The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Nasarawa State Chapter, has called on members-elect of the 6th Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) to re-elect Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe- Abdullahi as their Speaker considering his track records of achievements and his leadership qualities and style. Comrade Nuhu Daudu Iliyasu, the Chairman of the association made the appeal on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Lafia. Dauda-Iliyasu emphasized that since the takeoff of the state assembly two decades ago, the state have never had it so good in legislative activities as it is witnessing in the present fifth assembly. According to him, I challenge you the press to go and verify, none of the past speakers sponsor personal bill as a presiding officer except this present speaker who have sponsored two personal bills to his credit. “Let me also inform you that this is the first speaker that under his watch, many bills and resolutions have been passed as he even embarked on an oversight functions personally. He described Balarabe-Abdullahi as the best performing speaker in the history of the state so far. “The re-election of the speaker will guarantee consolidation and continuity as well as to ensure good governance and will bring more democratic dividends to the people of the state.”Since the coming on board of the state Assembly 20 years ago with four presiding officers so far, no one has kept the good history of the present speaker in the state both in time of legislation and administration. “We are proud and excited over his leadership qualities as he has united the fifth Assembly and brought about the good working relationship between the executive and the legislature in the state. “Our prayer for Rt. Hon.Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullhi is for him to retain his position as speaker for second term so as to lead the forthcoming sixth assembly in order to take the state to the next level of progress and development,” he said. The PASAN chairman equally observed that the present speaker has done a lot in time of staff welfare and effective working relationship with the assembly union. It would be recalled that on April 11, 2016 and August 8, 2018, the House had passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, Balarabe-Abdullahi for his leadership qualities. It would also be recalled that, in 2017, the National Body of the Nasarawa State Students Association (NASSA) also presented award to Ibrahim-Balarabe as the best performing speaker among other many awards.
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