Kwara Assembly suspends Yisa Gideon (APC/Edu) for 3 months over alleged contempt
Suspension
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
Ilorin, Dec. 18, 2025 (NAN) The Kwara House of Assembly has suspended Hon. Yisa Gideon (APC/Edu) for three months over undisclosed alleged contemptuous act against the House.
The Speaker, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu who made this known during proceedings, on Thursday in Ilorin, said the suspension was with immediate effect.
He said that the suspension was in line with the provisions of section 14 sub section 2 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act 2017.
The speaker also directed that Gideon should write a letter to apologise to the House while on suspension.
While presenting the motion without notice, the House Leader, Abdukadir Mogaji, said that the suspended lawmaker was accorded fair hearing but did not disclose the nature of the alleged contempt.
Mogaji said that Gideonr was given the opportunity to appear before an ad hoc panel set up by the legislative to answer to allegation of contempt levelled against him and admitted to the infraction. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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