The Kano State House of Assembly has referred a lawmaker representing Nasarawa constituency, Yusuf Bello Aliyu, to its Committee on Ethics and Privileges over a controversial social media submit allegedly ridiculing Governor Abba Yusuf.
The resolution adopted a movement raised by the member representing Minjibir constituency, Abdulhamid Abdul, throughout Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Ismail Falgore.
Abdul drew the eye of lawmakers to a viral submit purportedly exhibiting Aliyu holding a rabbit by its ears whereas making feedback thought-about offensive to the governor. He requested the House to look at the incident and decide whether or not the lawmaker breached the requirements anticipated of elected representatives.
He argued that members of the Assembly ought to conduct themselves in ways in which shield the establishment’s repute and preserve public belief. He additionally referred to as for an apology and applicable disciplinary motion if the allegations had been substantiated.
Backing the decision, the member representing Takai constituency, Musa Kachako, mentioned the controversy raised issues about how public officers use social media.
Kachako urged the Assembly to discover authorized measures to handle abusive on-line content material, stressing that lawmakers ought to train duty when speaking via digital platforms.
The members representing Madobi constituency, Sulaiman Mukhtar and the member representing Kiru constituency, Usman Abubakar Tasiu additionally supported the movement, sustaining that political disagreements shouldn’t be used to justify conduct perceived as disrespectful.
They burdened that the committee ought to set up the information surrounding the submit earlier than figuring out whether or not any wrongdoing had occurred, noting the significance of equity to each the accused lawmaker and the general public.
Following the controversy, Speaker Falgore referred the matter to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges and directed it to submit its findings to the House on Wednesday.
