Following a rowdy session on Thursday evening, 18 out of 22 members of the Zamfara state House of Assembly has voted for the impeachment of the state Deputy Governor Mahdi Aliyu Muhammad Gusau from office.
The decision of the House to vote for the impeachment followed a motion moved by the state Deputy speaker and chairman House committee on Public Accounts Musa Bawa Musa Yankuzo which was seconded by Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma from Maru North in the State.
It was gathered that after seconding the motion, the Speaker of the House Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya directed the clerk to effect the voting as required by the law.
In a press statement issued on Thursday night by the Director General press affairs and public relations of the State house of Assembly, Mallam Mustapha Jafaru Kaura said 18 out of 24 lawmakers voted for the impeachment move.
“Eighteen (18) out of twenty two members has voted in affirmative that they have fully supported the impeachment of the Deputy Governor Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Muhammad Gusau from office.”
He revealed that after the voting, Speaker Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya said they have satisfied the requirements of the law and passed resolution of the House requesting the state chief judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu to Immediately constitute a panel to investigate all the allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor.
“As contained in the provision of section 188 (5) of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).”
It could be recalled that at plenary sitting held on Wednesday, speaker Nasiru Magarya has directed that each member of the House to be served with the impeachment notice along side with allegations leveled against the deputy.
