Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly explained

The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly is the political head of the Jigawa State House of Assembly.[1] He is the presiding officer of whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the State House of Assembly . He is assisted by the Deputy Speaker. The current Speaker is Rt. Hon. Idris Garba Kareka and the current Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Sulaiman Musa Kadira and are both members of the APC. The Speaker and his Deputy are also assisted by principal officers including the Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Whip, and Deputy Minority Whip. In addition, there are Committees in the State House of Assembly chaired by Committee Chairmen.[2] [3] [4]

Post:Speaker of the 7th Jigawa State House of Assembly
Member Of:Jigawa State House of Assembly
First:Rt. Hon. Illiyasu Sa’idu Dundubus
May, 1999
Formation:December 14, 1991
Constituting Instrument:Constitution of Nigeria
Termlength Qualified:Renewable
Termlength:4 years
Appointer:Members of the Jigawa State House of Assembly
Seat:Dutse, Jigawa
Residence:Jigawa State, Nigeria
Style:Mr Speaker
Incumbent:Rt. Hon. Idris Garba Kareka

List of speakers of the Jigawa State House of Assembly

Speaker Constituency
Illiyasu Sa’idu Dundubus Dutse
Adamu Sarawa Kafin Hausa
Isah Idris Guri
Jahun

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-06-13. Jigawa Assembly speaker re-elected. 2019-06-13. en-GB. Jigawa State.
  2. News: Idris Garba Kareka Re-Elected Jigawa Assembly Speaker. en-US. Daily Post. 2019-06-13.
  3. Web site: 2019-06-13. The intrigues, horse-trading that returned Garba to power. 2019-05-15. Vanguard News. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-05-15. Jigawa lawmakers reelect ex-speaker. 2019-06-13. Daily Post. en-US.