Zamfara Assembly creates additional emirate council – TheNigerialawyer

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has on Wednesday passed a
bill for the creation of an additional emirate council to be known
as Bazai Emirate.

This followed a bill presented to the House by the Executive
earlier read on the floor of the House by the Deputy Speaker of the
Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Gummi asking for the creation of the
Bazai Emirate out of the present Shinkafi Emirate.

The bill also asked the lawmakers to upgrade the Senior District
Head of Jangeru also in Shinkafi to a third class Emir and Kayayen
Mafara to a Senior District Head in Talata-Mafara Emirate.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Assembly set up a
committee last Monday to commence processes for the creation or
otherwise of the new emirate and titles. The committee was chaired
by a member representing Bungudu East in the assembly, Alhaji
Ibrahim Kwatarkwashi.

NAN also reports that the committee presented its report on
Tuesday after which the motion passed through its second and third
reading, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abubakar
Gummi.

The Deputy speaker then said both the creation of Bazai Emirate
and the upgrading of the statutes of the district heads in Shinkafi
and Talata-Mafara had now been passed.

He then directed the Clerk of the house to communicate the
House’s decision to the Executive for assent.

NAN also reports that if the new emirate is created, it will
bring the number of emirate councils to 18 from the 14 Local
Government Areas of the state.

(NAN)

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