The speaker of the state legislature, Ibrahim Abubakar and his deputy speaker, Yahaya Kaka has been removed by sixteen members of the Gombe state house of assembly.
According to reports, grounds for the impeachment were not revealed but was as part of political realignment. Abubakar Luggerewo representing Akko central has been sworn in as the 7th speaker of the house.
According to Buba, a member representing Balanga North, the decision to impeach Ibrahim Abubakar is a collective one.
He said, “The former Speaker of the house was removed due to lack of confidence. We lost confidence in his leadership; and as a house, we are at liberty to change leadership. Once you lack confidence in someone then there has been a breach. We felt the best thing was to remove him and replace him with a brand new speaker.”
The majority leader, Samuel Markus, was also discharged through a voice vote announced by Mustapha Usman representing Gombe south.
