Politics
SPEAKER, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has sworn in two members of the House who won their Feb. 3 re-run election in their constituencies.
They are Mr Mohammed Omadefu (APC-Keana) and Mr Musa Abubakar (NNPP-Doma South).
The Speaker performed the swearing in during the House proceedings in Lafia on Monday.
Congratulating the two lawmakers for retaining their seats, Jatau urged them to continue to live above board while discharging their duties.
“First and foremost, I want to congratulate Hon Mohammed Adamu Omadefu of Keana constituency and Hon Musa Ibrahim Abubakar of Doma South constituency for winning their Feb. 3 re- run elections.
“We are happy that you have retained your seats to represent your constituencies in this House,” he said.
Jatau urged them to abide by the oath of office they have taken.
The speaker also called on the people of their constituencies to embrace the spirit of sportsmanship by supporting Omadefu and Musa to succeed.
The speaker equally called for sustained unity among members for the overall peace and development of the House and the State.
“We sincerely thank God for our unity. In this House, we are one family irrespective of our party affiliations.
“Let’s continue to work together, live as one family for the overall development of this House and the State at large,” he said.
Responding, Abubakar and Omadefu appreciated God and their people for returning them to the House.
They also appreciated the speaker for his purposeful leadership and other members for their support and assured the speaker of their support to succeed.
They assured the people of their constituencies of their readiness to continue to provide more dividends of democracy to them.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Nov. 28, 2023, an Appeal court sitting in Abuja declared the election of Keana constituency inconclusive.
This nullified the election of Omadefu, the majority leader of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, as the Appeal Court on Nov. 29, 2023 also ordered for a re-run election in one polling unit of Doma South Constituency, declaring the election of Abubakar inconclusive.’’.
NAN also reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission on Feb. 3 conducted re-run elections in Keana and Doma local governments respectively, with Omadefu of the APC and Abubakar of the NNPP retaining their seats respectively. (NAN)
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-FEB 12, 2024 @ 16:29 GMT|
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