The Kaduna state house of Assembly on Tuesday elected new speaker and deputy barely an hour after the resignation of former speaker, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali.

Emerging as speaker in Tuesday election is representative of Igabi West Constituency in the Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani while Hon Mukhatar Isa Hazo, representing Bassawa Constituency emerged as the new Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Zailani, a staunch member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was, until is emergence as speaker, the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.

LagosTimes Reports that The former Speaker, who represents Sabon-Gari Constituency in the Assembly, officially tendered his resignation letter to clerk of the House Tuesday morning.

It was gathered that the former speaker was privy to a plot to remove him as members of the House had begun collecting signatures to impeach him before he eventually bowed to pressure and resigned.

Chairman, House Committee on information, Honourable Tanimu Musa confirmed he submitted his resignation letter.

However, it is yet to be revealed what the offence of Shagali was that prompted the alleged initiation of impeachment proceedings to oust him.

The 40-year old became the Assembly Speaker on the coming of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in 2015.

He was re-elected to preside over the House in 2019 on strong recommendation of Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i.