The Niger State House of Assembly on Tuesday elected Alhaji Abdullahi Marafa (APC-Chanchaga) as Speaker.

The new speaker was nominated by Alhaji Bashir Lokogoma (APC-Wushishi) and Alhaji Bako Alfa (APC-Bida North) while he was elected unopposed.

Similarly, the 8th Assembly elected Alhaji Hussaini Ibrahim (APC-Agaie) as the Deputy Speaker.

He was returned unopposed after being nominated by Hajiya Binta Mamman (APC-Gurara) and Alhaji Nura Garba (APC-Kontagora 2).

In his inaugural speech, Marafa promised to evolve meaningful legislation that would uplift the condition of the people.

In Adamawa state, Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa (APC-Yola South) emerged as the Speaker.

Mijinyawa, nominated by Abdulrahman Abubakar (APC-Mubi South), polled 17 votes, while his opponent, Alhaji Rufai Umar (APC- Gombi), who was nominated by Mallam Hammanjoda Umar (APC-Jada/Mbulo), scored eight votes.

Mr Sunday Peter (APC- Guyuk), was elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker following non-secondment of Mrs Sodomti Tayedi (APC- Numan), who was nominated to contest the position with him.

Mijinyawa thanked members of the Assembly for electing him as speaker and urged them to support him to move the state forward.

State Governor, Mohammed Jibrilla, who witnessed the inauguration, congratulated the lawmakers, assuring that the two arms would work together.

” As a former lawmaker, I will work for a synergy between the executive and legislature,” Jibrilla said.