Speakers of the 19 northern states Houses of Assembly have
declared support for the federal government’s fight against corruption.
Rising from a one-day meeting in Kano on Monday, the speakers
under the auspices of Northern Speakers Forum, pledged to support President
Muhammadu Buhari administration’s war against corruption in all sectors of the
economy and various levels of governance by making laws that would enhance the
anti-corruption agencies.
In a communiqué signed by the acting chairman of the forum,
the speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Adamu Dala Dogo, the
speakers appealed to all the 36 states government to emulate the commitment of federal government
on the war against corruption.
Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sunusi
Garba Rikiji, who read the communiqué, sympathized with the victims of recent
bomb blasts in Borno, Gombe, Plateau, and Yobe states.
He also commended President Buhari on his resolve to fight
insurgency and rebuild the North-east destroyed by insurgents.
The 16 speakers who attended the meeting resolved to maintain
good relations with the executive arm of government to ensure rapid development
of their states.
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