The Zamfara State Government has described the activities of a faction of suspended lawmakers who recently held a legislative sitting as unconstitutional and illegal.
The reaction followed the emergence of a parallel assembly headed by Bashar Aliyu (PDP-Gummi I), in defiance of the leadership of the recognized Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki (PDP-Zurmi South).
The lawmakers, suspended earlier by the main assembly, convened in Gusau and accused Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration of underperformance, particularly in security and infrastructure-related matters.
But addressing journalists in Gusau on Friday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Iliyasu Maijega, dismissed the group’s claims and declared that their resolutions carry no legal weight.
“There is only one legitimate Zamfara State House of Assembly, and it is under the leadership of Speaker Bilyaminu Moriki,” Maijega said.
He condemned the actions of the suspended lawmakers, warning that their attempt to operate a separate legislative body violated the Nigerian Constitution and a subsisting court order.
“All the accusations made by the so-called parallel assembly against the current administration are baseless and null and void,” he said.
Maijega urged residents of the state to disregard any statements or decisions coming from the parallel group, stressing that the matter remained before the court.
“Any lawmaker who claims to be part of a parallel assembly is acting outside the law.
“Their resolutions are not recognized and have no legal backing,” he added.