Members of the Niger state House of Assembly have impeached the Deputy Majority Leader of the Assembly, Binta Mamman.
Ms Mamman is the first female deputy majority leader and the only female in the House of Assembly.
The motion for the impeachment was moved by the member representing Bida 1, Mr Bako Alfa and seconded by the member representing Wushishi, Mohammed Lokogoma.
However, during deliberations, the legislators reversed Ms Mamman’s impeachment, because she was in isolation, recovering from a coronavirus infection.
According to the lawmakers the decision to impeach the majority leader, representing Borgu constituency, would stand for absenting himself from the house plenary, at a time when the presentation of the report of the 2021 budget estimates was being made.
