The Niger State House of Assembly suspends its plenary sittings indefinitely on Tuesday, citing “unresolved issues” with the state executive arm. Multiple reports say the disruption follows the motion by Mohammed Abubakar-Kabir (Chanchaga Constituency), who calls for legislative business to stop until pending matters with the executive are addressed. The motion is seconded by Abdulrahman Gambo (Borgu Constituency). A counter-motion is raised by Jibrin Ndagi-Baba (Lavun Constituency), arguing that suspending the day’s proceedings is unnecessary. Reports describe heated debate that nearly turns rowdy, with the majority of members backing the suspension. The Assembly Speaker, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, intervenes to restore order and urges members to respect differing views before the House votes on the original motion. After the vote, the House goes into an executive session to deliberate on the unresolved issues. As of the reports’ publication, the state executive has not issued an official response, and the development is presented as part of ongoing tensions between the legislative and executive arms in Niger State.
Niger State Assembly suspends plenary indefinitely over unresolved executive-legislature issues
The Niger State House of Assembly suspends its plenary sittings indefinitely on Tuesday, citing “unresolved issues” with the state executive arm. Multiple reports say the disruption follows the motion...
- Niger State House of Assembly suspends plenary sittings indefinitely on Tuesday.
- The suspension is attributed to “unresolved issues” with the state executive arm.
- Mohammed Abubakar-Kabir (Chanchaga Constituency) moves the motion to halt legislative business; Abdulrahman Gambo (Borgu) seconds it.
- Jibrin Ndagi-Baba (Lavun) introduces a counter-motion against suspending the sitting; debate becomes heated.
- After voting for suspension, the House retires into an executive session; the executive has not issued an official reaction.
The Niger State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended its plenary sitting indefinitely due to unresolved issues with the state executive arm. The decision followed a motion moved by Mohammed Abubakar-Kabir, member representing Chanchaga Constituency (popularly known as Ustaz), who urged the House to halt proceedings until all pending matters with the executive are fully addressed. Though he did not publicly specify the exact issues, Abubakar-Kabir warned that posterity would judge the current lawmakers harshly if they continued to overlook the disagreements. He stressed the need to protect the independence of the legislature. The motion was seconded by Abdulrahman Gambo, representing Borgu Constituency. A counter-motion was moved by Jibrin Ndagi-Baba, member for Lavun Constituency, who argued that suspending the day’s business was unnecessary. The debate became heated, nearly turning rowdy, with a majority of members supporting the indefinite suspension. Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji intervened to restore calm and appealed for respect for differing views before putting the original motion to a vote. Members in favour of the suspension carried the day. Following the vote, the House retired into an executive session to deliberate on the unresolved issues. The development highlights ongoing tensions between the legislative and executive arms in Niger State. As of the time of this report, the state executive is yet to issue an official reaction to the Assembly’s decision.
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2 months agoThe Niger State House of Assembly was thrown into sudden crisis on Tuesday as lawmakers suspended plenary indefinitely over what they described as “unresolved issues” with the state executive arm. The decision came shortly after proceedings commenced when Mohammed Abubakar, representing Chanchaga Constituency, moved a motion calling for the suspension of legislative business until the […] Niger lawmakers revolt, suspend plenary over ‘unresolved issues’ with executive
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