Kwara State assembly swears in new speaker

Date: 2011-06-06

AbdulRazaq Atunwa was yesterday elected as the new speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly in Ilorin during its seventh Assembly. Mr Atunwa, was a former commissioner for Finance during the administration of Bukola Saraki and later governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Clerk of the House, Saka Amuda Kanike conducted the election and directed the entire proceeding.

Mr Kanike after he had received a motion of nomination by Kamal Oyekunle Fagbemi, a member representing Oyun constituency and seconded by Iliyasu Ibrahim on the candidature of Mr Atunwa, went ahead to ask for more nominations by the elected members. In the absence of counter-nomination, Mr Atunwa was declared the speaker and the oath of office was administered to him immediately.

Other officials Muhammed Gana-Yisa, a Professor of Agriculture and former commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in the state was elected as the deputy speaker, while Abraham Ashaolu and AbdulFatah Salman Baakini were elected as the majority leader and deputy majority leader respectively.

Similarly, the house elected Iliyasu Ibrahim and Sikirat Anako as chief whip and deputy chief whip of the house. In his acceptance speech, Mr Atunwa promised not to disappoint his colleagues and will always be ready to carry them along while discharging his duties in accordance with the norms of the house and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The new speaker attributed his political success to Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin stressing that "most of us succeeded because of the legacy he had built for many years." Also present at the inauguration was the state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed and other top government officials.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Royal FM     Col. Taiwo     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Sunday Otokiti     Just Event Online     IQRA College     NTA Ilorin     Salman Alada     Kayode Yusuf     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abubakar Usman Jos     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Saliu Alamoyo     Bolaji Gambari     Yekini Adio     Zulu Gambari     Biliaminu Aliu     Eleyele     Baba Isale     SSA Youth     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Code Of Conduct     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Salman Suleiman     Sheikh Alimi     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Jumoke Gafar     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Hassan Taiye Salam     Split Diamond Interchange     Taofeeq Olateju     KWATMA     Baboko     Pakata Development Association     Yetunde Balogun     SUBEB     ER-KANG Mining     Ghali Alaaya     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Baba Issa Awoye     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Wasiu Onidugbe     Kwara United     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Facemasks     School Of Nursing     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Niyi Ogundiran     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Isiaka Yusuf     John Dara     Kwara Apc     Mohammed Abduraheem     Chief Of Staff     Mohammed Danjuma     Umar Ayinla Saro     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Valsolar Consultoria     Sango-UITH Road     Mamatu Abdullahi     Hassan Saliu     AGF Abdulrazaq     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Wahab Isa     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Olayinka Olaogun     EndSARS     Age AbdulKareem     Mutawalle     Mubarak Oladosu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Saheed Alakoso     RTEAN     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Samuel Adaramola     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Farouk Salim     Gobir Organization Foundation     AbdulGafar Tosho     Gani Saadu     Muhammed Abdullahi     Oke-opin     Bello Oyedepo     Taofik Mustapha     Okin High School     Sarkin Malamai     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Moses Salami     Lanre Badmas     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Sherif Sagaya     CCEPE     Abatemi-Usman     Ilorin Airport     Mutawali     Ilorin Like-Minds     Wasiu Onidugbe     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Hassanat Bello     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Okin Group     Charles Ibitoye     Mukhtar Shagaya     JUSUN     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Kayode Ishola     Sai Kayi     ANCOPPS     Shola Odetundun     George Innih     Okasanmi Ajayi     Issa Baba     Simon Sayomi     Folorunsho Erubu     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Monthly Sanitation     Peter Amogbonjaye     NIRSAL     Ojo Fadumila     Ogbondoroko     Tunji Olawuyi     Halimat Yusuf     Baaziki Sulaiman     Yahya Mohammed     Rachael Obisesan     Donatus Ejidike     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     AbdulHamid Adi     Aminu Ado Bayero     Al-Hikmah University     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Emir Of Yashikira     Kishira     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     VADA     Michael Ologundea     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Rasheed Jimoh     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Oke Sunna     Babatunde Idiagbon