Adamawa
State House of Assembly members has, this afternoon July 15th finally impeached
the state governor, Murtala Nyako, following a report by a 7-man investigative
committee that probed allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety
against him.
The report,
which was read by the State Assembly Speaker Umaru Fintiri on the floor of the
House, found the governor guilty of all the 16 allegations of gross misconduct.
18 out of the 24 members of the State Assembly then signed a resolution
removing the governor.
The House
then passed a motion that the Speaker, Umaru Fintiri, should be sworn in as the
state’s acting governor. According to reports, that will be done by 4pm today.
In other news,
the state Deputy Governor who was also investigated by the panel, had resigned
his position earlier in the day in a letter he sent to the House of Assembly
which was read by members and immediately approved.
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