Zamfara deputy governor impeached after refusing to join APC
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday impeached Mahdi Gusau, the state’s deputy governor.
Mr Gusau was impeached at the plenary following acceptance of a report by Chief Judge Kulu Aliyu, who was asked to probe charges of corruption and disloyalty against the politician.
Mr Gusau had declined to join the APC after Governor Bello Matawalle moved to the ruling party, prompting immediate attempts by lawmakers and the governor’s supporters to force him out of office.
Speaker Nasiru Muazu, who presided over the sitting, directed the clerk Saidu Anka, to conduct a voice vote on the impeachment of the deputy governor from office.
Twenty out of the 22 lawmakers present, voted in favour of the impeachment and the deputy governor was pronounced impeached.
The House had at its sitting on February 7, served Mr Aliyu with a notice of impeachment over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office.
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