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By Adam Muhammad, Gusau
The Zamfara state house of assembly led by the speaker of the house Hon. Bilyaminu Moriki today suspended 16 members over their move to impeach the speaker.
Last week 16 out of 24 members during emergency meeting declared the suspension of the speaker and appointed Pro-tempo speaker over insecurity vedivilled the state and long absence in the state.
The House under the leadership of its speaker Bilyaminu Moriki on Monday during their sitting described the sixteen members move as illegal unconstitutional.
The members led by the speaker Moriki unanimously agreed that the sixteen members remained suspended indefinitely.
They described Speaker Moriki as substantive speaker, stressing that there is not Pro-tempo speaker in Zamfara state house of assembly.
“The leadership of the house remained intact and Hon. Bilyaminu Moriki remained our substantive speaker henceforth. “They said.