The Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended two
principal officers of the House for six months over interference with an
investigation by the lawmakers.
Those suspended are the former Chief Whip of the House,
Aminu Sule, and former Majority Leader, Sani Ishaq, both members of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) representing Ringim and Gumel constituencies
respectively.
Charmian of the House Committee on Information, Aminu
Zakari, disclosed this to reporters on Tuesday at the end of plenary in the
Dutse, the state capital.
According to him, both members allegedly attempted to
confiscate some financial documents in the Ministry of Finance to prevent the
committee set up by the House to investigate financial misappropriation between
2017 and 2018 perform its duties effectively.
When contacted, the former Majority Leader denied the
allegation, stressing that it was not honourable for a member of the House to
engage in such activities. Sule and Ishag were impeached along with the former
Speaker of the House, Mr Isah Idris, in May 2019.
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