A 16-year-old student from Kano Capital Girls School in Kano State, Hauwa Ibrahim Muhammad has emerged first female speaker of the 4th Kano Children’s Parliament.
Hauwa’u , SS 2 student from Nassarawa Local government emerged winner after scoring 38 votes against her closest rival, Sadiq Muhammad Ghali from GSS, Gwale who polled 30 votes.
Similarly, Aisha Dahiru Ismail another female student from G.G.A.S.S Danbata LGA also emerged the Deputy speaker of the parliament after scoring 39 votes.
An electoral officer from Kano State Independent Electoral commission, KANSIEC, Najib Bashir Musa presided over the conduct of the election which has National observers from the Federal Ministry of women affairs, security agent, and civil society organization.
The children from government schools across the 44 local government areas of the state and within the age of 12 and 16 years converged Kano to elect their principal officers to steer the affairs of the students parliament for the next three years.
The election was organized by the Kano State government with the support from Expanding social protection for inclusive Development, ESPID and Rule of law and Anti-cu eruption.
“Votes scored by all candidate is 795. Number of valid votes is 795 while number of invalid votes are 15,” Musa said
Other principal officers elected include Mustapha Sunusi Sani as House leader, Habiba Aliyu (deputy House leader), Muhammad Yasin (Chief Whip), Hamza Nasir Ado ( Deputy Chief Whip), Ummulkhair Mahmud ( Clerk), Ibrahim Abdullahi (deputy Clerk) Hauwa’u Nasir Nuhu and Hassan Abubakar as Mace Bearer and assistant Mace Bearer respectively.
Musa said a total of 81 student were registered and voted in the election.
