Between 2007 and 2015 (eight years) when Dr.
Muazu Babangida held sway, as Niger State
governor, seven lawmakers served as Speakers of
the state House of Assembly. But the one whose
case is most intriguing is Alhaji Idris Ndako
Kpaki, who was in office for only three days.
Kpaki, who is the immediate past Secretary to
Niger State Government (SSG), tells his story.
If the history of Niger State House of Assembly
is written, do you see yourself being addressed as
Speaker, going by the crisis that engulfed the
House some years back that brought you as
Speaker for only three days?
Of course, I see myself as once a Speaker
because I was sworn-in and I presided over the
House and adjourned for eight days before the
tide turned. Again, that was a case of
interpretation because my being there led to
misinterpretation by people and I was portrayed
as a traitor, but, today, I am happy because all
those things have turned out to be positive for
me. God did that to announce my arrival into a
political landscape and, going by the appointment
given to me in 2011, two years after that crisis, I
was not guilty whatsoever of the allegation of
being a traitor. I thank God for that opportunity
because there are so many ways God can use to
announce you, including that very painful process
which I passed through. For the first 24-48hours
after my exit as Speaker, I felt so bad but believe
me sincerely, God came out in another form and
vindicated me. I voluntarily quit the position of
Speaker in order to give peace a chance: I
tendered my letter of resignation, and because of
this singular act, the the Governor Mua’zu
Babangida Aliyu saw a different person in me and
had more respect and confidence in me; that later
led me to becoming a commissioner and later
SSG under the leadership of Aliyu.
But don’t you see the involvement of the
executive in the affairs of the House that
eventually led to your resignation as interference?
I don’t think so because most of those things had
nothing to do with the official functions of the
two arms of government because most of the
people responsible for the lies were part of the
legislature. It was not the executive.
I was in my house when I was confronted with
the fact that 18 of the 27 lawmakers had signed
document to impeach the then Speaker and that
the next Speaker was me, but I told them that I
was not interested. In fact, I had excused myself
from the sitting in the House of Assembly that
day for another engagement and they insisted
that I should not turn their request down. I told
them that I would not be involved in the sack of
the Speaker because he had not done anything to
me but they insisted.
I conceded especially since those who were very
close to me and who had respect for me in the
House had already endorsed the document and
that was how I was dragged to the House and
sworn-in as the Speaker.
Didn’t you see that there was no stability in the
House having changed Speaker for more than two
or three times?
My appointment as Speaker led to the end of the
crisis because, after I voluntarily resigned, I was
consulted on who was going to take over and I
suggested that who ever was going to be the
Speaker should be among the 19 that signed to
remove the former Speaker and not among the
eight who did not sign and that is why Alhaji
Maali, who is the present state Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) became the third
Speaker in the 6th legislature and everything went
on smoothly after him.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/niger-three-day-speaker-tells-his-story-i-was-not-impeached/

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