The Gombe State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Gombe State of Nigeria.[1][2][3] It is a unicameral legislature with 24 members elected from the 11 local government areas of the state delineated into 24 state constituencies. Local government areas with considerably larger populations are delineated into two constituencies to give equal representation. This makes the number of legislators in the Gombe State House of Assembly 24.

The fundamental functions of the Assembly are to enact new laws, amend or repeal existing laws and oversight of the executive.[4][5] Members of the assembly are elected for a term of four years concurrent with federal legislators (Senate and House of Representatives). The state assembly convenes three times a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) in the assembly complex within the state capital, Gombe.

The leaders of the 6th Gombe State House of Assembly[6] are Mr Luggerewo, Speaker (APC,Akko Central constituency), Sadam Bello Sale, Deputy Speaker, (APC, Funakaye North Constituency), Yerima Gaule, Majority Leader [7] The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the majority party with 20 seats while People's Democratic Party (PDP) constitutes the minority position having only 4 seats.

Gombe State House Of Assembly Constituencies List:

  1. Akko Central (Kumo)
  2. Akko North
  3. Akko West
  4. Balanga North
  5. Balanga South
  6. Billiri East
  7. Billiri West
  8. Dukku North
  9. Dukku South
  10. Deba
  11. Funakaye North
  12. Funakaye South
  13. Gombe North
  14. Gombe South
  15. Kaltungo East
  16. Kaltungo West
  17. Kwami East
  18. Kwami West
  19. Nafada North[8]
  20. Nafada South[9]
  21. Pero/Chonge
  22. Shongom
  23. Yamaltu East
  24. Yamaltu West

List of current members

Member Roles LGA Constituency Roles
Abdullahi Abubakar APC" Akko Akko West Nill
Mohammed A. Musa APC Akko North Nill
Muhammad Abubakar Luggerewo APC Akko Central Speaker
Buba Musa APC Balanga Balanga North Nill
Maigemi Lamido Isaac APC Balanga South Nill
Daniel Yakubu PDP Billiri Billiri East Nill
Malon Nimrod Yari PDP Billiri West Nill
Abdulkarim Nasiru APC Dukku Dukku North Nill
Umar Adamu A APC Dukku South Nill
Suleiman Mohammed Kabir APC Yamaltu/Deba [[Deba, Gombe Nill
Adamu Sale Pata APC Yamaltu East Nill
Manaja Musa Zambuk APC Yamaltu West Nill
Sadam Bello Sale APC Funakaye Funakaye North Deputy Speaker
Abubakar Dayi Muhammed APC Funakaye South Nill
Manu Aliyu Baba APC Gombe Gombe North Nill
Mustapha Usman Hassan APC Gombe South Committee leader on road and transport
Ladan Yerima Gaule APC Kaltungo Kaltungo East Nill
Gabriel Galadima Fushison PDP Kaltungo West Nill
Haruna Shuaibu Adamu APC Kwami Kwami East Nill
Siddi Buba APC Kwami West Nill
Muhammed Tahir Dan.Galadima APC Nafada Nafada North Nill
Adamu A. Musa APC Nafada South Nill
Golkos Gaius Gaji APC Shongom rowspan="1" |Nill
Ayala Zubairu Pilate PDP Shongom[10]

References

  1. ^ Yaya, Haruna Gimba; Gombe (15 April 2020). "Gombe Assembly members donate one month salary to fight Covid-19". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Gombe Deputy Speaker Impeached". THISDAYLIVE. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Gombe Assembly Removes Deputy Speaker Over 'Loyalty' To State Governor". Sahara Reporters. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Gombe Assembly Summons Task Force Over Protest In Isolation Centre". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Gombe Assembly confirms 20 Commissioner-nominees". 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Gombe State 6th Assembly: Abubakar Ibrahim emerges Speaker". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Gombe Assembly impeaches speaker". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Nafada Local Government Area". www.finelib.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Nafada Local Government Area". www.finelib.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Gombe state State Houses of Assembly election results and data 2023 - Stears Elections". www.stears.co. Retrieved 28 May 2023.


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