The Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Abdulmumeen Kamba, and the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Muhammad Buhari-Aleiro, have been impeached.

The impeachment was announced by Alhaji Muhammad Tukur, Chairman, House Committee on Information and Culture, shortly after the closed-door plenary on Tuesday.

He said that the speaker was immediately replaced by the Deputy Chief Whip, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Lolo (APC-Bagudo West) while the deputy speaker was replaced by Alhaji Muhammad Ankwai (APC- Zuru).

Tukur, who did not disclose the reason for the impeachment of the principal officers, said 20 out of the 24 members of the assembly attended the session.

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“These included, the Chief Whip, the House Leader, and the Deputy House Leader, among other 20 members,” the chairman said.