Zamfara lawmakers vote to impeach Deputy Governor, Aliyu-Gusau

Following a notice of impeachment issued against the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau, 18 of the 22 members of the Zamfara House of Assembly have voted against him.

A statement issued by the Director-General, Press Affairs and Public Relations to the house, Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura said “This followed a motion at the house plenary moved by the deputy speaker of the house and Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Musa Bawa (APC-Tsafe East) and seconded by Yusuf Kanoma (APC- Maru North).

“The Speaker, Nasiru Magarya, who presided over the plenary, directed the Clerk of the House, Shehu Saidu-Anka to effect voting for every member of the house that attended the plenary as required by the law.

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“Eighteen out of the 22 members of the house voted in support of the impeachment of the deputy governor.

“The speaker announced the assembly’s resolution requesting the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to immediately constitute a panel to investigate all the allegations levelled against the deputy governor.“

The statement also added that the action taken by the house was in line with the provision of Section 188 (5) of the constitution, as amended.