Rt Hon Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman Conference of Speakers of States Legislature of Nigeria, has commiserated with Gombe State Government, Gombe State House of Assembly, and people of the State over the crisis that erupted in Billiri Local Government Area of the state last week.
The Chairman while speaking at the Gombe State Government House on Wednesday
explained that Bauchi State House of Assembly and the entire States legislative family in the country were shocked to receive the news of the ugly incident which he said they are deeply pained and saddened not only because lives and properties were lost, but because of the long-standing peace and harmony that exists between the different tribes and religious groups in the state.
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He said that Gombe people have been known to be tolerant of both their tribal and religious differences for a long time.
“We consider Bauchi and Gombe States as one family because Gombe State was created from Bauchi State and the cordial relationship between the two States has been maintained. Whatever happens to Gombe, happens to Bauchi and vice versa. That’s why the State Assembly decided to embark on this visit.
“We commend you, Your Excellency, for the swift intervention at ensuring the crisis in Billiri did not escalate. The Curfew you have declared was the right step at curbing the violence.
“We equally thank the security agencies for the professionalism deplored to ensure the crisis did not go out of control and the Gombe State House of Assembly and indeed the individual Honourable Members for the individual efforts they may have deplored to ensure the crisis was put under control,” he said.
In his response, Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya who reemphasized the cordial relationship between the two States thanked the Bauchi lawmakers and the Conference of Speakers for the visit which he described as brotherly.
The Governor who described the Billiri incident as very unfortunate said nobody in his proper senses will allow such a dastardly act to take place.
“As we don’t condone it, I believe so also all reasonable Nigerians because this thing will have spread to other States and the whole Country will have been engulfed in a fire for something that’s too ordinary.
