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Alhassan Ado-Doguwa retains seat as House leader

Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, yesterday, regained his seat as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, shortly after his swearing-in as a member of the House.

Ado-Doguwa, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  was the House leader prior to the nullification of his election as the member representing  Doguwa/ Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State last November.

However, he was re-elected in a by-election on January 25.

Others sworn-in at yesterday’s plenary include Munir Baba Danagundi, PDP, Kano; Aliyu Datti Yako, APC, Kano; Egbona Alex, APC, Cross River; Princess Mariam Odinaka, APC, Imo and  Mohammad Auwwal, PDP, Bauchi.

After the swearing-in ceremony, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said the APC had unanimously resolved that Doguwa should be returned as House Leader.

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Consequently, the Speaker invited the Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno, to usher Doguwa to his seat as House Leader.

The House in the aftermath of the nullification of  Ado-Doguwa’s election and of other members had resolved that their positions would not be filled by others until the outcome of their re-elections. Former chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions, Jerry Alagbaso of the PDP from  Orlu, Orsu and Oru-East federal constituency who as also re-elected was, however, not among those sworn-in at yesterday’s plenary.

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Alex Enemanna

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