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BAUCHI: APC faults postponement of state Assembly inauguration

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The All Progressive Congress (APC) has kicked against the suspension of the inauguration of the Ninth Assembly by the Bauchi State Government which was supposed to hold yesterday (Monday).

The APC faulted the postponement in a statement issued on Monday by the State Secretary of the party, Alhaji Bako Hussaini, who insisted that the state government’s action was illegal.

According to Alhaji Bako Hussaini, the action was undemocratic, null and void as the Nigerian  Constitution does not empower a state governor to suspend the inauguration after a proclamation.

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He added that APC has a clear majority in the Ninth Assembly in the state, with 22 members, as against the ruling PDP with eight members and, as such, “the APC leadership in the state will not fold its arms to allow the ruling party do anything contrary to the constitution of Nigeria.”

The new clerk of the state Assembly, Umar Gital, in a statement on the matter said that the inauguration will now take place on June 20.

However, he did not give any reason for the postponement, but said they regretted all inconveniences caused to members.

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