The Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria.
The election of Suleiman followed the constitutional end of the tenure of Mudashiru Obasa, whose executive committee was elected at a meeting of the conference held in Lagos in August 2018.
The constitution of the conference stipulates a two-year term of office for its elected leadership which rotates between the north and the southern parts of the country.
At a meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, Obasa, who, in 2018, took over from the Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Ismail Kamba, formally handed over to Suleiman, who is now saddled with leading the conference for the next two years.
Other members of the committee are:
Deputy Chairman (Speaker Delta), Sheriff Oborevwori, Treasurer (Speaker Kogi) Matthew Kolawole, Financial Secretary (Speaker Enugu) Edward Ubosi, Vice Chairman, North West (Speaker Katsina) Tasiu Musa Maigari, Vice Chairman, North East (Speaker Gombe) Sadiq Ibrahim Abubakar, Vice Chairman, North Central (Speaker Plateau) Abok Nuhu Ayuba, Vice Chairman, South West (Speaker Ogun) Olakunle Oluomo, Vice Chairman, South East (Speaker Ebonyi) Nwifuru Francis, Vice Chairman, South South (Speaker Akwa Ibom) Aniekan Bassey.
Obasa’s tenure was said to be vibrant, having inputs in matters of national interest.
His tenure was said to have seen a push for financial autonomy for state legislatures and judiciary as well as cooperation with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to achieve that.
Recall that President Buhari, on May 22, 2020, signed Executive Order 10 for the implementation of the financial autonomy after a committee report concerning the issue was handed over to him.
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