Taraba Assembly Gets New Speaker

Taraba State House of Assembly on Wednesday elected a member representing Zing constituency, Kizito Bonzena, as its new speaker, the third in one tenure.

Bonzena emerged the speaker during an emergency sitting of the house shortly after the resignation of the former speaker, Joseph Albasu Kunini.

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Kunini’s letter of resignation was read during a meeting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hamman Adama of Daka State Constituency, the members unanimously nominated and elected Bonzena as the new speaker.

Daily Trust reported that the resignation letter of the former Speaker dated December 21, 2022, reads: “I write to convey my letter of resignation as the Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly.

“My resignation is on personal grounds. I wish to thank the Hon. Members for their support and cooperation while I served as the Speaker of this Honourable House.”

Prior to being elected as the new speaker of the state, Bonzena was the Chief Whip of the Assembly.

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