By Ndahi Marama

Maiduguri—The 8th assembly of Borno State legislature was, yesterday, inaugurated in Maiduguri, the state’s capital.

The inauguration was carried out at the legislative chambers of the state House of Assembly, under the supervision of the acting Clerk of the House, Lawan Gazabure, who administered the oath of allegiance on the retained Speaker, Abdulkarim Lawan, and his deputy, Danlami Gamandi.

At yesterday’s sitting, the lawmakers, who are all members of All Progressives Congress, APC, also voted that officers of the last Assembly should be allowed to retain their positions in the new legislative session.