Forces behind the impeachment move against the governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, seem to be bent on removing him at all cost.
Despite a public holiday declared by the state government on Tuesday, the seven-man panel constituted on Monday by the acting Chief Justice of the state, Justice Ambrose Mammadi, has gone ahead to hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday amidst tight security.
The meeting, Aproko247 learnt, is taking place at the J&J Holiday Villa, Atirwucha close, Karewa GRA, Yola.
It was disclosed to us that journalists were not allowed to cover the sitting, which is ongoing as at the time of filing in this report.
On Monday, Registrar of the High Court, Abubakar Babayola, informed newsmen that the inauguration of the committee was not a requirement for the commencement of the panel’s job. Babayola explained that nowhere in the constitution stipulated this as a prerequisite for such.
The move to serve an impeachment notice on Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State by the state House of Assembly suffered a set back on Thursday when a High Court sitting in Yola, the state capital, barred the members of the House from carrying out the action. The state acting…
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the impeachment of the governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said the wielding of impeachment stick on opposition by the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will only…
Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has finally been impeached by the State House of Assembly. The impeachment process was completed on Tuesday afternoon by the state lawmakers. Aproko247 confirmed that 18 out of 25 members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly signed to impeach the embattled governor. Nyako…
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