Nigeria: Court Restrains Bauchi's New Speaker

29 November 2007

Bauchi — THE Bauchi State High Court has restrained the new Speaker of Bauchi House of Assembly, Mr. Garba Babaya Gamawa,from parading himself as the new Speaker alongside his deputy,majority leader,pending the determination of a substantive suit before the court.

This development followed a suit filed by the former Speaker, Hon. Halliru Dauda Jika and three others.

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