The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Hassan Shalla was on Tuesday impeached. He was impeached by members of the House for alleged breach of trust and embezzlement of allowances of his colleagues.

12 out of the 24 members of the House carried out the impeachment. The motion for the impeachment was moved by Aminu Musa Gumbi from Yauri constituency and seconded by Aliyu Mohammed Mutubare.

The members also elected Aminu Musa Habib Jega as the new Speaker. Jega was impeached in a controversial manner in December 2014.

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