The Adamawa State House of Assembly, has suspended the members representing Song and Jada Mbulo constituencies, Hon. Simon Isa and Hon. Hamman Tukur Yettisuri, for 3 months. NEWS PLATFORM can report.
Hon. Simon and Yettisuri were suspended over allegation of defecting to New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP).
Their suspension followed a constitutional matter raised by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan), who informed the Assembly about the defection.
He said that both legislators were elected under platform of the PDP but cross carpeted to other political parties, saying that their seats ought to declared vacant based on the provision of the Constitution.
He said that their names appeared as candidates for Fufore/Song and Mayo Belwa, Jada, Ganye and Toungo Federal Constituncies under NNPP.
Announcing the suspension, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, suspended the lawmakers for 3 months pending when they will formalise their defection.
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