The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini has just resigned from his position on grounds of personal reasons.
His resignation notice was contained in a letter that was transmitted to the lawmakers on Wednesday, December 21, and was read by the Deputy Speaker, Hammanadama Ibn-Abdullahi who stood as Speaker pro-tempo during the sitting.
The Chief Whip of the Assembly, John Kizito Bonzena, who represents Zing State Constituency, was then unanimously elected by the lawmakers as the new speaker.
