated in the purported sitting already had his seat declared vacant by the Assembly.
“He is not even a member of the State Assembly anymore. His case is also in court, and there is a court order instructing both him and the Assembly to maintain the status quo.
”;This means he is not allowed to take any action or interfere with the affairs of the Assembly”;.
