Why we won’t discuss security issues at plenary – Zamfara speaker
Due to certain sensitive issues needed to be discussed in closed-doors sessions or at the committee of the whole house, the Zamfara House of Assembly would no longer discuss issues of security at plenary.
The Speaker the House, Nasiru Magarya, said this while reacting to the motion raised by the lawmaker representing Bukkuyum South, Sani Dahiru-Adafka over security challenges facing his constituency.
Earlier, the Majority Leader of the House, Faruk Dosara, had while contributing to the motion, reminded the members that they took the decision earlier not to discuss security issues openly.
“I think, we resolved to be discussing security issues in the committee of the whole of the house not during the sitting considering some sensitive issues attached to the issue.
“We took this decision to avoid exposing measures taken by the state government to the public,” he said.
Zamfara is one of the states rocked by insecurity in recent months with cases of banditry and kidnap for ransom rife.
The state government recently opened up a dialogue with bandits in order to stem the tide of violence.
