The plot to impeach the deputy governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, had moved to the next stage as the State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to set up a panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the Deputy Governor.
The House, during its extraordinary 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.
18 members, who were present at the plenary, out of the 22 members of the House, voted in favour of the motion and no member voted against the impeachment motion
The only PDP lawmaker representing Zurmi East, Salihu Usman, was not present at the plenary.
The Zamfara Assembly, which accused Gusau of abuse of office, also served him an impeachment notice through the Secretary to the State Government.
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 Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
