Sule Declines Recognising Nasarawa Speaker Over Feud
As part of effort to end the leadership crisis rocking Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Governor Abdullahi Sule has said he would neither recognise Ibrahim Balarabe no any other lawmaker as Speaker until amicable solution is proffered.
Balarabe and Ogazi are contending the Speakership of the House.
The Ogazi statement reads: “It is incumbent on me to clear the air following the public misgivings of the meeting of my faction of the Assembly with the Governor of Nasarawa on the lingering crisis in the Assembly.
“It is pertinent to state that the meeting with my faction on July 9, 2023, was convened at the instance of Governor Sule as part of his efforts to broker peace between the two factions of the Assembly to find a lasting solution to the impasse.”
Ogazi said while he was not disposed to honouring such meetings, he was duty-bound to do so in the interest of Nasarawa people, progress and development, which overrides individual’s interest. He added: “The decision to avail ourselves for the meeting was borne out of sheer patriotism and earnest desire to move Nasarawa forward.
“Though no resolution has been reached yet from our meeting with the governor, yesterday, political solutions as mechanisms of resolution are being explored to end the crisis.”
It was gathered that the governor assured the parties of his neutrality on the matter and affirmed that he had ceased to recognise anyone as Speaker of the Assembly until the final resolution of the crisis.
“We apologise to citizens of our state for the negative impact of this crisis on governance and development, which is needless.
“Our people can be assured that we will not be brought to any form of compromise and will ensure that only the right measures are adopted in resolving this crisis,” he said. He appealed to the general public and his supporters to ignore any rumour that the impasse had been resolved in favour of any party.
