The Zamfara State commissioner for budget and economic planning, Hon Abdulmalik Gajam was thrown out of Zamfara State Assembly chambers when he accompanied
the state governor, Dr Dauda Lawal to present the Zamfara State 2024 proposed budget, Thursday.
The Speaker, Bilyaminu Moriki, directed the Segment-at-Arms to walk out the commissioner from the chamber.following a motion of urgent importance raised by the member representing Gummi constituency, Bashir Aliyu, which was unanimously adopted by the House.
In the motion, Aliyu reminded the members of the insolence of the commissioner to the Assembly.reminding the Assembly that it had invited Gajam to appear before it on three occasions but refused to turn up or dignify the Assembly with an explanation as to why he failed to honour the invitations.
Hon. Aliyu said even though the Assembly had been working with the executive for better policies and programmes beneficial to the people of the state, the lawmakers would not condone any act of disrespect to the Assembly by any appointee of government.
“With this therefore, I call on members of the House to kindly support the motion and agree to send out the commissioner from the session, and should henceforth not come to the Assembly complex,” Aliyu said.
Contributing to the motion, the member representing Kaura Namoda South Constituency, Aminu Kasuwar-Daji, said the commissioner had been disrespectful to the Assembly and the people of the state.
He added that Gajam must publicly apologise to the House and the people of the state for what he termed, insolence.
Also, the member representing Maradun I constituency, Faruk Dosara, said the House should withdraw its confirmation of the commissioner, and henceforth stop entertaining anything from his ministry.
The motion was unanimously adopted and the Speaker ordered that Gajam be walked out of the chamber.
