Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed will proclaim the holding of the First Session of the 10th State House of Assembly Tuesday, June 20, 2023, DAILY POST can report.
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There are indications that the proclamation letters will be made available by the governor before the said date.
A reliable source at the Bauchi House of Assembly who spoke withAILY POST said, ” The governor will be present during the inauguration before travelling to Saudi Arabia to partake in the lesser Hajj”
The 10th Bauchi Assembly comprises 31 members and is dominated by the ruling party, PDP in the state.
The party won the majority of 22 out of the 31 seats in the last State Assembly elections while the All Progressives Congress won eight seats leaving the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP with just a seat.
Until now, the 9th Assembly in Bauchi State from inception in June 2018, was controlled by members of the All Progressives Congress with 22 members, the PDP had eight while the New Nigeria People’s Party had one.
For the Speakership race, the tradition in Bauchi is that if the governor comes from the South, the Deputy must come from the North while the Speaker has to come from the Central.
The Bauchi Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Damban, Darazo, Ganjuwa, Misau, Ningi, and Warji.
Suleiman Abubakar, a former APC member, representing Ningi Central State is the current Speaker of the House.
He dumped the party for the PDP early last year. Abubakar is tipped to retain his seat due to his loyalty to the governor.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
