Kano Assembly Speaker, Kabiru Rurum resigns amidst allegations of corruption

The Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Rurum, has resigned amidst allegation of collecting money to scuttle investigation on the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.

Deputy Speaker, Ibrahim Chidariof who presided over the sitting on Monday read Rurum resignation letter at plenary.

The former speaker was alleged to have collected N100m from business mogul Aliko Dangote but failed to share the money with the members.

He had earlier at a news briefing before the assembly went on Sallah recess, denied the allegation and threatened to sue an online media group that first published the report.

The deputy speaker, who read the letter, said Rurum resigned in order to protect his image due to allegations bordering on corruption leveled against him by some of the members.

Shortly after the letter was read and accepted, Punch reports that the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Atta was elected by the lawmakers as the new Speaker.

Atta, who represents Fagge constituency, was nominated for the position by Babangida Yakudima and Zubairu Mamuda and the nomination was unanimously accepted by the members, including Rurum who was at the sitting.

Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam