The crisis rocking the state House of Assembly has taken a new twist as the Speaker of the House, Peter Diah has resigned his position.
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Mr. Diah who is representing Mbamga constituency for the fifth time is the longest-serving legislator in the house.
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Confirming his resignation to journalists in Jalingo on Sunday, Peter Diah says he resigned for personal reasons.
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He was elected the 8th speaker Taraba State House of Assembly following the inauguration of the Eighth Assembly in June 2015 and was re-elected speaker in April 2016 after the declaration for a rerun election in his constituency by the court of Appeal sitting in Yola.
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 The crisis rocking the state House of Assembly has taken a new twist as the Speaker of the House, Peter Diah has resigned his position.
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Mr. Diah who is representing Mbamga constituency for the fifth time is the longest-serving legislator in the house.
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Confirming his resignation to journalists in Jalingo on Sunday, Peter Diah says he resigned for personal reasons.
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He was elected the 8th speaker Taraba State House of Assembly following the inauguration of the Eighth Assembly in June 2015 and was re-elected speaker in April 2016 after the declaration for a rerun election in his constituency by the court of Appeal sitting in Yola.
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