The election of two speakers and deputies by the Bauchi State House of Assembly has thrown the state into confusion.
Eleven out of the 31 elected members of the Assembly sat as early as 7:00am and elected Abubakar Suleiman Ningi as Speaker on Thursday.
Ningi is a member representing Ningi Central Constituency and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Danlami Kawule a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Zungur/Galambi was also elected as the Deputy Speaker by the same group of lawmakers.
The development took a twist as 18 members of House held a parallel election in front of the legislative house around 11:00 am.
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Since the members could not gain access into the chamber, they held a parallel election outside the complex.
However, the session was disrupted as security agents fired tear gas canisters and dispersed the lawmakers