Nasarawa State 7th Assembly: APC Congratulates Balarabe on Re-emergence as Speaker
Amina Mohammed, Lafia.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has congratulated the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, on his re-emergence as the Speaker of the 7th Assembly of the State.
This would be Rt. Hon. Balarabe’s third consecutive term as Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Douglas Otaru, and made available to journalists in Lafia, Otaru said the successful election and subsequent swearing-in of Abdullahi was victory for the people of Nasarawa State.
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The statement said the step was belated but necessary, noting that some stakeholders, who do not want anything good for the State, took advantage of the crisis to cause confusion. It, however, commended Hon. Ogazi and other members of his faction for their show of patriotism.
“May we use this medium to, on behalf of the Executive and members of the APC, to congratulate the entire members of the 7th Assembly on the successful and harmonious resolution, which has resulted to the eventual inauguration of Hon. Balarabe Abdullahi Ibrahim as the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.
“Some people who take advantage of any crisis for their personal interest had been the ones who instigated the prolonged circle of the impasse.
“The Nasarawa State APC commends Hon. Ogazi and other factional members for their show of patriotism”, the statement read.
The party, however, said it looks forward to a more robust and impactful legislative tenure in office, urging them to continue to support the programmes and policies of the Gov. Abdullahi A. Sule’s administration for a more viral and egalitarian society.
Voice of Nigeria recalls that crisis broke out June 6, 2023 after two Speakers, Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and Hon. Daniel Ogazi, emerged during the election of a Speaker for the 7th Assembly, and since then, members of the Assembly had been divided into two different groups with both Balarabe and Ogazi leading each of the two groups as speakers.
While Governor Abdullahi Sule and the All Progressives Congress (APC) recognized the Balarabe-led faction, the Ogazi-led faction was seen as not being loyal to the party.
But with Ogazi stepping down and the re-inauguration of the 7th Assembly, the over six weeks of leadership crisis in the Nasarawa Assembly has been put to rest.
