The eight suspended members of the Zamfara House of Assembly have defined why they met with President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) studies that the lawmakers had been suspended in February 2024 by the State House of Assembly over alleged violation of home guidelines and the Nigerian Constitution.
NAN additionally studies that the suspended lawmakers lately introduced their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The suspended lawmakers, nonetheless, maintained that their suspension was unlawful.
NAN additional studies that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, led the lawmakers to the president with a view to addressing the political deadlock that’s step by step tearing the Zamfara APC aside.
Confirming the event to NAN by way of phone interview on Monday, one of many suspended lawmakers who was the Minority Leader of the House earlier than his suspension, Aliyu Kagara, stated: “Yes, we visited President Bola Tinubu on his invitation.”
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Mr Kagara, who represents Talata Mafara South, counseled President Tinubu’s intervention within the matter, describing it as fatherly.
“We mentioned so much with Mr President over our unlawful suspension from the Zamfara House of Assembly.
“We defined every little thing to him, and he promised to reconvene one other assembly on the matter.
“We should be loyal to Mr President. You know, each good Nigerian, regardless of political affiliation, should respect Mr President.
“We have not decided yet on anything; we have not taken any action now; we are waiting for another call from Mr President as he promised,” Mr Kagara defined.
(NAN)
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