Eight defected lawmakers were suspended long ago for gross misconduct- Zamfara speaker
“These members were suspended for alleged gross misconduct and serious violations of the Standing Orders of the House, including allegations bordering on forceful entry into offices of the Assembly, destruction of public property and the convening of an unauthorised legislative sitting.
The Speaker stated that the lawmakers were suspended on 26 February 2024 following allegations of gross misconduct, conspiracy, mischief, contempt of the House, and convening an illegal sitting in violation of the Standing Orders of the Assembly.
The Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki has clarified that the eight lawmakers who recently announced their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been suspended from the House long before their purported defection.
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