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Kano Assembly Gets New Speaker

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The Kano State House of Assembly has elected a new speaker following the resignation of the former, Alhaji Gambo Sallau.

The new speaker is Alhaji Ishaku Danja, who was until Tuesday’s election, the Deputy Speaker.

The Majority Leader, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari, is now the Deputy Speaker.

The House had also elected Alhaji Kabir Alhassan as the new Majority Leader to replace Chidari.

The former speaker announced his resignation in a broadcast in Kano on Tuesday.

Sallau and three other members had on Monday announced their decision in a local radio station to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party.

The decision came barely 24 hours after 26 of the 31 legislators defected to the APC from the PDP.

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