Abubakar Y. Suleiman

Abubakar Y Suleiman is a Nigerian politician who was elected speaker of the 9th Bauchi State House of Assembly in 2019.^[1][2] Suleiman, a member of the APC representing, Ningi State constituency was controversially elected speaker of the house by 11 of the 31 members of the assembly.^[3] Of the 11 members that elected Suleiman speaker, 8 were members of the People's Democratic Party while 3 were renegade members of the majority All Progressives Congress. Eighteen members of the majority party (APC) in the house were denied access to the assembly complex during the Election.  This group conducted its own election in a different location and produced the former speaker of the 8th assembly Kawuwa Damina  who was running for re-election  for the 9th assembly speaker.^[4][5][6]  The crisis was later resolved.^[7]

In November 2019, Suleiman was elected Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of the State Legislatures of the Northeast region.^[8]

References

1. Alkassim, Balarabe; Bauchi (20 June 2019). "JUST IN: Bauchi Assembly: Suleiman emerges Speaker". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. Gsong (20 June 2019). "BREAKING: Bauchi Assembly: Suleiman emerges Speaker". Republican Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. "Two speakers emerge in Bauchi Assembly". guardian.ng. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
4. "BREAKING: Two Speakers Emerge In Bauchi Assembly".
5. "Bauchi Assembly crisis: APC runs to Buhari, IG for help". Businessday NG. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
6. "Court bars National Assembly from interfering in Bauchi Assembly crisis | Premium Times Nigeria". 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
7. "Bauchi Assembly crisis over —Speaker, Suleiman". Tribune Online. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
8. NewsTimes, Daily (16 November 2019). "Northeast Speakers Elect Bauchi Speaker to Chair Zonal Speakers Conference". Daily NewsTimes Nigeria. Retrieved 26 June 2020.