By Muntari Abba Usman
Good people of the state, wishing you a pleasant vacation. In fact, from Thursday, 18th of July 2024, Malam Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Deputy Governor of Katsina State, will continue streaming on conventional and social media as the Acting Governor of Katsina State.
This Tuesday’s legislative plenary, the Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Yahaya Daura, announced before the proceeding of the house the approval granted to Governor Malam Dikko Radda to proceed on a vacation starting this Thursday.
However, the approval was in response to a letter from Governor Malam Dikko Radda addressed to the Speaker seeking legislative approval to commence a vacation. The letter was read before the session by the Assembly Chief Whip, Alhaji Ibrahim Dikko.
Governor Malam Dikko Radda, in the application, informed the Speaker and other lawmakers that the request for legislative approval before the Governor leaves his seat for a vacation or any reason of a similar nature complied with Section 190 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, which empowered the state houses of assemblies with the power to grant similar requests that emanate from the executive arm of their respective states.
While announcing the approval, the Speaker, Alhaji Nasiru Yahaya Daura, wished His Excellency Allah’s guidance throughout the official vacation. This is the second time in the political history of Katsina State in which a Governor sought constitutional approval to go on holiday and, at the same time, hand over to his deputy. The first time was during the end of the second tenure of the then Governor of Katsina State, late Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
However, this is not the first time Malam Dikko Radda exhibited a similar gesture. He was the only local government chairman in Katsina State (Charanchi Local Government ) at that time who formally handed over to his vice chairman to run the affairs of the local government.