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.

Aminu Ado Bayero     Mohammed Haruna     Babaita     Aliyu Sabi     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Durbar Festival     Orisa Bridge     Eleja     Tunde Kazeem     Olusola Saraki     Manzuma     Stephen Fasakin     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Ramat Oganija     Adanla-Irese     Jelili Yusuf     Offa Poly     Okanlawon Musa     Gwanara     Lanwa     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Aminat Omodara     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Moro     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Afetu Of Alabe     Benin Republic     All Peoples Party     SSA Youth     Aliyu Muhammed     Bolakale Ayo     Ajakaye     Basic Education Certificate Examination     NTA Ilorin     Musa Alhassan Buge     Rex Olawoye     Kwara Central     Suleman Abubakar     Abdulraheem Olesin     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Ali Ahmad     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     TIC     Bashirat Bola Bello     Post-utme     Tafida Of Ilorin     Makama     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     AbdulRauf Keji     Arandun     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Offa Metropolitan Club     Damilola Yusuf     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Kwarareports.com     Fareedah Dankaka     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Laolu Saraki     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Elections     Modibo Kawu     Aliyu Kora Sabi     John Dara     Offorjama     Kwara University Of Education     Jaiz Bank     Jamiu Oyawoye     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Ajibike Katibi     Basit Olatunji     Ilorin Metro Park    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Baba Issa     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Ganiyu Taofiq     Halimah Perogi     Third Estate     Eleyele     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Saka Onimago     Illyasu Abdullahi     Buari Edun     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Ekiti     Peter Amogbonjaye     Dogara     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Dorcas Afeniforo     Offorjama     Olabimpe Olani     Sulyman Buhari     NYSC     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Convocation Ceremonies     Arinola Lawal     Umar Adelodun     Nigerian Correctional Service     FERMA     Ekweremadu     KWASSIP     SSUCOEN     Azeez Bello     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Bola Tinubu     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Rihanat Ajia     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Habeeb Saidu     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Musa Aibinu     Kayode Alabi     Government High School Adeta     Dele Momodu     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Lawal Olohungbebe     Oko-Erin     Wole Oke     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Okasanmi Ajayi     Rotimi Atere     Kishira     SWAN     Hijaab     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Patience Jonathan     Malete     Owo Arugbo     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Baaziki Sulaiman     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Vasolar     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Garba Dogo     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Kayode Laro     Ilorin Innovation Hub     HYPPADEC     Abegunde Goke     Bayer AG     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ayedun     Abdullateef Abdussalam     CT Ayeni