Borno State House of Assembly has unanimously elected Abdulkarim Lawan as Speaker of the tenth Assembly.
Alhaji Lawan was the immediate past speaker of the Ninth State Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the Sixth Assembly.
The Clerk of the Assembly Mr. Jidayi Mamza said “The House has received the message of a proclamation from the Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum requesting it to hold its first session on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 based on powers conferred on him in section 105 subsection 3 of the 1999 Constitution as amended”
He explained that the Member-elect representing Marte, Gambomi Marte moved for the nomination of Abdulkarim Lawan and was seconded by the 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 SpeSpeaker
Both members accepted the nomination and expressed readiness to serve.
In an acceptance speech shortly after taking the oath of office and that of allegiance, Honourable Abdulkarim Lawan who has been the Speaker for twelve years, 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 areas of education, food security, and security among others.
Alhaji Abdulkarim Lawan promised to operate an open door policy to move the Assembly to another level.
The Speaker also announced names of principal officers of the tenth Assembly which include House Leader Dige Mohammed from Kala Balge state constituency, Chief Whip Baba Ali Modu from Mafa, Deputy Leader, Malami Wakil Korede from Damboa and Audu Mustapha from Magumeri.
Reporting by Dauda Iliya, Editing by Yusuf and Naziru
