The Zamfara State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Justice to set up investigative panel on the alleged gross misconduct leveled against the state Deputy Governor Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.
The House during it’s 120 Plenary unanimously agreed that the Deputy Governor be investigated for breaching Sections 190 and 193 (1), (2) (a)(b)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This Development is coming barely twenty four hours after the House served all members with Notice of Impeachment of the Deputy Governor
Eighteen out of the twenty two members of the House voted for in favour of the motion
The only PDP Lawmaker representing Zurmi East Salihu Usman was also not present at the plenary
The Zamfara assembly is accusing the deputy of abuse of office, saying he has breached sections 190 and 193 (1), (2) (a)(b)(c) of the Constitution
The Zamfara State House of Assembly had on Monday through the Secretary to the state government served the deputy Governor an impeachment notice
A federal high court in Abuja had in November last year restrained the Zamfara Assembly from any move to impeach the deputy Governor
The crisis between the Zamfara Assembly and deputy Governor started a few weeks after the formal Defection of Governor Bello Matawalle from the People’s Democratic Party to the ruling APC.
