News Editor
By David Odama
Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Mr Ibrahim Abdulazeez Musa as substantive Clerk of the House.
This is even as the member representing Lafia Central constituency, Hon. Solomon Yakubu Akwashiki presented his private member bill for the first reading
Yakubu presented A Bill for a Law to Establish Lafia General Hospital and Other Related Matters Thereto” which was seconded by Barr. Esson Mairiga member representing Lafia North Constituency.
Recalled that Ibrahim A. Musa was the Acting Clerk of the House from December 6, 2023 during the ill health of the late Clerk, Ego Maikeffi Abashe, who died on 1 March 2025.
Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, who announced the appointment during the House proceedings in Lafia Monday also announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Okugya as the Deputy Clerk of the House.
Before his appointment as Deputy Clerk, Mr Paul Okugya was Director of Protocol of the House.
The Speaker congratulated them on their new elevations and wished them well in their new assignments just as he directed members to observe a minute silence in honour of the late Clerk, Mr Ego Maikeffi Abashe.
Similarly, during the plenary, the Speaker attended to the first bill in the order paper which was “A Bill for a Law to Amend the Re-enacted Nasarawa State House of Assembly Service Commission Law 2023 and other Incidental Matters Thereto” which was passed for first reading.
The bill was slated for 28th April 2025 for second reading after the House Leader Hon. Suleiman Azara moved a motion for the bill to scale reading which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba. and bill was fixed for 29th April 2025 , second reading
