The Taraba State House of Assembly has passed a resolution empowering the state’s deputy governor, Garba Umar, to act as governor.
The lawmakers passed the resolution on Wednesday morning by invoking
section 190(2) of Nigerian constitution.
The motion to make Mr. Umar the acting governor was moved under “matters of urgent public importance” by the majority leader, Charles Maijankai. Lawmakers who contributed to the motion include the Deputy Speaker, Abel Diah; and Mark Useni of Takum 2 Constituency.
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