The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alh. Shehu Usman Tahir yesterday assumed the position of acting Governor of the State as a result of the vacancy created by the absence of the Governor, Alh. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero and his deputy, Amb. Nuhu Audu Bajoga.
Governor Yero yesterday morning flew out of the country to attend an exhibition on Nok culture organised by the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, in collaboration with Frankfurt’s Goethe University with support from the National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria slated to hold today, while his deputy was still at Israel with President Goodluck Jonathan, performing Pilgrimage.
When contacted on the matter, the Governor’s spokesman, Mal. Ahmed Maiyaki told newsmen that the Speaker of the state Assembly has assumes the responsibility of acting Governor pending the arrival of the deputy governor.
Maiyaki added that the governor had transmitted a letter to the state Assembly informing the lawmakers of his trip to Germany and that the absence of the governor and his deputy was not going to affect the running of the state.
Meanwhile, a group known as the Kaduna Salvation Movement (KASMO) said the absence of both Governor and his Deputy from the state was “a sign of ignorance of the ethics of governance”.
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