The Nasarawa state House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on its speaker, Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi for his leadership qualities.
House Majority Leader, Hon. Umar Tanko Tunga (APC Awe North) gave the vote of confidence Monday while speaking with newsmen in Lafia over alleged “Tension in Nasarawa over plan to impeach Nasarawa state House of Assembly speaker” posted on social media.
He urged the people of the state and Nigeria at large to disregard the news in its entirety as “fake news”.
He described the House as one of the most peaceful assembly in the country and has recorded the passage of many resolutions and bills that have direct bearing on the lives of the people of the state.
” This House is 100 per cent in support of the leadership of the speaker and cannot think of impeaching him at this material time.
Tunga added that the peace being enjoyed in the House was as a result of the speaker’s purposeful leadership and all the lawmakers have unanimously declared their full support for him.
“The speaker is providing an inclusive, purposeful and qualitative leadership, hence the need of our collective resolve to pass a vote of confidence on his leadership qualities,” he said.
He therefore, assured the speaker of members continued readiness to give him all the necessary support to succeed and enjoined him to sustain the spirit of his leadership.
On his part, Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Danladi Jatau (PDP Kokona West) said all the 23 members had unanimously endorsed the vote of confidence on the speaker.