As the Zamfara State House of Assembly bent on removing the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Muhammad Gusau from office, 18 out of 24 members has voted in support of the impeachment.
The vote for the impeachment followed a motion moved by the state Deputy Speaker and Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Musa Bawa Musa Yankuzo, and was seconded by Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma, from Maru North.
The Speaker of the House, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, after the motion was seconded directed the clerk to effect the voting as required by the law.
A press statement issued 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 deputy governor’s impeachment.
Recall that at the plenary sitting held on Wednesday, the speaker directed that each member of the House be served with the impeachment notice alongside allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor.
